S3·E80 The Druids' Tree

One of my favorite episodes, even if it's far from the funniest. The humor here is a little more, shall we say, sophisticated. The ability to appreciate the beauty of the mess you've gotten yourself into, the beauty of a proper letdown — is a rare but extremely useful quality. Paradoxical and even absurd, one has to admit. And yet there are situations where it genuinely seems like the universe is skillfully and deliberately trolling you. And at some point you start laughing along with it, despite the fact that the main target of the prank is you yourself. Because the universe sometimes trolls with absolute mastery. :)

The episode is based on real events, practically speaking. In the Leningrad region there really was at some point a certain super-ancient oak tree, which was unexpectedly and carelessly cut down by collective farm workers. But the cartoon isn't about that — see the first paragraph.