 in his investigations by Prince Pozharsky, a fictional descendant of Dmitry Pozharsky, who helped bring the Time of Troubles to an end.In 2005, "The State Counsellor" was turned into a film starring Oleg Menshikov as Fandorin and Nikita Mikhalkov as Prince Pozharsky.The two-hour theatrical release was then expanded into a 3 hour version which was shown on Russian television.