Berlioz's Uncle Arrives in Moscow

Maximilian Andreevich Poplavsky, Berlioz's uncle from Kiev, arrives in Moscow after receiving a mysterious telegram about Berlioz's death. He hopes to inherit Berlioz's apartment. He goes to Apartment No. 50, where he is met by Koroviev and Behemoth, who mock him and tell him the apartment is not for him. Poplavsky is frightened and leaves. The scene highlights the greed and opportunism of relatives.