1925 · Yuri Tarich · 63 min
It is a social drama that focuses on a peasant village dealing with the struggle of young Komsomol members against old ways of living. The story heavily features themes of combating religious superstitions, prejudices, and a parasitic, phony shaman who exploits uneducated workers with fake medical cures.
Mstislav KotelnikovFyodor Rubakin, Red army soldierAleksandr ZhukovYashka BukhvalovIvan KachalovYashka's father
Sofya YakovlevaGrunya Klimova
Tatyana BaryshevaPeasant girl, Grunya's friendVasiliy AristovYeryomkaNadezhda KovalyovaLusha, Fyodor's wifeA. OtradinStepan YelimovKonstantin EfimovLyagaviy, street beggarAleksandr AndreyevKudimych, millerA. DneprovaMakarikhaS. ZlobinShurka, komsomol memberA. GaileshPriestVladimir Makarov(uncredited)
Klavdiya Chebyshyova(uncredited)