Overview

The 1890s. One of the cities on the Volga River. The young wife of a merchant falls in love with Artem, a “Volga bogatyr,” a man of enormous strength and violent temper. She dreams of leaving with him for the countryside. Her jealous husband bribes hooligans to kill Artem.

Top Cast

Emil Gal

Cain

Nikolai Simonov

Artem

Yelena Yegorova

Woman in the Market Place

Georgiy Uvarov

Husband of Woman in the Market Place

Iona Biy-Brodskiy

Strongman