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.

Featured Cast

Emil Gal

Nikolai Simonov

Yelena Yegorova

Georgiy Uvarov

Iona Biy-Brodskiy