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.
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Emil GalCain
Nikolai SimonovArtem
Yelena YegorovaWoman in the Market Place
Georgiy UvarovHusband of Woman in the Market Place