It is year 1900 in Pre-Revolutionary Russia and Deacon Olympius begins to take interest in secular literature. When he stumbles upon a book by Tolstoy, he is humbled and inspired to lead a just life. Based on a story by Aleksandr Kuprin.

Anathema (1960)
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Stepan Krylov
Deacon Olympius

Igor Efimov
student

Nikolay Gavrilov
the Dean

Aleksandr Afanasev
merchant

Fyodor Nikitin
liberal

Pavel Pervushin
wood cutter

Tamara Timofeeva
townswoman

Arkadi Trusov
merchant