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Anathema
Released
0h 45m
1/1/1960
ru - SU
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.
History
Actors

Stepan Krylov
Deacon Olympius

Igor Efimov
student

Nikolay Gavrilov
the Dean

Aleksandr Afanasev
merchant

Lyubov Malinovskaya

Fyodor Nikitin
liberal

Pavel Pervushin
wood cutter

Tamara Timofeeva
townswoman

Arkadi Trusov
merchant

Yevgeni Grigoryev
gentleman in the church

Lev Stepanov
church chorister

Klavdiya Fadeeva
deacon’s wife

Svetlana Mazovetskaya
lady donating to the poor (uncredited)

Nikolai Simonov
voiceover