Anathema
Overview
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.
Cast

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