The picture compares the fate of two heroines Anna and her lively and energetic sister-in-law Vasilisa, who openly defies the old way of life.
as Wassilij Schironin
as Matwejewna, his wife (as O. Narbekova)
as A soldier widow
as Iwan
as Wassilissa
as Anna
as Nicolai, the blacksmith
as (as Inna Fedorova)
as Aunt Alena