年轻的马克西姆在沙皇政权下长大，祖父母是监护人。马克西姆不断受到严厉的祖父的贬低，但他被热心的祖母所吸引，祖母向他灌输了追求写作灵感的意愿。
Aleksei Lyarsky
Aleksei Peshkov
Varvara Massalitinova
Akulina Ivanva Kashirin
Mikhail Troyanovsky
Vasili Vasilyevich Kashirin
Yelizaveta Alekseyeva
Varvara Kashirina Peshkova
Aleksandr Zhukov
Mikhail Kashirin, an uncle
K. Zubkov
Old Grigori
Daniil Sagal
Vanya, aka 'Gypsy'
Sergey Tikhonravov
The Lodger
Vyacheslav Novikov
Yakov Kashirin
Igor Smirnov
Alexei, aka 'Lenka' or 'Lex', a crippled boy
E. Mamaev
Sacha Kashirin, nephew
V. Korochentchikov
Mikhail's son, also named Sacha
Valentin Korneyev
Member of 'The Gang' (uncredited)
A. Lebedev
