A biopic based on the life of Russian literary critic Vissarion Belinsky (1811–1848). The production of the film was completed in 1951, but it was not released until 1953, following the reshooting of various scenes demanded by Stalin.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Sergei KurilovBelinsky | Belinsky |
 Aleksandr BorisovGertsen | Gertsen |
 Vladimir ChestnokovNekrasov | Nekrasov |
 Georgiy VitsinGogol | Gogol |
 Nikolai AfanasyevLermontov | Lermontov |
| IIgor LitovkinTurgenev | Turgenev |
 Nina MamayevaBelinskaya | Belinskaya |
 Yuri LyubimovFrolov | Frolov |
 Vladimir BelokurovBarsukov | Barsukov |
 Konstantin SkorobogatovKrestyanin | Krestyanin |
 Boris DmokhovskyDubelt | Dubelt |
 Mikhail NazvanovNikolai I | Nikolai I |
 Yuriy TolubeevSchepkin | Schepkin |
 Konstantin AdashevskyBelinskiy's opponent / Peddler | Belinskiy's opponent / Peddler |
 Nikolay Kharitonovstudent at gallery | student at gallery |
 Lev KolesovKraevskiy | Kraevskiy |
 Aleksandr Chekayevsky(uncredited) | (uncredited) |