The film covers the events of 1896-1905 - from the first revolutionary gatherings to the armed Moscow uprising of workers at Krasnaya Presnya, later called Bloody Sunday. St. Petersburg students Alexander Mikhailov and Yevgeny Svetlov and a peasant girl Varvara Postnikova arrive in Moscow and follow the complicated path of underground revolutionaries.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Nikolai KhmelyovYevgeni Svetlov | Yevgeni Svetlov |
 Boris ShchukinAleksandr Mikhajlov | Aleksandr Mikhajlov |
 Vera MaretskayaVarvara Postnikova | Varvara Postnikova |
 Osip AbdulovProfessor | Professor |
 Nikolai PlotnikovStepan Klimov | Stepan Klimov |
 Vladimir KandelakiNiko Gotserkinsky | Niko Gotserkinsky |
 Viktor PlotnikovGendarme general | Gendarme general |
| VVladimir VesnovskyAkim Ivanovich, city patrolman | Akim Ivanovich, city patrolman |
 Mariya SinelnikovaRoza Stein | Roza Stein |
 Yelena AnufriyevaWidow | Widow |