O you—Russian fate, a woman’s lot!
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O you—Russian fate, a woman’s lot!1922
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On the powerless position of peasant women in pre-revolutionary Russia. Marisha, a village girl, is in love with the coachman Yakov. Marisha’s father, a wealthy peasant, refuses to consent to his daughter’s marriage. The lovers are forced to meet in secret. Soon Marisha gives birth to a child, and the coachman abandons his beloved. Harassed by the villagers, Marisha throws herself and her son into the river. Lost film. The title is taken from the first stanza of Russian poet's Nikolay Nekrasov's poem, titled "The village harvest is in full swing..."
DirectorBoris SvetlovCinematographyNikolay KozlovskyStudio1-й Петроградский коллектив артистов экрана
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| NNikolay GasilovYegor, a well-off peasant | Yegor, a well-off peasant |
 Ursula KrugAnna (Yegor's wife) | Anna (Yegor's wife) |
| YYelena ChaikaMarisha (Yegor's daughter) | Marisha (Yegor's daughter) |
 Veronika BuzhinskayaMarya, Vasiliy's wife | Marya, Vasiliy's wife |
| VVasili KozhuraYakov, the landowner’s coachman | Yakov, the landowner’s coachman |
| FF. MishinFather Methodius, village priest | Father Methodius, village priest |
| LLazar Antsi-PolovskiyPanteleimon, Yegor’s drinking companion | Panteleimon, Yegor’s drinking companion |
| DD. BronevitskiyLandowner | Landowner |
| MMaria BagildzLandowner | Landowner |
| AA. RudinA Young Gypsy | A Young Gypsy |
| YYe. KlimenkoOld gypsy woman | Old gypsy woman |
| GGeorgiy AleksandrovVasiliy, Yegor's son | Vasiliy, Yegor's son |