Story on the life and work of the first chairman of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee, Yakov Mikhailovich Sverdlov.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| LLeonid LyubashevskyYakov Sverdlov | Yakov Sverdlov |
 Maksim ShtraukhLenin | Lenin |
 Andro KobaladzeStalin | Stalin |
 Pavel KadochnikovMaxim Gorky | Maxim Gorky |
 Nikolay KryuchkovTrofimow | Trofimow |
 Nikolay GorlovMironov | Mironov |
 Nikolai OkhlopkovFeodor Chaliapin | Feodor Chaliapin |
 Pavel ShpringfeldAlexey Sukhov | Alexey Sukhov |
 Ivan Lyubeznovcriminal | criminal |
 Sergei FilippovNot listed | Not listed |
 Boris TeninNot listed | Not listed |
 Georgi MillyarNot listed | Not listed |
 Yuriy TolubeevNot listed | Not listed |
 Boris BlinovNot listed | Not listed |
 Mikhail PugovkinNot listed | Not listed |
 Irina FedotovaZina, Mironov's wife | Zina, Mironov's wife |
 Aleksandr GrechaniyVotinov | Votinov |
 Kseniya TarasovaAnisya, Sukhov's wife | Anisya, Sukhov's wife |
 Vladimir VladislavskiyKazimir Petrovich, spy | Kazimir Petrovich, spy |
| LLeonid AlekseevNot listed | Not listed |
 Aleksandr ChistyakovNot listed | Not listed |
| AA. KorsakovPoliceman on the bicycle | Policeman on the bicycle |
| VViktor BubnovCriminal (uncredited) | Criminal (uncredited) |