Konstantin Karenin

Kastus Kalinovskiy - a feature film. Was released on August 14, 1928. The picture shows one of the heroes of the uprising of the Belarusian, Lithuanian and Polish people against forced Russification and the restoration of Poland's independence in 1863.

Tsar Nicholas I is enamoured by Natalia, the wife of Alexander Pushkin. To cover his tracks, the tsar encourages the suit of Georges d'Anthès, a French officer, with the help of Count Alexander von Benckendorff. Pushkin hears rumours of D'Anthès's love for his wife and challenges him to a duel. The officer attempts to save his life by marrying Natalia's sister Ekaterina. Returning from his country estate, Pushkin receives anonymous letters and insists on a duel with D'Anthès.

An adaptation of Pushkin's historical novel about the Pugachev's Rebellion in 1773-1774.