Overview
About the life of the Russian biologist Ivan Michurin. 1912 year. Having rejected American offers to work abroad, Michurin continues his research in the Russian Empire, despite the fact that his ideas are not perceived by the tsarist government, the church and idealistic science. Michurin is supported by prominent scientists of the country and he continues to work hard. After the October Revolution, a small Michurin garden in the city of Kozlov (the biologist's homeland) becomes a large state nursery.
Cast
- Vladimir Solovyov as Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin
- Grigori Belov as Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin
- Nikolai Shamin as Terentiy
- Fyodor Grigoryev as Kartashov
- Mikhail Zharov as Khrenov
- Konstantin Nassonov as father Khristofor
- Aleksei Zhiltsov as Bykov
- Ivan Nazarov as postman
- Viktor Khokhryakov as Ryabov
- Dmitriy Dubov as Sinitsyn