Set in a seaside resort in the Caucasus, the story centers on n'er do well, Laevsky and his illicit relationship with his mistress Nadya. Laevsky has convinced Nadya to leave her husband for him, but now wants to abandon her.
Laevsky
Nadya
Von Koren
Samoylenko
Sheshkovsky
Marya
Postal Superintendent
Olga
Atchmianov Senior
Deacon
Postal Clerk
Ustimovitch
Kirilin
Blind Masseuse
Officer
Tatar Horseman/Mountaineer
Atchmianov
Natalya Ivanovna
Lady with Lapdog
Ilyanna
Stevedore
