The film takes place in pre-Christian Russia, when Ratibor united the East Slavs into one army against the nomadic Khazars.
Борис Невзоров
as Vseslav
Людмила Чурсина
as Aneya
Иннокентий Смоктуновский
as Emperor Justinian
Маргарита Терехова
as Theodora
Елена Кондулайнен
as Mlava
Arnis Līcītis
as Malkh
Игорь Дмитриев
as Tribonian
Volodymyr Talashko
as Demetriy
Владимир Антоник
as Ratibor
Михаил Кокшенов
as Kolot
Владимир Епископосян
as Khan Egan Saol
Юрий Катин-Ярцев
as Prokopiy