Mariika
Tyshko, pioneer
Katia, Mariika's sister
Vaska, thief
Klavdiia, brothel keeper
Yosyp, crippled man
Froska
Merchant
Maid
Physician
Filka, tramp
Dandy
Thieves gang member
Passerby
In the first years of NEP, one of the committees Relief for Starving evacuates an orphan girl Mariika from a starving village into a city. Mariika runs away on the way over.
