Kazakh scientist and traveler, Chokan Valikhanov studied at St. Petersburg University and was well known in Russia. When sent to war against the Kazakhs, Valikhanov was forced to make a choice between Tzar and native land.
| Directing | Mazhit Begalin | Director |
| Writing | Mikhail Bleiman | Writer |
| Writing | Sergey Yermolinsky | Writer |