Igor Smirnov

Movie - 1938, 2h 15m • as Alexei, aka 'Lenka' or 'Lex', a crippled boy

Young Maxim grows up under the czarist regime with his grandparents as guardians. Continually demeaned by his martinet grandfather, Maxim is drawn to his warm-hearted grandmother, who instills in him the willingness to pursue his writing muse.