

A respected history teacher, Ilya Semenovich Melnikov, decides to quit his job due to distressing rumors about a colleague who is in love with him. His final week is disrupted when a student's controversial essay on happiness sparks a classroom conflict. Melnikov's intervention in the situation ultimately causes him to reconsider his decision to resign.
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Cast

Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Ilya Semyonovich Melnikov - History Teacher

Irina Pechernikova
Natalya Sergeevna Gorelova - English Language Teacher

Nina Menshikova
Svetlana Mikhailovna - Russian Language and Literature Teacher

Mikhail Zimin
Nikolai Borisovich

Dalvin Shcherbakov
Borya Rudnitskiy

Nadir Malishevsky
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Olga Zhizneva
Polina Andreevna
Lyudmila Arkharova
Nadya Ogarysheva

Valeri Zubarev
Genka Shestopal

Olga Ostroumova
Rita Cherkasova

Igor Starygin
Kostya Batishchev
Roza Grigoryeva
Sveta Demidova
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