Urbenin is a gloomy, middle-aged widower who marries Olga despite her lack of love for him. Olga believes he is wealthy and can rescue her from poverty, but discovers that he lives in poor conditions. After she becomes Count Karneyev's mistress, Urbenin drinks heavily, is suspected of her murder, and is exiled to Siberia.
Leonid Markov has 52 screen credits in a career dating back to 1956. Signature works include Inheritance, Hotel "Eden", The Living Corpse. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.