The New Teacher (Russian: Учитель, romanized: Uchitel) is a 1939 Soviet comedy drama film directed by Sergey Gerasimov.

[1][2][3][4] A young specialist, Stepan Ivanovich Lautin (played by Boris Chirkov), returns to his hometown after completing his studies in Moscow with plans to build a new school in the village.

This news excites everyone except Lautin's father (played by Pavel Volkov), the chairman of the local kolkhoz.

The elder Lautin believes his son failed to achieve success in the capital and returned home in disgrace.

Stepan’s arrival stirs emotions in his young neighbor, Agrafena Shumilina (played by Tamara Makarova).