Minin and Pozharsky
Livanov first appeared in cinema in 1924 as Morozko in the fairy tale adaptation of the same name. In 1927 he performed his first serious roles in two historical-revolution films: "Kastus Kalinovskiy" and "". During the 1930s he played Dubrovsky in the film version of Alexander Pushkin's novel "Dubrovsky" and Dmitry Pozharsky in the "Minin and Pozharsky" historical epic (he was awarded his first Stalin Prize for this role), although his most famous performance of that time was Mikhail Bocharov in the "Baltic Deputy" biographical movie based on the life of Kliment Timiryazev (portrayed by Nikolay Cherkasov).