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- StarsEvgeniy TsyganovMariya AndreevaNadezhda MarkinaIn 15th Century Russia, the last Byzantine princess, Sophia Palaiologina, moves from Rome to distant Moscow to marry Czar Ivan III. Destined to become the first influential female figure of the Russian Empire, Sophia overcomes court intrigue and betrayals, and helps Ivan consolidate the fragmented country, push Mongolian invaders out, and build the Kremlin, the most magnificent symbol of Russia.
- StarsYulia SnigirAnya ChipovskayaLeonid BichevinSwept up in political unrest during World War I, two sisters in St. Petersburg cope with turbulent romances as Russian history is made around them.
- StarsVladimir ShcherbakovLiam ArkVasiliy FrolovThis is the saga of four decades in the lives of several families living around a quiet courtyard off Prechistenka Street in Moscow. Their story opens on New Year's Eve 1899 and ends on the eve of the Great Patriotic War in 1941.
- StarsVladimir MashkovEkaterina KlimovaAndrey SmolyakovTV series about the mad monk Grigoriy Rasputin, who became a hugely influential figure at the court of Tsar Nicholas II.
- StarsSayat AbadzhyanVitaliy GerasimovMonika GossmannEkaterina Alekseevna has been reigning for the sixth year. She must contend with the threat of war, while a conspiracy brews against her at court. Love intrigues are closely intertwined with state concerns: Grigory Orlov, the father of her illegitimate son, and the young officer Grigory Potemkin are fighting for Catherine's heart. But Catherine the Second would not have become Great if she had not found the strength in herself to overcome any trials.
- StarsMarina AleksandrovaVladimir YaglychAlina Tomnikov1774, the reign of Catherine was under great threat from four sides. There is a war with Turkey, which can turn out for Russia either a successful peace or a crushing defeat. In addition, in Paris, in the hands of fugitive Poles and French adventurers, there is an important trump card against Catherine - Elizaveta Tarakanova, the self-proclaimed daughter of Elizabeth Petrovna. In the south of Russia, a peasant uprising by Emelyan Pugachev, another impostor who declared himself Peter III, flares up. Finally, danger is brewing in the palace: Panin is considering options for transferring power from Catherine to Paul. The fate of Russia depends on the decisions of the Empress.
- StarsAleksandra NikiforovaDmitriy FridSergey DruzyakA 19-year-old girl discovers that she has supernatural powers that allow her to see spirits. The spirits haunt her and she uses them to solve crimes that the police have not been able to solve.
- StarsYulia SnigirPavel DerevyankoViktoriya AgalakovaThe story of Catherine the Great from the time she came to Russia as the bride of the heir to the Russian throne.
- StarsAlexander DiachenkoAnastasiya ZavorotnyukMasha MashkovaIn 1941 Minsk is overrun by the Germans and social order is obliterated. Choices must be made - cooperate with the occupying forces or resist? A mini-series about surviving in the most uncertain times.
- StarsPeter EggersJoel SpiraLinda ZilliacusIn 1790 Johan Gustav Dåådh joins the Stockholm police, in an attempt to change, or at least improve, the system from within. He is a modern thinker in an old hierarchy. Torn between alliances, he solves crimes among rich and poor.
- StarsSergey BezrukovSergey MakovetskiySvetlana KhodchenkovaThe mysterious death of the rightful heir ends the rule of the ancient dynasty, leading to a power struggle. The mystery of Godunov's rise to power, deceitful conspiracies, and destruction of his family are unveiled in this major saga.
- StarsYuri KolokolnikovVilma KutaviciuteAndrey NazimovSaint Petersburg, 1912: The progress of the new century arrives, but human nature does not change with it.
- StarsYuliya KhlyninaAleksey AgranovichDenis NurulinLife of Russian tsarina Elizabeth, an illuminated ruler, patron of the arts and cultural institutions, daughter of the great Peter the great. The series presents life at the Russian court of the tsar, the beautiful tsarina courted by numerous suitors after her throne, and her struggle to prove that a woman can handle the grips of an Empire so vast and diverse like the Russian empire. A man world in terms of rulers of the 18th century, yet she proves that women tsarinas can bring even more cultural and innovation to their country. Superb series, the actress manages to emerge the viewer into the world of the movie.
- DirectorMichael LockshinStarsFedor FedotovSonya PrissYura BorisovMatvey, the fastest courier on the frozen canals of 19th century St. Peteresburg is recruited by a group of pickpockets working the winter markets and falls for high-ranking official's daughter, Alisa.
- StarsTanya LialinaYuri KolokolnikovAleksandr YatsenkoIvan the Terrible is the most discussed Character in the Russian history. At the same time, Ivan is the most unsolved mystery of the Russian Czars. The scale of his political achievements has always overshadowed a living person, and the unparalleled cruelty that entered folklore literally ruled out the possibility of a more complex view of character. The series is an humble attempt to understand the origins of the actions of Ivan IV and look into the dark labyrinth of his soul. 1571. Moscow was destroyed after a fierce raid by the Crimean Khan Devlet-Girey. Ivan the Terrible, deciding that his kingdom had come to an end, he began to write a chronicle of his life. He remembers his early orphanhood, the humiliation of the Boyars, friends who became enemies, and enemies to whom he was ruthless. He cannot escape the memories of his wife Anastasia, whose marriage was the happiest period of his life, the love that illuminated the first years of his reign. He conquered Kazan, created a new army, established a new law system, and had an heir. But soon the bright reign comes to an end: the heir dies, the beloved wife, and the former faithful advisers one by one turn into traitors. Ivan IV of Russia is gradually reborn into the same Ivan the Terrible - a cruel tyrant. And now rumors of his ruthlessness and violent temper are becoming true, and these changes in the character of the king are changing history. Enemies are approaching Russia - will the country be able to survive?
- CreatorIlya KulikovStarsAndrey DobrovolskiyAndrey ArzyaevPolina ChernyshovaIn the Ural Mountains, nine students go on a ski hike, but never return. Local investigators must piece together what happened to them when their bodies are found a month later.
- DirectorMarlen KhutsievFeliks MironerStarsNina IvanovaNikolay RybnikovVladimir GulyaevA newly appointed Russian literature teacher develops a strong connection with one of her flagging students.
- DirectorMikhail RommStarsAleksey BatalovInnokentiy SmoktunovskiyTatyana LavrovaNuclear physicists are risking their lives for scientific achievements.
- DirectorMikhail KalatozovStarsTatyana SamoylovaAleksey BatalovVasiliy MerkurevVeronica plans a rendezvous with her lover, Boris, at the bank of river, only for him to be drafted into World War II shortly thereafter.
- DirectorMarlen KhutsievStarsValentin PopovNikolay GubenkoStanislav LyubshinFollowing three lifelong friends who return to Moscow after military service, we see their aspirations juxtaposed against everyday life in 1960 Soviet Union.
- DirectorAleksey GermanStarsRolan BykovAnatoliy SolonitsynVladimir ZamanskiyA Soviet POW joins the partisan guerrillas and proves his loyalty fighting the Germans.
- DirectorLarisa ShepitkoStarsBoris PlotnikovVladimir GostyukhinSergey YakovlevTwo Soviet partisans on a mission to gather food contend with the winter cold, the occupying Germans, and their own psyches.
- DirectorAleksandr SokurovStarsSergey DreydenMariya KuznetsovaLeonid MozgovoyA 19th century French aristocrat, notorious for his scathing memoirs about life in Russia, travels through the Russian State Hermitage Museum and encounters historical figures from the last 200+ years.
- DirectorAndrey ZvyagintsevStarsKonstantin LavronenkoMaria BonnevieAleksandr BaluevA trip to the pastoral countryside reveals a dark, sinister reality for a family from the city.
- DirectorAndrey ZvyagintsevStarsAleksey SerebryakovElena LyadovaRoman MadyanovIn a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man's arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family.
- DirectorYermek ShinarbayevStarsAleksandr PanValentina TyoKasym ZhakibayevAfter their daughter is murdered, a couple raises a son to avenge her.
- StarsViktoriya IsakovaElizaveta BoyarskayaMaksim MatveevA mini-series based on the iconic Russian novel of the same name.
- StarsTatyana BabenkovaVladislav AbashinMaksim MerkulovPolina Lebedeva, daughter of Prince Alexei Golovin, is the most envied noblewoman in Yamburg. At her birthday ball, her father dies of a heart attack. A sorrow that is only the beginning of the hard trials destined for the young woman.
- StarsMarina AleksandrovaMichael GorVladimir YaglychThe life of Russian Empress Ekaterina II (Catherine the Great), a German-born princess who came to Russia as the wife of Peter III, chosen by her aunt Elizabeth, and who, once in power, transformed the Russian empire.