The history of the formation of the personality of the Catherine the Great from the moment of her arrival in Russia as the bride of Grand Duke Peter Fyodorovich to her ascension to the Russian throne. Almost 20 years of palace intrigues, conspiracies, power struggles and personal dramas.

Pavel Trubiner
Григорий Орлов

Yuliya Snigir
Екатерина II

Pyotr Zhuravlyov
епископ

Pavel Derevyanko
Пётр III

Natalya Surkova
Елизавета Петровна, императрица

Sergey Shakurov
Алексей Петрович Бестужев, вице-канцлер

Roman Madyanov
Александр Иванович Шувалов

Mark Bogatyrev
Василий Залесский

Svetlana Frolova
Екатерина Романовна Дашкова, княгиня
15-year-old Prussian princess Sophia Frederica arrives in Russia to marry the heir to the Russian throne Peter III. Marriage does not bring happiness: her husband hates her. But Empress Elizabeth Petrovna needs an heir capable of ruling a huge country, since the capricious and unbalanced Peter is not suitable for the role of the Russian Emperor. After seven years of painful marriage, Catherine gives birth to a son. But the current empress takes little Pavel for upbringing. Separated from her child and deprived of the only chance for female happiness, Ekaterina intends to fight. She is looking for allies among those who do not want to see Peter on the throne...
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