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A documentary series which presents a modern look at the history of the Russian state from 1697 to 1917. Each episode covers the reign of one or several monarchs from Peter I to Nicholas II.
Now playingSeason 1, Episode 1
Watching1. Peter the Great, Part 1
Grand Embassy in Britain and the Netherlands. Fine arts. Demidov factories and the establishment of the troops. The foundation of St. Petersburg.
2. Peter the Great, Part 2
The Battle of Poltava and the Pruth River Campaign. Tsesarevich Alexei's conspiracy. New alphabet and the New calendar. Death of the Emperor and foundation of the dynastic burial vault.
3. Anna Ioannovna & Elizaveta Petrovna
4. Catherine the Great, Part 1
5. Catherine the Great, Part 2
6. Paul I
7. Alexander I, Part 1
8. Alexander I, Part 2
9. Nicholas I, Part 1
10. Nicholas I, Part 2
11. Alexander II, Part 1
12. Alexander II, Part 2
13. Alexander III
14. Nicholas II, Part 1
15. Nicholas II, Part 2
16. Nicholas II, Part 3