Secrets of the Palace Revolutions
"Secrets of the Palace Revolutions" is a big historical project, directed by Svetlana Druzhinina - an acknowledged Russian director, best known for the trilogy "Gardemariny". Emperor Peter I killed his only heir Prince Alexey and issued the Decree of Succession, which provided that the Tsar would choose his own successor. But Peter I himself failed to do so before his death in 1725. In the decades that followed, the absence of clear rules of succession left the monarchy open to intrigues, plots, palace coups and counter-coups. The series has 8 films, and follows the reign of Romanov dynasty during the era of Palace Revolutions.
- Released
- 2000
Details
Release year: 2000
Storyline
"Secrets of the Palace Revolutions" is a big historical project, directed by Svetlana Druzhinina - an acknowledged Russian director, best known for the trilogy "Gardemariny". Emperor Peter I killed his only heir Prince Alexey and issued the Decree of Succession, which provided that the Tsar would choose his own successor. But Peter I himself failed to do so before his death in 1725. In the decades that followed, the absence of clear rules of succession left the monarchy open to intrigues, plots, palace coups and counter-coups. The series has 8 films, and follows the reign of Romanov dynasty during the era of Palace Revolutions.
Top credits
- Vladimir Ilin — Andrey Osterman, Andrey Osterman (2011)
- Dmitriy Kharatyan — Ivan Dolgoruky, Kharatyan, Dmitriy
- Aleksey Zharkov — Aleksey Dolgorukiy
- Georgiy Martynyuk — Feofan Prokopovitch