Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №2. Testament Empress

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Natalya Yegorova
Наталья Егорова

Catherine I

Sergey Shakurov
Сергей Шакуров

Alexander Menshikov

Ekaterina Nikitina
Ekaterina Nikitina

Elizaveta Petrovna

Ирина Лачина
Ирина Лачина

Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna

Dmitriy Verkeyenko
Dmitriy Verkeyenko

Peter II

Aleksandr Korzhenkov
Александр Корженков

Henning Friedrich von Bassewitz

Nina Ruslanova
Нина Русланова

Anna Ioannovna

Aleksandr Lazarev Jr.
Александр Лазарев мл.

Ernst Johann von Biron

Andrey Mezhulis
Андрей Межулис

Carl Frederick of Sweden

Fyodor Dobronravov
Фёдор Добронравов

Федор Суров (Fyodor Surov)

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    Having enthroned the wife of Peter the Great and his mistress Catherine I, Menshikov receives unlimited power, thereby causing envy and indignation of his former allies in the coup. Taking advantage of his absence, they are plotting against His Serene Highness. But once again, luck accompanies the brave darling of fortune: having received a warning of mortal danger, he escapes arrest and enters the boudoir of the Empress.

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    2000-12-31

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    5.8

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