The Romanovs 2013

Under Military Law (2015 - 2016)

6.5 /10

It is July 1941, and the Nazis are advancing towards Kyiv. A special squad is tasked with investigating major cases by acting both at the frontline and in the city itself, where rising criminals are joining German subversives in infiltrating the city, while a number of Soviet government representatives are happily profiting from other people’s misery.

Average Episode Run Time: 53` . Year(s): 2015 - 2016

Director: Maksym Mekheda

Producer: Vladyslav Riashyn , Artem Dollezhal

Stars: Ekaterina Klimova , Evgeniy Volovenko , Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy , Maksim Drozd , Viktor Saraikin , Oleksandr Kobzar

The Optimists (2017)

6.6 /10

The early 1960s. The Soviet Union is experiencing a bright Khrushchev-era, full of hope. A group of young diplomats at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs come face to face with world-changing global events. Before long, these wide-eyed idealists find themselves deep in the breathtaking world of spy games, mortal dangers, and brilliant political maneuvering.

Average Episode Run Time: 52` . Year(s): 2017

Director: Alexey Popogrebsky , Michael Idov

Producer: Valery Todorovsky , Maksim Koroptsov , Anton Zlatopolskiy

Stars: Andrey Smirnov , Jonathan Salway , Vladimir Vdovichenkov , Severija Janušauskaitė , Artyom Bystrov , Egor Koreshkov

T.A.T.U. In Underheaven (2004)

0 /10

Podnebesnaya was a musical production company organized by producer Ivan Shapovalov. The project for Podnebensaya, with the same title, began in 2003 in Moscow, Russia. The main purpose of the production was to produce t.A.T.u.'s second studio album, however after a falling-out with Ivan, such production was ended. Shapovalov continued to work with other Russian artists including 7B, Helya, Ledokol, FlyDream and n.A.T.o.. A CD was released of this project in 2004, after t.A.T.u. split from Shapovalov. The CD was titled Podnebesnaya No. 1, and only featured one song by t.A.T.u., although the release capatalized on the fact that it was made during the reality show.

Average Episode Run Time: 43` . Year(s): 2004

Director: Vitaly Mansky , Ivan Shapovalov

Cinema 3.0 (2023)

0 /10

The documentary series tells about the history of the new Russian cinema in the context of events that changed Russia forever. The narrative is built in chronological order: from 1992, when the first film was released, where "Russia" was listed in the output data instead of "USSR", to the present. Directors, actors and producers will share their memories of the path in Russian cinema. Among them are Fyodor Bondarchuk, Gosha Kutsenko, Evgeny Tsyganov, Zhora Gooseberry, Pyotr Buslov, Elena Lyadova, Vladimir Khotinenko, Valeria Guy Germanika, Sergey Selyanov, Egor Konchalovsky and many others.

Average Episode Run Time: 55` . Year(s): 2023

Director: Nikita Kartsev , Lana Druzhinina

Stars: Fyodor Bondarchuk , Gosha Kutsenko , Yevgeni Tsyganov , Zhora Kryzhovnikov , Pyotr Buslov , Elena Lyadova

The Road to Calvary (2017)

6.9 /10

Swept up in political unrest during World War I, two sisters in St. Petersburg cope with turbulent romances as Russian history is made around them.

Average Episode Run Time: 50` . Year(s): 2017

Stars: Sergey Koltakov , Anna Chipovskaya , Andrey Merzlikin , Yuliya Snigir , Aleksey Fokin , Anton Shagin

Trotsky (2017)

7.1 /10

The life pages of a man who changed the world but paid back everything he had. Leon Trotsky is being interviewed in Mexico city of the year 1940 by Canadian journalist Frank Jackson. During eight days they have eight interview sessions revealing the true face of Comrade Trotsky.

Average Episode Run Time: 50` . Year(s): 2017

Director: Konstantin Statskiy , Aleksandr Kott , Oleg Malovichko

Stars: Konstantin Khabenskiy , Olga Sutulova , Aleksandra Mareeva , Maksim Matveev , Evgeniy Stychkin , Mikhail Porechenkov

Liquidation (2007)

8.2 /10

Liquidation is a highly popular Russian television series, which parallels the famous The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed with notable ethical shift. In the "Meeting Place", chief of criminal investigations Gleb Zheglov had a modus operandi "Thief must go to prison, no matter how I put him there". In Liquidation, chief of criminal investigations David Gotsman's motto has changed to "Thief must go to prison, but lawfully so". The stars of the film include famous Russian actors such as Vladimir Mashkov and Konstantin Lavronenko. Sergei Makovetsky had to replace Andrey Krasko, who died of heart attack during the filming.

Average Episode Run Time: 45` . Year(s): 2007

Director: Ekaterina Pobedinskaya , Sergey Ursulyak

Producer: Svetlana Zhigalkina , Sergey Danielyan , Willie Geller

Stars: Vladimir Mashkov , Mikhail Porechenkov , Vladimir Menshov , Sergei Makovetsky , Svetlana Kryuchkova , Konstantin Lavronenko

Конь Белый (1993)

7.9 /10

The White Horse is a Russian TV serial broadcast in 1993. The film, in 10 episodes, was directed by Gelii Ryabov. It presents the Russian civil war in Siberia from 1917–1920 and the struggle of the White Russians under the command of Admiral Alexander Kolchak against the Bolshevik forces, until his final defeat. The cast includes: The series was the first important cinematographic production after the fall of the Soviet Union to address the subject of the Russian Revolution and Civil War from 1917 to 1920. The series presents the fates of several characters on both sides of the conflict, caught in the turmoil of events beyond their control. It also shows important events which took place in that period, such as the assassination of Tsar Nicholas II and his family, as well as the struggle of Admiral Alexander Kolchak, head of state of the counter-revolutionary Russia until his defeat by the Bolsheviks. The director does not take sides and presents the revolution and the civil war as a cruel and senseless confrontation between two parts of the people, in which nobody is a real winner and all ordinary people are losers.

Average Episode Run Time: 55` . Year(s): 1993

Stars: Anatoliy Guzenko , Gennadiy Glagolev , Veronika Izotova , Vladimir Simonov , Vladimir Belousov , Nikolay Kochegarov

Life of a Mistress (2019)

7.2 /10

Polina Lebedeva, daughter of the childless prince Alexei Petrovich Golovin, is the most enviable bride of the Yamburg district. During the ball in honor of her birthday, Alexei Petrovich dies of a heart attack. This grief is only the beginning of hard trials, destined for the girl ..

Average Episode Run Time: 45` . Year(s): 2019

Director: Dmitry Cherkasov

Stars: Tatyana Babenkova , Lidiya Kopina , Vladislav Abashin , Ivan Dobronravov

Night Swallows (2013)

6.5 /10

On 8th October 1941, Stalin issued a secret order forming a female aviation unit.

Average Episode Run Time: 45` . Year(s): 2013

Director: Mikhail Kabanov , Andrey Zhitkov

Producer: Vitaliy Bordachev , Vladyslav Riashyn

Stars: Tatyana Arntgolts , Elizaveta Nilova , Denis Nikiforov , Ekaterina Olkina , Mariya Pirogova , Mikhail Evlanov

The White Guard (2012)

6 /10

The White Guard is a Russian television series, based on the novel by Bulgakov, The White Guard.

Average Episode Run Time: 56` . Year(s): 2012

Director: Sergey Snezhkin , Marina Dyachenko , Mikhail Bulgakov

Stars: Konstantin Khabenskiy , Mikhail Porechenkov , Evgeniy Dyatlov , Andrey Zibrov , Sergey Garmash , Kseniya Rappoport

Country of the Soviets. Forgotten leaders (2017 - 2019)

0 /10

This is a project that tells about the key figures in the leadership of the Soviet Union from 1917 to 1953. Felix Dzerzhinsky, Kliment Voroshilov, Semyon Budyonny, Vyacheslav Molotov, Andrey Zhdanov, Victor Abakumov, Lavrenty Beria. Their names are known throughout the country today, but few people remember how they went down in history and what they did for their state. They were in the midst of civil confrontation and social upheaval, changing the course of history. Cities, streets and mountain peaks were named in their honor, monuments were erected to them, their victories were told in schools, but they could not know that after years their biographies would undergo careful editing, and all achievements would be forgotten.

Average Episode Run Time: 52` . Year(s): 2017 - 2019

Director: Pavel Sergatskov , Viktoriya Shereshovets , Roman Vysotskiy

Producer: Danila Seryogin , Aleksey Derevyanko , Mariya Nekrasova

Stars: Lyubov Germanova , Sergey Chonishvili , Adam Bulguchev , Aleksey Ustinov , Artyom Borzovskiy , Sergey Rubashkin