November 4, 2013 • 1h
The first episode opens in 1613 with the crowing of Michael Fyodorovich Romanov as Tsar of Russia, setting in motion the origins o...Read more
November 10, 2013 • 1h
Episode 2 captures the reign of Tsarevna (Princess) Sophia Alekseyevna, the first female ruler of Russia, who displayed as much go...Read more
November 17, 2013 • 1h
Few Tsars loom larger in the perception of the masses than Peter the Great, and he's the subject of the third episode in the serie...Read more
November 24, 2013 • 1h
Although he had tremendous foresight in his attempts to modernize Russia and enact effective foreign policies, Peter neglected to ...Read more
December 1, 2013 • 1h
Catherine the Great dominates the fifth episode. An unusually enlightened mind, enraptured by the poetry and philosophy of the tim...Read more
December 8, 2013 • 1h
Episode six details the ascension of Catherine's son Paul following her death in 1796. Reigning only for five short years, Paul wa...Read more
December 15, 2013 • 1h
The seventh segment chronicles the rule of both Nicolas I and his son Alexander II, as well as the Emancipation Reform of 1861, wh...Read more
December 22, 2013 • 1h
The effects of the Emancipation Act of 1861, a revolutionary act which serves as the basis for the concluding episode, set the sta...Read more