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- StarsMarina AleksandrovaMichael GorVladimir YaglychThe life of Russian Empress Ekaterina II (Catherine the Great), a German-born princess who came to Russia as the wife of Peter III, chosen by her aunt Elizabeth, and who, once in power, transformed the Russian empire.
- StarsEvgeniy TsyganovMariya AndreevaNadezhda MarkinaIn 15th Century Russia, the last Byzantine princess, Sophia Palaiologina, moves from Rome to distant Moscow to marry Czar Ivan III. Destined to become the first influential female figure of the Russian Empire, Sophia overcomes court intrigue and betrayals, and helps Ivan consolidate the fragmented country, push Mongolian invaders out, and build the Kremlin, the most magnificent symbol of Russia.
- StarsMarina AleksandrovaVladimir YaglychAlina Tomnikov1774, the reign of Catherine was under great threat from four sides. There is a war with Turkey, which can turn out for Russia either a successful peace or a crushing defeat. In addition, in Paris, in the hands of fugitive Poles and French adventurers, there is an important trump card against Catherine - Elizaveta Tarakanova, the self-proclaimed daughter of Elizabeth Petrovna. In the south of Russia, a peasant uprising by Emelyan Pugachev, another impostor who declared himself Peter III, flares up. Finally, danger is brewing in the palace: Panin is considering options for transferring power from Catherine to Paul. The fate of Russia depends on the decisions of the Empress.
- StarsSergey BezrukovSergey MakovetskiySvetlana KhodchenkovaThe mysterious death of the rightful heir ends the rule of the ancient dynasty, leading to a power struggle. The mystery of Godunov's rise to power, deceitful conspiracies, and destruction of his family are unveiled in this major saga.
- StarsYulia SnigirPavel DerevyankoViktoriya AgalakovaThe story of Catherine the Great from the time she came to Russia as the bride of the heir to the Russian throne.
- StarsSayat AbadzhyanVitaliy GerasimovMonika GossmannEkaterina Alekseevna has been reigning for the sixth year. She must contend with the threat of war, while a conspiracy brews against her at court. Love intrigues are closely intertwined with state concerns: Grigory Orlov, the father of her illegitimate son, and the young officer Grigory Potemkin are fighting for Catherine's heart. But Catherine the Second would not have become Great if she had not found the strength in herself to overcome any trials.
- StarsKonstantin KhabenskiyMikhail PorechenkovMaksim MatveevA flashback to earlier episodes in the life of Leon Trotsky, the Marxist revolutionary, framed by events during his asylum in Mexico City 1939-1940
- StarsIlya SherbininThis history of the Romanov dynasty, the family that ruled Russia from 1613 until the October Revolution of 1917.
- StarsHelen MirrenJason ClarkeGina McKeeThe life and times of the woman who reformed the Russian empire.
- StarsAlix BénézechPavel DelongMarc DuretIn 1812 Napoleon gathers the largest army of all times, of about 600.000 men from 24 controlled countries to invade Russia. 172 day later they will have to withdraw, 400.000 soldiers either killed or captured. Why dis this happen?
- StarsEdward HerrmannMichelle MarykRonnie FarerThe history of the Russian Tsars.
- StarsChulpan KhamatovaMariya MironovaAleksandr BaluevThe Fall of the Great Russian Empire is the main storyline of this 10 episode mini series, however, every episode has a separate detective story of its own.
- DirectorRalph FiennesStarsOleg IvenkoRalph FiennesLouis HofmannThe story of Rudolf Nureyev's defection to the West.
- DirectorBilly RayStarsChris CooperRyan PhillippeDennis HaysbertFBI upstart Eric O'Neill enters into a power game with his boss, Robert Hanssen, an agent who was put on trial for selling secrets to the Soviet Union.
- StarsAlec GuinnessMichael JaystonAnthony BateIn the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced out of semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6's echelons.
- DirectorTrevor NunnStarsJudi DenchSophie CooksonStephen Campbell MooreThe story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the K.G.B.'s longest-serving British spy.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom HanksMark RylanceAlan AldaDuring the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
- DirectorRobert De NiroStarsMatt DamonAngelina JolieRobert De NiroThe tumultuous early history of the Central Intelligence Agency is viewed through the prism of one man's life.
- DirectorDavid LeitchStarsCharlize TheronJames McAvoyJohn GoodmanAn undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsEric BanaDaniel CraigMarie-Josée CrozeAfter the Black September capture and massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics, five men are chosen to eliminate the people responsible for that fateful day.
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsNaomi WattsViggo MortensenArmin Mueller-StahlA teenager who dies during childbirth leaves clues in her journal that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
- DirectorDominic CookeStarsBenedict CumberbatchMerab NinidzeRachel BrosnahanBusinessman Greville Wynne is asked by a Russian source to try to help put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- DirectorGuy RitchieStarsHenry CavillArmie HammerAlicia VikanderIn the early 1960s, CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB operative Illya Kuryakin participate in a joint mission against a mysterious criminal organization, which is working to proliferate nuclear weapons.
- CreatorJoseph WeisbergStarsKeri RussellMatthew RhysKeidrich SellatiAt the height of the Cold War, two Russian agents pose as the average American couple, complete with family.
- DirectorLuc BessonStarsSasha LussHelen MirrenLuke EvansBeneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins.