
Peter the First, Part II
Drama · History · War
Overview
Depicts Russian Tsar Peter the First's conquest over the Swedes and his son Aleksey's plot to overthrow him.
Top Cast


Nikolai Simonov
Nikolai Simonov
Tsar Pyotr I
Nikolai Simonov
Tsar Pyotr I


Alla Tarasova
Alla Tarasova
Tsarina Catherine I
Alla Tarasova
Tsarina Catherine I


Nikolai Cherkasov
Nikolai Cherkasov
Prince Alexei
Nikolai Cherkasov
Prince Alexei


Irina Zarubina
Irina Zarubina
Efrosinya, mistress of Alexei
Irina Zarubina
Efrosinya, mistress of Alexei


Mikhail Zharov
Mikhail Zharov
Alexander Danilovich Menshikov
Mikhail Zharov
Alexander Danilovich Menshikov


Mikhail Tarkhanov
Mikhail Tarkhanov
Field Marshal Sherementyev
Mikhail Tarkhanov
Field Marshal Sherementyev


Vladimir Gardin
Vladimir Gardin
Prince Peter Tolstoy
Vladimir Gardin
Prince Peter Tolstoy


Viktor Dobrovolsky
Viktor Dobrovolsky
Fedka, cossack leader / Gen. Yaguzhinsky
Viktor Dobrovolsky
Fedka, cossack leader / Gen. Yaguzhinsky
Ye. Karrik
Ye. Karrik
Karl XII, King of Sweden
Ye. Karrik
Karl XII, King of Sweden
Aleksey Vatulya
Aleksey Vatulya
Hetman Mazeppa
Aleksey Vatulya
Hetman Mazeppa
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