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The series starts with the migrations of the Russe Vikings and the ascendance of Kiev, Russia's heart until the 12th century. Ivan the Terrible came to power in 1574 and he expanded Moscow at the rate of 50 miles a day. Ivan forged profitable trading alliances in Europe and introduced policies that let the nation survive after his death.
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[2020]
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A satirical, comedic drama, based on the occasional historical fact, about the rise of Catherine the Great. An idealistic romantic young girl, she arrives from Prussia for an arranged marriage to the mercurial Emperor Peter hoping for love and sunshine and finds instead a dangerous, depraved, backward world that she resolves to change. All she has to do is kill her husband, beat the church, baffle the military, and get the court on her side.
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