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WRITTEN BY
ARIF ALIEV

DIRECTED BY
DMITRIY IOSIFOV

CAMERA DIRECTOR
MAXIM SHINKORENKO

ART DIRECTORS
SERGEY VOROBIEV, SERGEY ONIPENKO

MAKEUP ARTISTS - MARINA DEDOVA, ILONA LEVITSKAYA,
COSTUME DESIGNER - SVETLANA MOSKVINA

MUSIC BY - NIKOLAY ROSTOV
MUSIC PRODUCER - ALEXEY KOZIN
SOUND DIRECTOR - VLADIMIR LITROVNIK

CASTING DIRECTORS
TAMARA ODINTSOVA, NATALIA KRASILNIKOVA, IRINA POVOLOTSKAYA

FILM EDITOR - MARGARITA SMIRNOVA
EDITORS-IN-CHIEF - SERGEY KOZIN, NADEZHDA TARNOVSKAYA

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS - LILIA CHEKSTER, SYUZANNA MUAZEN
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER - ANASTASIA KORETSKAYA

CO-PRODUCER
LEONARD BLAVATNIK

LEAD PRODUCER - DMITRIY GOLUBICHNY
CO-PRODUCER - ALEXEY KUBLITSKY

PRODUCERS
ALEXANDER AKOPOV, EKATERINA EFANOVA ,
ANTON ZLATOPOLSKY, NATALIA SHEIDOROVA

Grigory Orlov - SERGEY MARIN
Grigory Potemkin - VLADIMIR YAGLICH

Nikita Panin - SERGEY KOLTAKOV
Stepan Sheshkovsky - MIKHAIL GOREVOY

Ivan Betskoy - IGOR SKLYAR

Pavel - PAVEL TABAKOV
Alesha Bobrinsky - ALEXEY BULATOV

Sofia Razumovskaya - LYUBAVA GRESHNOVA
Anna Sheremeteva - MARINA MITROFANOVA
Saltichikha - ALEKSANDRA URSULIAK

Semion Poroshin - ANTON DENISENKO
Andrey Razumovsky - ALEXEY TKACHIOV
Petr Razumovsky - RODION GALUCHENKO

Alexey Orlov - ARTEM ALEXEEV
Fedor Rokotov - ALEKSANDR OLESHKO

Anton Ulrich - ANDREY RUDENSKY
Adam Olsufiev - STANISLAV STRELKOV

Wilhelmina Louisa - ALINA TOMNIKOV
Maria Fedorovna - TATYANA LYALINA

Catherine the Great
MARINA ALEKSANDROVA

EKATERINA: PRETENDERS

It is 1774.

ST. PETERSBURG
Capital of the Russian Empire

In the south, Russia has been at war
with Turkey for six years.

It has suffered huge losses
and the treasury is almost empty.

Russian lands are
suffering from drought.

Hunger threatens the country.

The east is embroiled
in a disastrous peasant revolt.

The Don Cossack,
Emelian Pugachev,

has declared himself
the resurrected Emperor Peter III

and raised a large army.

In Paris, an adventuress

who will become a historical figure,
Princess Tarakanova, has appeared.

She claims to be the
granddaughter of Peter the Great.

Turkey, Pugachev
and European countries

threaten Russia from all sides.

Oh! Right in my eye! Oh!

Grisha!

Your Majesty, why have you
lured me out of the palace?

Well... The weather is fine.

Oh Grisha, you are
always working.

If all your plans come true,
the deeds of Peter the Great

will seem not as great as yours.

Our deeds, Grisha, ours.
Will you always be with me?

A warrior cannot fulfill
his destiny lying in bed.

We must strengthen the South,

before the Turks get
their hands on it again.

I have to leave for the army.

I need you here.

Down there, we need factories,
towns, fortresses, dockyards...

I love you.

And you know,
what is good for the empire...

is good for both of us.

Elizaveta Petrovna
consumed herself

with affairs of the heart
and neglected her empire.

I must learn
from that mistake,

and rise above my
desires, Grisha.

UNNAMED FORTRESS
THE URALS. BORDER OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE

Come here, rat.

Spare us, tyrants!

Take that, Kraut!

Monsters! Damn you all!

The rebellion in Volga hasn't been
suppressed yet, your Majesty.

Orenburg is still under seige,

and the Demidov factories
are dangerously close to the rebels.

The Bashkirs and
Kirghiz-kaisaks joined them.

Kazan is far away, the factories
are protected by our fortresses,

Orenburg is holding the siege,
and nomads have always rebelled.

What are you worrying about?

What do you think,
Grigory Aleksandrovich?

The news is disturbung, Im afraid.

The Demidov factories
supply our artillery.

If they fall...

Who is their leader?

Emelian Pugachev, a Don Cossack,
great horsemen fighters,

has raised an army,
the Ural Cossacks.

He calls himself Peter the Third.

We're concerned that this pretender
resembles the dead emperor.

If so, he couldnt have raised
even a small gang.

We must find
this executioner immediately!

Do you know who I am?

I havent ever seen you.

Hold on, Fyodor!

If he hasnt already,
let him see now!

What have they done?

This is a thief from a fair,
and he makes fake bank notes.

And among you wretched fools,
has anyone recognized me?

Your Majesty, Pyotr Fyodorovich,
crowned Peter the Third.

Well.

Only he knows his true tsar.
Whats your name?

Vanka Pochitalin.

How old are you?

I'm twenty.

The same age as my son,
Pavel Petrovich. Take him down.

You are literate, since you
forged bank notes, right?

I write with no
mistakes, your Majesty.

These hands forged
every last bank note.

Can you write in German?

In German?

Yes.

I spent my childhood
among the Germans.

If you tell me to write in
German, I will do it.

Youre quick.

If you are literate,
you will be my council clerk,

you will write down anything
I want to announce to the people.

What is he asking for?

Nothing, but he promises much.

He is sending orders,
promising food,

stirring people up with
promises of handouts.

He promises to bring back
the army from the Turkish war,

abolish conscription,
allowing men to

serve in the army
as their free choice.

Orders.

Just fancy!

Take it.

Punish him.

He isnt treating you
in a Christian way.

I cant.

He is a living man.

Well, executioner?

Have you recognized me?

Yes, I have.

I tortured you, villain, near Kazan.

You are a rebel against the tsarina.

You are not a tsar.
Emelke Pugachev.

Fool! He who is born
a fool is never cured.

And your tsarina will die soon.

And what number is
this Pyotr Fyodorovich?

The thirty-fourth, Your Majesty.

Arent you amused, Stepan Ivanovich?

The rebels are demanding

Pyotr the Thirty-Fourth
be put on throne.

What have you got,
Nikita Ivanovich?

Well, my information
is not as interesting:

I have received a
dispatch from Paris.

It says that a mysterious woman

had the nerve to
claim that she is

the legitimate daughter of
Elizaveta Petrovna.

— Where is she?
— In prison.

She was put in jail for fraud.

That is the right place for her!

PARIS
CAPITAL OF FRANCE
CONCIERGERIE PRISON

Monsieur Lefevre! Gentlemen!

I dont think a
child should be here.

Mikhal is not a child.

Despite his tender age,
like a true Polack,

he fought Russian barbarians.

The main thing is,

a deal has been made
for his personal finances.

Monsieur, I want to
know what Im buying!

Between us,
who's this young woman?

We were hoping you
could tell us about her.

She's a complex person.

I dont understand:
either she is a person

of great intelligence,
or a mad woman.

She calls herself either
Princess Maria Ioanna,

or Sultana Ali-Emete,
or Princess of Vladimir.

Or the daughter of 
a Russian Empress?

Yes. She states that Empress
Elizaveta was her birth mother.

Who her real birth
mother is, we don't know.

We are keeping her at the
very bottom of the bog,

in a cell, it stinks there.

Get up, Mademoiselle!

Dont you
understand? Stand up!

We need to see your face.

I think we can help each other.

Look.

Who are you and how do
you know Russian so well?

I also speak French, Italian,
German, Czech and Persian.

But Russian happens to
be my native tongue.

I am Elizaveta Alekseyevna,

daughter of Russian Empress
Elizaveta Petrovna.

And who are you?

Czechs? Polacks?

What is she saying?

I see not all of you
are the brightest.

Well take her!

According to the
documents, she must die.

I hope you will keep out
of her buyers way.

Welcome to the afterworld,
Mademoiselle.

Excuse me, Your Majesty.

Count Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov
has arrived from Gatchina

and is asking humbly for
an audience with you.

What does he want?

I dont know exactly, Your Majesty.

But I think he wants
to come back

to command
the Mediterranean fleet.

Let him go to Gatchina
and command his brother,

who needs some supervision,
as far as I know.

I suppose Count Orlov
deserves your audience

to hear it from your own lips.

If the Empress has to say
something twice...

maybe those are right who say
that our motherland is in danger.

Thank you, Gentlemen.

If we lose those factories
in the Urals,

well need peace with
the Ottomans immediately.

My dearest love,
your mood recently

makes me worry
about the strength of your soul.

So you really think
we'll lack the troops

to deal with a
gang of thieves?

Not a chance.

What about the Turks?

The Turks, not a chance.

If they attack in turn.

But if their attacks were to
come at once, then yes.

We'll take them in turns then.

Whose turn is it now?

The Turks.

What do you think ?

In general, its not bad.

But I have, one question...

Only one?

What is this play about?

Dont you see it?

It is about a young man,
who is haunted by his ill fate.

I see that you dont like it.

I wouldnt say so.

Some of it is fascinating
and makes sense.

However, Pavel Petrovich,
your thoughts are not free.

And your hero
is heavy and stiff.

Thank you for your time.

Pavel Petrovich,
please dont be hurt.

You asked me to be blunt.

Would you like some good advice?

Do read Moliere,
his speech is easy and sharp.

‘A friend to all mankind
is not a friend for me.

And what do you have?

‘The sorrow of a young soul
is as heavy as a gravestone...

Learn to write as
accurately as you shoot.

Your Highness,
Her Majesty has arrived.

I hope I'm not disturbing you.

Your Highness,

I would like you to meet
Nikita Ivanovich's new secretary.

Denis Fon-Vizin, Your Majesty.

I've been appointed to teach
His Highness about foreign affairs.

Are these the things
I distracted you from?

No, Your Majesty. We were
discussing literature.

Pavel Petrovich tried
to write a comedy.

I suggested the plot.

A husband is trying to
find his wife, but in vain.

Thank you. Nice to meet you.

Your Majesty.

So, I've come to ask you,

where is Natalia Alexeyevna?

I suppose, she's in her room.

She is not there,
I have sent for her.

Andrei Kirillovich, Im scared.

And Im scared too,
Natalia Alexeyevna.

What can be more
dangerous than

an affair with the heir's wife?

Im scared because
you can die any time,

and no one would ever compare.

We agreed that this
would be our last date.

The last one for today.

The drums are beating in
front of the scaffold.

Im announcing the
forfeit of all rights

and the death by hanging to a rascal,
who betrayed his friend,

Count Andrey Razumovsky.

Good thing is,
the dead dont pay their debts.

And they stay faithful
to their loved ones.

Did you spend last night
together, I wonder?

Dont you get reports
about my every step?

I don't know where my wife is,
but I know what she is doing...

she's likely choosing
her personal assistants.

However, Im sure you'll
choose them for her anyway,

ones that'll report to you
about our every move.

Can't you wait a moment?

Her Majesty and Pavel Petrovich
are looking for you!

Get me ready to go to Smolny, now!

I have to go and
choose my assistants.

You dont need to go to
Smolny, Your Highness.

The Empress has
brought girls here for you.

They are in the garden.

Are the girls here?

Still, I shouldnt appear
before her like this.

Bedroom affairs cannot be
hidden from Her Majesty.

Hurry up!

...the birth of children is not the result
of satisfying a mans desires,

it is your responsibility
and your obligation.

You are still the heir of the thone.

You said ‘still!

I chose a wife for you.

You liked Natalia Alexeyevna,

you fell in love with her,
what else could one ask for?

I fell in love with her.

I want to promote her to an officer.

Do you think shell like it?

Well, I proudly wore the Captain
of the Semyonovsky Regiment's coat.

Wasn't that the one you wore

when you arrested the
legitimate Emperor, Pyotr Feodorovich?

And then perhaps,
you ordered him to be killed?

Enough.

While you are mourning
for your father,

thirty-four pretenders have
appeared and claimed his name.

It means he is very much alive.

Stop making me angry,
lets go outside.

I released the Smolny students,

Natalia Alexeyevna may find
some assistants for herself.

If she can be found.

She's burning! (Laughs)

Girls, let me play with you.

Oh dear God! Dont look at me
as if I am a monster.

Whats your name?

Viola Elagina, Your Highness.

Ekaterina Nelidova, Your Highness.

There you go, it's like Ive
known you since my childhood!

Tell me my friends,
why are you so happy?

Who is burning?

It is a game, Your Highness.

We split into pairs and line up.

The burner stands in the middle.
She is burning and is in love.

Everybody sings until
the last pair runs forward.

The goal of the burner
is to separate each pair

and prevent them from
joining hands again.

And get a girl.

And what does the winner get?

A kiss from her.

Unfortunately, there
are no young men,

so it's not as exciting.

Well, now you have one.

Pavel Petrovich, Your Majesty,

we're playing a game.

May I take Pavel Petrovich?

Pavel Petrovich, 
youll be the burner.

Stand here.

And you will have to catch us.

Dont look around.

Ready?

Burn, burn brightly and dont go out!

Burn, burn brightly and dont go out!

And whats next?

Pavel Petrovich, you must kiss
Ekaterina Ivanovna. On her lips.

These are the rules, Pavel Petrovich.
Dont resist.

Im sorry.

Bravo! Bravo, Ekaterina!

Congratulations, Pavel
Petrovich, for winning.

I like seeing you start to succeed.

Thank you.

You can neither win, nor lose here,
Your Majesty.

This game turns your
strife into success.

Natalia Alexeievna,
I want to talk to you.

Girls, go on playing!

You are an interesting person,
Ekaterina Nelidova. And you, Viola.

Let me visit you in Smolny one day.

Sure, Your Highness.

Nikita Ivanovich...

Denis Ivanovich, my dear,
Id like you to go to Moscow today

and get this to my brother,
General-in-Chief Pyotr Ivanovich Panin.

Newspapers? And is that all?

Yes, the newspapers.

You know, he misses
getting the latest news

from Petersburg
there, in Moscow.

So sometimes I send him some,
so that he wont die of boredom.

A praiseworthy brotherhood.

However, wouldn't it be better
to ask a postman to do it?

It would not, Mister Vizin –

it is better when others
mind their own business,

and young people don't talk
back to their elders.

Thats much better!

Go now. Godspeed.

At your service.

Fresh air suits you,
Natalia Alexeievna.

Thank you. However, you havent
called me to pay compliments.

What do you think I am?

Paying compliments
is the job of Pavel Petrovich.

He is the one I wanted to talk about...

My son and I argue a lot.

We can't reach an understanding.

That is why I want you to
be the bridge between

Pavel Petrovich and I.

You want me to talk to him?

There are more delicate ways.

I think I understand your meaning.

Childbirth in the imperial family
is a matter of national importance.

My mother-in-law used to lock me
in with my husband overnight.

Perhaps it will help you, too?

For it to help,
both need to be interested.

What can I do by myself?

Pavel Petrovich is always
busy with his play.

Let's make a bet.

Whoever has a child first...

If it is you, I shall give you a reward.

The chance to raise an heir to the
throne will be its own reward.

So you understand?
Now act on it.

PARIS

We have made inquiries,

and are in awe of
your former deception.

To play the daughter of the king
of the Holy Roman Empire! Bravo!

You managed to gather credit
worth five thousand pistoles.

Ten times that.

So what tripped you up?

Villainy, dishonesty and
the trickery of men.

Compared to them,
I am an angel.

What are you talking about?

Her angelic nature.

You know a lot about me,
while I know nothing about you.

Kazimir Oginski,
the Great Hetman of Rech Pospolita.

My nephew Mikhail Oginski,
heir to the princely family.

The Rech Pospolita is gone, now divided
between Russia, Austria and Prussia.

The Rech Pospolita is alive,
but it could disappear.

We have lost everything
because of King Stanislav's betrayal

and cannot return home.

Which of my talents
do you want to use and for what?

You look like the Empress,
Elizaveta Petrovna.

I know, I look like my mother.

I insist that you speak French.

Im sorry.

She says that she's the daughter of
the Russian Empress Elizaveta Petrovna.

And who are you?

Viscount Lefevre. I perform special
assignments for King Louis.

The Princes Oginski and I
will help Your Highness

to take the Russian throne
that is rightfully yours.

Let's drink, Nikita Ivanoch,
to the good health of our Empress!

To her virtues and wisdom!

Wisdom, yes.

I remember, we raised
such a toast after the coup.

Grigory and I were in favor then,
but now were invisbile.

Nevertheless, virtue and wisdom
haven't abandoned her so far, thank God.

Still, she's in such a mood
that it's stupid to expect her goodwill.

I will attempt to facilitate...

Facilitate. Especially as you are
not only asking for yourself.

I worry about my brother.

Yes...

We are both out of favor.

Grigory served her faithfully.

Now he's going mad from idleness.

They say she wants to
take Gatchina from him.

It's just a rumor. Dont believe it.

Who can I believe if
she's avoiding me?

She drags Potemkin after her
everywhere like a ribbon,

yet avoids me, Aleksey Orlov,
her old and trusted friend.

I want to take back
the lands, estates

and everything the Russians
have taken from me.

Boy, what do you want?

My goal is the freedom of Poland.

Gentlemen, I am ready to help you,

but you must help me obtain Russia.

Remember, Milady,
not a step outside.

This is your new cell,
a more comfortable one.

The Russia that you seek to gain
must be friendly towards France.

France means King Louis.
And for you, I am King Louis!

Since you have
brought up the coup:

nobody thought back then
that it would last.

Ekaterina Alekseevna took the throne
only so she could

pass it to her son, Pavel Petrovich,
the rightful Romanov,

when the time came.

However, she didn't

not when he reached
his majority, nor when he married.

Who has helped and supported her
to remain in power all these years?

You, Sir, and your brother.

You don't think that you
made a mistake back then?

I, myself, regret the fact
that you are left powerless, truly.

It is thanks to you that our navy
is still a force to be reckoned with.

She will see you, I am sure.

Wait for the right moment.
I will arrange it.

But I ask you again -
did you make a mistake back then?

My son accuses me
of killing Pyotr Fedorovich.

You know, it's not a... a boy's
sudden anger at his mother.

No.

What does he want?
What is he trying to do?

He's always hitting
me where it hurts.

Maybe this war needs a break, too.

At first, I thought it was
because I hated Pyotr Fedorovich.

But he is long dead,
his bones are dust.

There must be another reason.

And I...

From the time he was
born until eight years old,

I only saw him eleven
times, and never alone.

They didn't let me love him.

Didn't let me raise him.

Be sick together with him.

I won't let you go.

I need you here.

I don't understand,
Pavel Petrovich.

I was supposed to have a
new tunic fitting today,

but then it was cancelled!

Her Majesty was planning
to promote me to the rank of officer!

Mother changed her mind.

How could she change her mind?

Well, we had a bit of an argument.

I reminded her that she led the coup
in the tunic of a captain.

Perhaps she is afraid
that you will be able to do the same.

What a good idea.

How disappointing, really.

You're so keen to become an officer?

Believe it or not, I am.
It would be so gratifying.

Well then, what are we waiting for?
I can promote you!

What do you mean?

I am a General-Admiral, there is nobody
higher than me in Saint Petersburg.

Which rank would you like?

I want to be a Second Lieutenant,
I've already learned the term.

Regiment, fall in
to welcome Natalia Alekseevna!

Officers, swords out!
Present arms! One-two!

Greet them.

Good day, Guardsmen!

Good day, Your Highness!

Can I order them do to something?

No. Only I can.

Congratulate Natalia Alekseevna
on her new rank with three cheers!

Hurrah! Hurrah!

Congratulations on being promoted
to the the rank of Second Lieutenant.

At your command.

At your command, General-Admiral.

I am impressed, Pavel Petrovich.

Do you genuinely like this game?

It is only a game for now.
A time will come, when it will be real.

I don't want you to become an officer.

Surely you don't think
that I will overthrow you?

I don't want to be killed
by my own wife.

Gosh, you say such silly things!
To be killed?

You spoke only of a coup.

I don't want to continue this conversation.

Pavel Petrovich, I tied
my fate with Russia

not so I would waste my life
on fun and pointless talk.

I want to be useful to
my new homeland.

And for that, I need to know
how everything works here.

I want to know everything,
down to the smallest detail.

Especially anything that relates
to your father and his tragic death.

I am planning to soon visit a place
that means a lot to me.

The palace where Pyotr
Fedorovich was arrested.

I can take you with me, if you like.

But the Empress is not to know.

We will have to travel in secret...

Like real conspirators...

You don't have to say the
word 'conspirators'.

Pavel Petrovich, I want to
be a part of you.

Help you become a great Emperor and,

if you permit,
go down in history together.

I've summoned Suvorov to the capital,
to promote him to General-Lieutenant.

Only for that?

I want him to act as he sees fit,
not be guided by the Chief Commander.

Fair enough.

Rumyantsev is hesitant and cautious,
while the war with Turkey needs to end.

I suggest we force the Turks to sign a
peace treaty, on favorable terms.

Peace? No peace.
Now is the time to advance!

Why did you stop?

The treasury is half empty.
We can't miss the chance

to impose peace while
the enemy is weak.

We have to finish them off now,

otherwise, war will
come again and again.

Everything you have
built in the Wild Fields

will be swept aside
if they become stronger.

The sultan has England, France
and Austria behind him,

they're itching to see who can destroy
our navy in the Mediterranean Sea.

Who stands behind Russia?

The snowy wastelands, or the ocean?

Just imagine, we enter Constantinopole,
free the Christians from the Turkish yoke,

and the straits will be ours!

We'll populate the Wild Fields
and our people will know no hunger.

The sons I will give you
shall build a Christian Empire!

Aleksander for Russia
and Konstantin for Byzantium!

Great, if we ever have children,

we won't have to think
up names for them.

But what will Pavel
Petrovich rule over?

The legal heir.

CONSTANTINOPLE
CAPITAL OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE

What are they
unhappy about now?

You know there is a
widespread epidemic.

There are rumors that
monks from the Patriarchate

have poisoned the water,
spurred on by the Russians.

But these are only rumors,
Mehmed Pasha.

Plus, how would this benefit
the Russians or the Partiarchate?

Perhaps they are rumors.

But you know what an enraged
crowd is like, My Lord.

It may come here
or to the Patriarchate.

The question is where to direct it?

And who will do it?

You know what must be
done, Grand Vizier.

MOSCOW
PETER PANINS ESTATE

Pyotr Ivanovich.

What is it now?

There is a trusted man
from Nikita Ivanovich with a message.

Bring him in!

Denis Fonvizin,
Personal Secretary of Nikita Ivanovich.

I apologize for the
lateness of my visit.

I pushed the horses
but couldn't get here any sooner.

Sit down. You are tired. Tea?

Thank you.

Newspapers. That's good.

We haven't been able to get such
up-to-date ones in Moscow before.

Is it true what they say,
that Suvorov is in the capital?

Yes, he was promoted to a new rank.

Aleksander Vasilievich
is taking long strides,

he‘d better not tear his pants.

What else is new?

The uprising in Volga is growing.

The daughter of Elizaveta Petrovna
has appeared in Paris.

Pavel Petrovich, as the true heir,
gets less and less respect.

What an uproar, and I'm sitting here
like а block of wood, in retirement.

I can't step outside Moscow, and why?

Am I a worse military
commander than Suvorov?

We took even larger towns.

Maybe, I do not spare privates …
But why should I spare them?

There are plenty of
human beings in the world.

You feel sorry for them and they
start to rebel, like in Volga.

I would be useful there!

If I had an army, I'd
chase them all away!

Am I right?

Are you asleep?

Sleep, then. You'll wake up soon enough.

You think the Turks put up
their paws and surrendered?

They'll hit you where you
least expect them.

And it will be a deadly strike.

CONSTANTINOPLE
Ecumenical Patriarchates

- Kill the Christians!
- Get away from our land!

Even if a war wasn't on,

the destruction of the
Patriarchate in Constantinopole

would be reason
enough to delcare war.

We must respond with
a decisive attack!

The sultan was provoked since
he couldn't sign a peace treaty.

Your Majesty, Russia has
achieved its goals —

the border has been moved
far enough south and west,

the new lands are
well-defended against raids.

The Dnieper is a Russian river,
we can settle the Wild Fields

from Azov to Pobuzhye,
from Zaporozhye to the Black Sea.

The important thing is to sign
a peace treaty before autumn.

Otherwise we won't make it,

the first settlers won't survive
without extra supplies,

and this requires huge resources.

What is the opinion
of the Chief of the field army?

General Field Marshall has stated
his opinion many times.

Rumyantsev votes for peace.

Aleksander Vasilievich,
I want to hear your opinion.

The Turks were defeated in
the Battle of Chesme in Chios,

in Larga and Kagula.

Volynia, Bukovina and the Kingdom
of Moldavia have been freed.

But even now, the Ottoman Empire
has two-and-a-half times more soldiers,

three times more cavalry
and eight times more artillery.

You are for peace?

Choosing between war and peace
is not a soldier's job.

I will fulfill Your Majesty's orders.

Your Majesty, Russia has already won.

We have to mark the new borders
and secure ourselves.

The main goal of the summer campaign
should be to completely defeat the Turks.

What do you think,
Aleksander Vasilievich?

Your Majesty, Stepan Ivanovich is here
with an urgent report.

Can your report be more important
than what we are currently discussing?

A message has come from Paris,
that woman has been freed.

I don't want to hear about
her movements. Is that all?

The Orenburg imposter...
has pounced on the Demidov factories.

We produce half
our cast iron there,

the only cast iron
suitable for our weapons.

The Magnitnaya Fortress, Kungur,
Krasnoufimsk and Kazan are under threat.

Kazan?

Call the Supreme Council.

Your Majesty, the council has already
gathered. They await you.

What do you mean?
I didn't give the order!

Due to the emergency situation,

the council was summoned
by Count Panin.

Grisha, is this a revolt?

They're all against me.