Original subtitles

TV Channel Russia presents

TV Channel Russia

'Moskino' Production Company

Supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation

Supported by Defense Ministry of the Russian Federation

present

Maria Andreeva as Sophia Paleologue

Evgeny Tsyganov as Ioann III

Nadezhda Markina as the Grand Princess

Pyotr Zaichenko as the Metropolitan

Boris Nevzorov as Grigory Mamonov

Giuliano Di Capua as Ivan Fryazin

Director of Photography Denis Alarcon Ramirez

Art Director Evgeny Kachanov

Costumes by Natalya Saltykova

Make-up by Anastasia Esadze

Edited by Igor Litoninsky

Music by Artem Vasilyev

Produced by Ekaterina Zhukova Maria Ushakova

Directed by Alexei Andrianov

SOPHIA

Episode Two

The Pope married off the Princess Zoe Paleologue

to the Prince of Muscovy Ioann III.

In Russ she was baptized into Orthodoxy as Sophia.

Moscow saw the most powerful earthquake.

The wooden Moscow burned down.

The Dormition Cathedral in the Kremlin was destroyed.

Marvellous, my lady. Very beautiful.

- I think he likes me. - He likes you very much.

- I must urgently learn their language. - Better to learn it on the pillow.

- Laura... - I'm sorry, my lady.

They won't come, Metropolitan.

They locked themselves inside

and send damnations at those knocking on the door.

We gathered in vain.

Let's go.

May you be in good health, princes.

And here are my brothers.

Good health to you, Yury Vasilyevich.

Good health to you, Ivan Vasilyevich.

- Boris. - How are you, brother.

- Hello. - Hello.

We were afraid to be late and you haven't even started.

So, when can we see the Roman bride?

Very soon.

Have patience, Andrei Vasilyich.

Patience is the key to happiness.

The Metropolitan won't crown you into marriage.

He attested this by kissing the cross.

So he won't.

Khromyi!

So, this is who will dare to. Protopope of Kolomna.

The servant of God Ioann

is crowned unto the servant of God Sophia.

In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

The servant of God Sophia is crowned

unto the servant of God Ioann.

In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit...

O, Lord, bless Thine inheritance...

I crown them with glory and honor...

O Lord our God,

I crown them with glory and honor.

O Lord our God,

I crown them with glory and honor.

Well, Princess,

guess which one has a coin in it.

I will pray to God that He gives me a son like yours.

First learn your husband's language, and then we'll talk.

'husband's language...'

'and then we'll talk...'

'Learn your husband's language...'

Our Father

who art in heaven,

Hallowed be Thy name.

Thy kingdom come.

Thy will be done

in earth, as it is in heaven.

Give us this day...

This day...

...our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our de...

...our debtors.

And lead us not

into temp...

...into tempt...

Into temptation!

But deliver us from evil.

In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit...

May I have some wine?

You learned the words, but you don't know our tradition.

We don't drink wine during the day time.

Mother, why not have some wine at lunch?

I'll have some too.

Isn't it time for you to go, Yury Vasilych?

Attend to your principality's problems instead of drinking wine.

Or do you again count on your brother to help you?

He has an urgent affair.

I'll buy a new horse and be off.

A horse...

Prince!

- What are you doing here? - Breaking in a new horse.

Gee.

Yury Vasilyich. The Tatars made a raid on Aleksin. Lots of them!

- How many? - About 500 or even more.

See, Murtaza? As for now, they are just slaves.

But soon they will become your warriors.

Take Khromyi with his Guard.

I told you, I'd handle it.

You listen to your elder brother.

You going to protect me till I am old?

Well, as you wish.

Or maybe you want to steal my glory?

Take me along, Yury Vasilyich.

Victory is with truth. And truth is ours.

Let's go!

Come here.

Wait a moment.

- Grand Princess... - I need your help.

I'm at your service.

How do I pronounce,

'I'm expecting a baby'?

- 'U menya budet rebyonok'. - 'U menya budet rebyonok'.

Be quiet.

Wait. It's better to say: 'We are having a baby'.

- Thus he'll know that... - He'll understand, thank you.

What happy tidings! Good for you.

Why did you want to go with Yury?

I'm a warrior, I must fight.

Who told you that you are a warrior?

You are a prince. You must rule.

And be by my side.

- Do you understand? - Yes, Father.

When I'm no more, all of it will be yours.

And you will be the ruler.

- Yes, Father. - Go.

He is so handsome.

I need a clever one, not a handsome one.

Handsomeness is only skin deep.

You'll have another one.

You... we...

We are having a baby.

And his throne will be in Constantinople,

in the centre of the Christian world.

Your duty will be to return that crown back there.

Promise me.

What if I promise but will fail to fulfill this?

Then this child will be born in vain.

My children are not born in vain.

He will have an empire.

But only here, in Moscow.

I promise this to you. Do you understand?

I don't understand.

Grand Princess Sophia, the Papal Legate is here.

Bring him in.

I've been here for three months already.

And still I wasn't granted an audience with the Grand Prince.

Please speak Russian to me, Reverend Father.

Your Russian is quite good.

You call me 'Father'.

You have rejected the true Church

and embraced the faith of barbarians.

- I abide by my faith. - You betrayed the Pope.

You were sent

to bring forth the true faith to this land.

Just think what Cardinal Bessarion will say to this.

Cardinal Bessarion loves me

and only wishes me happiness.

I will have to report to the Pope about what you did.

You dare to threaten me?

Are you upset, my lady?

You don't look happy, either.

- I feel very lonely. - Learn their language.

It will help you to overcome the loneliness.

Signora!

You will be excommunicated from the true Church.

And anathematized by the Pope himself.

I abide by the Orthodox Church.

So I need neither your blessing nor your anathema.

Your ancestors were big liars.

Byzantine wile came down in history, but God will strengthen me.

I will attain my ends.

What are you doing? Let me be, you idiot!

May you be damned, you devil!

Have you cooled down?

May you be damned, you devil.

Maybe soon I will leave to Rome.

I could take you along.

I can arrange for you to have your child back.

- How come you know? - Would you like

- to embrace your child once again? - Yes.

This medicine.

Give it to your mistress.

You must be mad! You are the servant of God!

I serve to the See of the Pope.

The Prince of Moscow either accepts the uniate faith

and gets his wife

or he doesn't accept the uniate faith

and doesn't get his wife.

I will finish my mission

and will return home.

You'll come with me.

- Please, no. - Yes.

- No. - Yes. Do this,

and soon you will embrace your daughter.

Do it.

I don't want the sweets.

I want olives. I feel nauseous and dizzy

all the time.

You feel unwell, my lady?

They say, women often feel unwell

if they are expecting a baby.

You are expecting a baby?

Positively I am.

Wait. It's too sweet.

I'll bring you some water.

And olives, too!

Bring healer Nazarius.

I'm sorry, Grand Prince, I failed to protect him.

Take him to my chambers!

- 'twas an arrow. - Yes, Prince.

Did you see who sent the arrow?

His leg is rotting. It should be cut off.

Don't you dare! Don't listen to them.

- Let me see. - What for?

- I can help. - I won't let you cut it off.

What do you give him to appease pain?

Hop potion.

Analgesic.

- Morfia? - Yes.

You want to give it to Yury?

- It will appease his pain. - I didn't know you're a healer.

- I'm not. But I have medicine. - Who let her in?

You mean she is more knowledgeable than Nazarius?

- I won't allow this. - Prince, your brother is suffering.

- Allow me to help him. - We should trust her, Mother.

I came here to get married.

Who will need a legless groom?

Hush, Prince. You need to get some sleep.

He will sleep till tomorrow.

- What are you doing here? - I'm leaving for good.

Please allow me to say good bye to her.

You can talk to the senora, but not for too long.

- I won't see you again? - Of course you will, darling.

Spring, autumn and summer will pass, and I will return.

I don't want you to leave.

Don't cry. Here. Take my doll.

Thank you.

I promise I will be back.

My lady.

Prince Yury is awake. They are calling for you.

Tell him

- I'm coming. - Very well.

- You feel unwell? - No, I'm fine.

I'm fine. Go please

and prepare a nut potion.

- And I'll need some raisins. - Yes, my lady.

My lady. The potion.

Thanks. Come with me.

I'll need your help.

How are you, Prince?

They say not for nothing you're a witch.

I'm glad you are feeling better.

My lady, drink the potion.

Here. It will restore your strength

and will cleanse your blood.

Thank you.

And now get some sleep, Prince.

No way you will obtain over Russians!

Surrender, you rotten infidel!

Take that!

Take that!

Stop!

Reverend Father, I'm begging you.

At least have mercy on my daughter.

Your daughter will come to no harm

if you fulfill your errand.

No, please.

Then farewell, my dear child.

Reverend Father, they will blame me

for the death of Prince Yury.

They won't. The medicine doesn't leave any traces.

- This time, don't blunder. - Have mercy!

Our Lord Jesus Christ,

by His divine grace vouchsafed unto His holy Disciples and Apostles,

that they should bind and loose the sins of men:

Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted;

By that same power, this my spiritual child

is absolved from all sins

wherein, as mortal, he sinned against God,

whether voluntarily or involuntarily,

now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

I am scared.

They will blame me for the death of Prince Yury.

No one will dare.

The deceased Prince Yury Vasilyevich had in his principality:

the town of Serpukhov, 544 households,

the town of Mozhai, 340 households,

the town of Dmitrov, 426 households,

and the village of Medyn', 130 households.

All in all 1626 households,

with the total of eligible taxpayers

being 3756 people,

whereas those exempt from taxes - old people, dependants, the ailing

and children - not counted.

Why not counted?

Taxes are collected as per a household, Andrei Vasilich.

Very well, you may go.

Who wounded him?

The Tatars.

Khan Ahmat came with a raid.

He burned down Aleksin and took away the people.

He didn't cross The Oka River and returned home.

It means that soon

he will bring the Horde.

You are frightened?

You are the Grand Prince.

You have the khan's seal, so you're the one to be scared.

Where is Mother?

After Yury's death she retired to her chambers.

He was a just prince

and lived only by honor.

He is glorious for his warfare exploits:

many a dozen Tatars perished from his sword.

May you, Yury Vasilich... rest..

Why did you stop? Go on.

Go on speaking, Fyodor Davydych.

You're scared, aren't you.

The earth is atremble!

It can't stand this horror!

I heard a two-headed goat was born in Ruza.

Boris, Ruza is your town!

Signs are coming from everywhere!

And the cause is here.

The Latinian! It is all her fault!

She poisoned my son!

To say such a thing, Mother!

Who else thinks that?

- Isn't your mother's word enough? - You don't know the real reason?

Those dirty dogs bring death and anguish into our houses.

Yury fell from their arrow.

Or maybe I am wrong?

Your brother is dead,

and you're arguing with me?

But why blame my wife?

No one is dragging her to the scaffold.

But we should find out about medicines she brought.

Sit down and speak not.

Sit down with us.

For the love of God, do.

Don't even ask me to.

I won't sit at the same table with her.

Yes you will.

Don't talk to your mother like this.

So much work to do,

Ivan Vasilyevich, we won't manage it.

Why are you sitting?

Get back to work!

Let me help you.

What are we going to do, Sovereign Father?

I'll find more people.

I'll ask the brothers.

They won't leave me in trouble.

I've found it!

I've found it!

I've found it, Your Highness!

It came to no harm!

Rejoice!

The Holy image of the Mother of God

risen from ashes!

Behold! This is to strengthen us, for us to remember

that everything here rests on the boundless love

of our Lord and His mercy!

See, Ivan Vasilyevich,

not much is left from God's house.

I will erect a new one.

Twice as big compared to the previous one.

I give my word.

If I don't manage this during my lifetime,

my son will finish it.

Godspeed.

Mozhai and Medyn, it's quite a big and rich region.

When are you leaving?

Tomorrow morning.

I'll need to visit Serpukhov,

since I am to reign there.

What made you think, Andrei Vasilyich,

that you're going to reign in Serpukhov?

Because one third of Yury's principality

is rightfully mine.

And you, Boris Vasilyich, what land do you have in mind?

Mother said Dmitrov is mine.

Dmitrov?

Just look at that, Fyodor Davydovich.

They're dividing the Grand Prince's lands without the volition.

Mother said so, eh.

And to me will be left the village of Medyn

and Mozhai with 100 households?

How generous of you.

You have many lands, Ivan.

- Too many to supervise. - If it's not to your liking,

- let's divide it anew. - It's to my liking

that the lands of Russ should be ruled by Moscow.

As long as we reign over fragments, we shall never obtain over Tatars.

That is why I take the entire principality of Yury.

You're cutting off your brothers?

Leaving us with nothing?

You both - send one man per household to build the temple.

Take muzhiks from Serpukhov and Dmitrov since it's all yours.

Who are you to strip me of my inheritance?

I'm the Grand Prince of Muscovy. And you are to follow my will.

I am not going to be your subordinate.

Reconstruct Moscow by yourself.

- And what about you? - What about me?

I am your brother, and you are robbing me.

Put them under lock.

To the dungeon!

Both of them!

Almighty Khan, my scouts are reporting

that Moscow was all atremble.

And the temples of Russian gods collapsed.

Many people perished or got crippled.

I already know about this. What else?

The prince of Moscow owes us a seven years' tribute.

- He's weak now, and I think... - You think?

You are a thinker?

I am sorry, oh Almighty Khan.

Anyway, go on.

Just the right moment to demand that the Moscow Prince pays his debt.

I will do this in due time.

And if he doesn't pay up...

The golden ruble. The Grand Prince is on one side,

and the emblem of the basileis on the other.

The emblem of the basileis, what do you think?

You may go.

For shame, Ivan Vasilyich. You've chained your brothers down.

Like some filthy dogs.

I didn't chain them down.

I just locked them up in the dungeon together.

Like this it's handy to spin a conspiracy against me.

What can they be conspiring?

They wanted Yury's principality.

But I refused. And they took offence.

So you gave nothing to your own brothers.

They don't live in privation.

Their mugs are round,

their weapons adorned with silver.

Let me tell you as I told them:

we should gather the lands of Russ.

And they should be ruled from Moscow.

How are you going to rule over all the lands

if you treat your brothers like enemies?

Let them stay there and decide

whether they are my enemies or my allies.

You started a big strife in the family, Ivan Vasilyevich.

You mistreated your own brothers.

You mistreated me.

There is no bigger grief for a mother

when her children live in disagreement.

See five fingers on my hand?

Whatever finger is cut off,

it will hurt equally.

My heart aches equally for each of you.

Why won't you tell him?

The Grand Prince has his own discretion.

Oh, how humble you are.

Have the keys brought. I will go and release them.

I am the one to decide when to release them.

I can see who decides here.

I'm not blind.

Senora! Good afternoon.

You came up to admire Moscovian views?

They say these walls keep a beautiful love story.

A lassie and a lad fell in love with each other.

But their parents were against this love.

So both of them came here and jumped off the building together.

How is it possible that you,

such a beautiful woman,

came here to throw yourself down?

I'm so lonely...

I have not a single

kindred soul here.

I can't see any reason why I should go on living.

Nor do I.

I simply live, and that's all.

And I advise you to do the same.

And I advise you to do the same. You're a beautiful, brave woman.

You're a beautiful, brave woman.

The great painter Botticelli

would give everything to draw your portrait.

Believe me! You were not afraid to come to this awful country.

But you need a reliable friend.

But you need a reliable friend. A woman like you shouldn't be alone.

A woman like you shouldn't be alone.

If you wish, I can be your friend.

Cheer up.

Bad news, Grigory Ivanych.

The Grand Prince locked up both of his brothers.

I know.

If you know, it makes things easier.

No need to explain.

I could use some treat.

My potluck. Everything is fresh.

The fish was still swimming in the river this morning.

It's not about fish.

I wish Your Highness

that peace and accord

obtain in your family.

For peace and accord to obtain in my family,

I want my sons free. Can you do that for me?

No, don't even ask for this.

The Grand Prince will behead me for this.

Grigory Ivanovich, don't let trouble be.

I can't bear my sons quarrelling.

Ah, Grand Princess.

You remember about Grishka Mamonov only when in need

and never in joy.

What do you mean?

You were my husband's most devoted subject.

And I never forgot about you.

Don't ask for it. The Prince placed his personal guards.

- They won't let me come near. - Listen to me.

The Grand Prince is going to erect a new church and a belfry.

All white stone

for constructing these

he will buy from you.

Do you want this to be?

I won't lie, of course I do.

Then - save my sons.

Do it so that everything should point not to you

but to me.

May God help us.

Didn't I tell you

to mince it. My teeth are not like they used to be.

- As you wish, Master. - Leave it be.

- You heard everything? - Yes, Master.

I know how to get into the Grand Prince's dungeon.

Well then...

Here.

Go.

Translated by Svetlana Chulkova