Пленницы судьбы: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

What do Maria Cantemir, Maria Menshikova, daughter of Peter I Anna and Natalya Lopukhina have in common? They found themselves hostages to their fate, pawns in a man's game. They shone in salons and at social events, they were applauded by theatergoers, courtiers were afraid of them... But how little we know about the role of women in Russian history. The series of programs "Prisoners of Fate" tells about famous women of the 17th-19th centuries, famous, intelligent, often very rich and wayward, and how their lives turned out.

Series details

• Title: Пленницы судьбы
• Format: Documentary
• Language: Russian
• Premiere date: 2005-10-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2006-06-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Россия Культура
• Network country: Russian Federation
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 30829

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2005-10-05; final listed air date 2006-06-29.

Source and licence

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