Russian Empire

Anna Ioannovna & Elizaveta Petrovna (1x3)

Air date: Nov 07, 2000

In this episode: Biron, Duke of Courland, a "favorite" of Empress Anna. The "Ice Palace" - cruelest jokes of the empress. Empress Elizabeth's coup d'état. Establishment of collegiate system. Lomonosov. Royal balls & masquerades. Most splendorous baroque - the Winter & Catherine palaces. Rastrelli. Seven Years' War. The Russian cossacks in Berlin.