Rise of the Empire (2026)
Upon returning home from his Grand Embassy, Peter the Great enters into a prolonged war with Sweden to secure access to the Baltic Sea. His path to victory is paved with setbacks, treachery, and deceit. Only by overcoming these challenges will he become Emperor, find true love, and establish Russia as a great empire.
Director:
Andrey Kravchuk
Writer:
Andrey Zolotarev
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Miloš Biković as |
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Aleksandr Gorbatov as |
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Mathe Kabe as Karl XII |
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Vitaliy Khaev as |
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Aleksey Guskov as |
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Yulia Peresild as |
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Ksenia Utekhina as |
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Sergey Shkoda as |
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Victor Dobronravov as |
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Sergey Shakurov as |
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Aleksandr Yatsenko as |
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Aleksandr Yatsko as |
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Aleksandr Brykin as |
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Nikolay Auzin as |
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Stepan Letkovsky as |
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Denis Denisov as |
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Sofya Doniants as |
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Evgeniy Bulavkin as |
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Marco Dinelli as |
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Sergey Propazhin as |
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Igor Gulakov as |
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Vladislav Kudryaev as |
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Timur Yamaleev as |
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Dmitry Kochnev as |
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Marina Antonova as |
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Ekaterina Samoiluk as |
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Valery Osyka as |
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Maksim Karatay as |
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Yakov Tikhomirov as |
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Sergey Bogdanov as |
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Sergey Garmash as Franz Lefort |
| Directing | Andrey Kravchuk | Director |
| Production | Nikita Mikhalkov | Producer |
| Production | Leonid Vereshchagin | Producer |
| Production | Anton Zlatopolskiy | Producer |
| Writing | Andrey Zolotarev | Screenplay |
| Camera | Morad Abdel-Fattakh | Director of Photography |
| Art | Sergey Agin | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yekaterina Shapkayts | Costume Designer |