Top Cast
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Aleksey Konsovskiy
Mikhail Lermontov
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Nina Shaternikova
Nina Aleksandrovna
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Andrey Rayevsky
Vissarion Belinsky
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Pavel Shpringfeld
Alexander Odoevsky
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Georgi Menglet
Alexander Vasilchikov
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Pavel Massalsky
Nikolay Martynov
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Sergei Martinson
Baron de Barante
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Aleksey Savostyanov
Nicholas I of Russia
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Lidiya Sukharevskaya
Grand Duchess
Overview
Chronicle of the life of Russian poet Michail Lermontov, from the final days of Alexandr Pushkin to the fatal destiny of the poet himself.
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