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Poor Nastya (2003)

Poor Nastya poster
Original title
Бедная Настя
Directed by
Alexander Smirnov, Ekaterina Dvigubskaya, Petr Stein
Genre
melodrama, historical film, drama fiction
Country
Russia
Length
1 season, 127 episodes
Rated
12+
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman named Nastya faces hardships and romances in 19th century imperial Russia. The series follows her story across aristocratic settings and social conflicts.

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What happens

Poor Nastya (Russian: Бедная Настя, Bednaya Nastya) is a Russian telenovela originally aired in the Russian Federation from 31 October 2003 to 30 April 2004 on STS, and in Ukraine from 10 November 2003 to 7 May 2004 on 1+1. Set in 19th century imperial Russia, the series achieved international success and was shown in China, Israel, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Greece, Bulgaria and more than twenty countries worldwide. With a budget of $11.8 million, it is the most expensive Russian television project so far. A sequel was planned, but never produced. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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