The action takes place in Russia and Poland in 1598-1605. After the death of the feeble-minded Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich, Boris Godunov ascends to the Moscow throne by the decision of the Zemsky Sobor. Boris Godunov, who had gained great influence and power at court during the reign of Ivan the Terrible through intrigue, alliances, and arranging his sister Irina's marriage to Tsarevich Fyodor, had already gained significant influence during the reign of Ivan the Terrible. However, a new pretender to the throne suddenly appears: someone claiming to be the younger son of Ivan the Terrible, Tsarevich Dmitry, who was officially killed in Uglich in 1591.
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Cast
Anatoli Kotscherga
Boris Godunov
Oleg Isayev
Grigory Otrepyev
Valeriy Sheptekita
Vasil Shuisky
Ivan Havryliuk
Andriy Shchelkalov
Evgeniy Samoylov
Pimen
Yuriy Dubrovin
Yurodiviy
Irina Malysheva
Marina Mnishek
Igor Starikov
Rangoni
Roman Filippov
Varlaam
Valentyn Makarov
Misail
Valentina Shevel
Shinkarka
Anatolii Sukhanov
Tsarevich Fedir
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