''Moscow Saga'' () is a Russian television series loosely based on the eponymous trilogy

Vasily Aksyonov Vasily Pavlovich Aksyonov ( rus, Васи́лий Па́влович Аксёнов, p=vɐˈsʲilʲɪj ˈpavləvʲɪtɕ ɐˈksʲɵnəf; August 20, 1932 – July 6, 2009) was a Soviet and Russian novelist. He became known in the West as the autho ...

. The shooting took place in the winter and spring of 2004. It aired from 11 October to 12 November 2004 on

Channel One Russia Channel One ( rus, Первый канал, r=Pervý kanal, p=ˈpʲervɨj kɐˈnal, t=First Channel) is a Russian Television in Russia, federal television channel. Its headquarters are located at Ostankino Technical Center near the Ostankino To ...

Plot

''Moscow Saga'' shows the fate of family of medicine professor Boris Nikitich Gradov from the mid-1920s to mid-1950s against the background of the history of the new Soviet state. Boris' character represents the old dynasty of Russian doctors. His sons and daughter did not continue in his footsteps, but instead chose other professions. The eldest son, Nikita, joined the military; the younger, Kirill, became a

Marxist Marxism is a political philosophy and method of socioeconomic analysis. It uses a dialectical and materialist interpretation of historical development, better known as historical materialism, to analyse class relations, social conflic ...

theoretician; and Boris' daughter Nina became a writer.

Cast

Source:Cast
at the kino-teatr.ru *

Yuri Solomin Yury Mefodyevich Solomin (; 18 June 1935 – 11 January 2024) was a Soviet and Russian actor and director who was an art director of the Maly Theatre (Moscow), Maly Theatre in Moscow from 1988. He previously served as Minister of Culture of the ...

as Boris Nikitich Gradov *

Inna Churikova Inna Mikhailovna Churikova (5 October 194314 January 2023) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress. Biography Churikova was born in Belebey, Bashkir ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. In the early 1950s, Inna moved with her mother to ...

as Mary Gradova * Alexander Baluev as Nikita Gradov *Ekaterina Nikitina as Veronica Gradova * Alexey Zuev as Kirill Gradov *

Olga Budina Olga Alexandrovna Budina (, born 22 February 1975) is a Russian theater and film actress. Biography Olga Budina was born in Odintsovo, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. She studied history and literature at the Lyceum college. She was ...

as Nina Gradova *Alexey Kortnev as Vadim Vuinovich * Kristina Orbakaite as Vera Gorda (prototype — singer Nina Dorda) *

Dmitry Kharatyan Dmitry Vadimovich Kharatyan (born 21 January 1960) is a Soviet and Russian actor of Armenian descent, People's Artist of Russia. Was born in Olmaliq, Uzbek SSR on 21 January 1960. His debut as an actor came in Vladimir Menshov's ''Practical J ...

as Shevchuk (guard in the Gulag) *Marianna Schultz as Celia Rosenblum * Victoria Tolstoganova as Tasia Pyzhykova * Andrei Smirnov as Leonid Pulkovo *

Sergei Bezrukov Sergey Vitalyevich Bezrukov (; born 18 October 1973) is a Soviet and Russian film and stage actor, singer, People's Artist of Russia, the laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation. He currently works at Tabakov Studio (the theatre of ...

Vasily Stalin Vasily Iosifovich Stalin Dzhugashvili ( ka, ვასილი იოსების ძე სტალინი ჯუღაშვილი, ; 21 March 1921 – 19 March 1962) was the youngest son of Joseph Stalin, born from his second wife, ...

*Marina Yakovleva as Agasha *Alexander Rezalin as Nugzar * Igor Bochkin as Petukhov *Ilya Noskov as Boris Gradov IV *Dmitry Ulyanov as Semyon Stroilo * Elena Kasyanova as Mayka Strepetova * Irina Kupchenko as Mayka's mother *Marina Shvydkaya as Elizaveta * Andrey Ilin as Savva Kitaygorodsky *Valery Ivakov as Vaskov * Vladimir Mironov as

Joseph Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Dzhugashvili; 5 March 1953) was a Soviet politician and revolutionary who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until Death and state funeral of Joseph Stalin, his death in 1953. He held power as General Secret ...

Igor Sklyar Igor Borisovich Sklyar (; born 18 December 1957) is a Russian actor and singer. He has appeared in over 30 films since 1974. He starred in the 1994 film, '' The Year of the Dog'', which won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contributi ...

Mikhail Frunze Mikhail Vasilyevich Frunze (; ; 2 February 1885 – 31 October 1925) was a Soviet revolutionary, politician, army officer and military theory, military theorist. Born to a Bessarabian father and a Russian mother in Russian Turkestan, Frunze at ...

* Pavel Remezov as Molotov *

Alexei Makarov Alexei Valerevich Makarov (; 15 February 1972) is a Russian actor of theatre and cinema. Born 1972 in Omsk in family of actors Valeriy Makarov and Lyubov Polishchuk. Biography After high school, at the second attempt, he entered the Russian Un ...

as Alexander Sheremetyev *Vitaly Egorov as Sandro Pevzner *Anna Snatkina as Yolka Kitaygorodskaya *Vladimir Dolinsky as Shaytis * Irina Brazgovka as Leonid Pulkovo's beloved * Mikhail Yefremov as party organizer of the medical institute *

Tatiana Samoilova Tatiana Yevgenyevna Samoilova (; 4 May 1934 – 4 May 2014) was a Soviet and Russian film actress best known for her lead role in ''The Cranes Are Flying'' (1957). She received a number of awards for the film, including a special mention at the C ...

as Professor *

Vyacheslav Shalevich Vyacheslav Anatolievich Shalevich (; 27 May 1934 – 21 December 2016) was a Soviet-Russian film, theatre actor and a People's Artist of the RSFSR. Biography Vyacheslav Anatolievich Shalevich was born in Moscow in 1934.Regimantas Adomaitis Regimantas Adomaitis (31 January 1937 – 20 June 2022) was a Lithuanian film and stage actor. He was also active in Russia and Germany. Career Adomaitis was born in Šiauliai. He graduated from the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics at Vilniu ...

as journalist Reston * Emilyano Ochagaviya as Galaktion Gudiashvili * Nana Mchedlidze as Keke, Stalin's mother * Alexey Bysh as Obersturmbannfuehrer

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{{Authority control Russian-language television shows Films shot in Moscow 2004 Russian television series debuts 2004 Russian television series endings Films based on Russian novels Channel One (Russia) original programming Russian drama television series Russian television miniseries Television shows set in Russia Television shows set in Moscow