''The Road to Calvary'' (russian: Хождение по мукам, Khozhdeniye po mukam) is a Russian 12-episode television miniseries from 2017. It is based on the eponymous trilogy of novels of the Soviet writer Alexei Tolstoy and directed by Konstantin Khudyakov. The first run began on November 27, 2017 at 21:40 on NTV in Russia. The series was available on

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with English

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but Netflix seems to have pulled it as of September 2020.

Plot

The series covers the years 1914-1919. The action begins before the outbreak of

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. Society is in anticipation of major change. In the center of the story are the Bulavina sisters: Katya and Dasha. The girls share a love for the decadent poet Alexei Bessonov, who changes their worldview and way of thinking, predicting the end of Russia. The first world war brings new experiences to the serene existence of the Bulavin-Smokovnikov family. After the war and revolution, the ways of the sisters diverge. Katerina Bulavina falls in love with the white officer Vadim Roshchin.

Cast

Anna Chipovskaya Anna Borisovna Chipovskaya (russian: А́нна Бори́совна Чипо́вская; born 16 June 1987) is a Russian actress who has appeared in theater, television and film. Early life Anna Chipovskaya was born in Moscow. She was born ...

— Darya Dmitrievna Bulavina *

Yuliya Snigir Yuliya Viktorovna Snigir (russian: link=no, Юлия Викторовна Снигирь; born 2 June 1983) is a Russian actress and model. Life and career Yuliya Snigir was born in Donskoy, Tula Oblast, Russian SFSR. She graduated from high s ...

— Ekaterina Dmitrievna Smokovnikova *

Leonid Bichevin Leonid Aleksandrovich Bichevin (Russian: Леони́д Алекса́ндрович Биче́вин; born 24 December 1984) is a Russian film and theater actor. Early life Leonid Bichevin was born in Klimovsk, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Sovi ...

— Ivan Ilich Telegin *Pavel Trubiner — Vadim Petrovich Roshchin *

Svetlana Khodchenkova Svetlana Viktorovna Khodchenkova (russian: Светла́на Ви́кторовна Хо́дченкова; born 21 January 1983) is a Russian film, television and theater actress. She is an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2018). Earl ...

— Liza Rastorgueva *

Andrey Merzlikin Andrey Ilyich Merzlikin (russian: Андре́й Ильи́ч Мерзли́кин; born 24 March 1973) is a Russian film and theater actor. Early life Andrey Merzlikin was born in Kaliningrad, Moscow Oblast. In the first education – radio e ...

— Arkady Zhadov *

Anton Shagin Anton Aleksandrovich Shagin (russian: Анто́н Алекса́ндрович Ша́гин, born 2 April 1984) is a Russian actor of theater, most famous for his role as Mels in '' Hipsters''.Alexander Blok Alexander Alexandrovich Blok ( rus, Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Бло́к, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕ ˈblok, a=Ru-Alyeksandr Alyeksandrovich Blok.oga; 7 August 1921) was a Russian lyrical poet, writer, publ ...

) *Alexey Kolgan — Nikolai Ivanovich Smokovnikov, lawyer, husband of Catherine * Sergey Koltakov — Dmitry Bulavin, doctor, father of Daria and Catherine *Yevgeny Tkachuk — Sergey Sapozhkov *

Aleksandr Yatsenko Aleksandr Viktorovich Yatsenko (russian: Алекса́ндр Ви́кторович Яце́нко; born 22 May 1977) is a Russian actor. He appeared in more than thirty films since 2003. Selected filmography References External links * ...

— Alexey Krasilnikov *

Lyubov Aksyonova Lyubov Pavlovna Aksyonova, (russian: link=no, Любовь Павловна Аксёнова; born March 15, 1990) is a Russian actress. Biography Aksyonova was born in Moscow. She studied at '' Russian Institute of Theatre Arts''. In 2012 sh ...

— Ganna *

Roman Madyanov Roman Sergeevich Madyanov (russian: Рома́н Серге́евич Мадя́нов; born July 22, 1962) is a Soviet and Russian actor. Madyanov's career in cinema began as a child actor when he starred as Huckleberry Finn in ''Hopelessly Lost' ...

— Olovyannikov *

Dmitri Dyuzhev Dmitri Petrovich Dyuzhev (russian: Дмитрий Петрович Дюжев) (born July 9, 1977) is a Russian film and stage actor and singer. In January 2023, Ukraine imposed sanctions on Dmitri for his support of 2022 Russian invasion of Ukra ...

— Mamont Dalsky *

Yevgeny Stychkin Yevgeny Alekseevich Stychkin (russian: Евге́ний Алексе́евич Сты́чкин; born 10 June 1974) is a Russian actor and director known for his roles in '' God Loves Caviar'' and ''Trotsky''. Biography Yevgeny Stychkin was born ...

—

Nestor Makhno Nestor Ivanovych Makhno, The surname "Makhno" ( uk, Махно́) was itself a corruption of Nestor's father's surname "Mikhnenko" ( uk, Міхненко). ( 1888 – 25 July 1934), also known as Bat'ko Makhno ("Father Makhno"),; According to ...

Sergei Puskepalis Sergei Vytautovich Puskepalis ( rus, Сергей Витаутович Пускепалис; 15 April 1966 – 20 September 2022) was a Russian actor and theatre director. He is best known for his roles in the award-winning movies '' Simple Thing ...

— General Romanovsky *Andrei Chernyshov —

Ivan Sorokin Ivan Lukich Sorokin (4 December 1884 - 3 November 1918) was a Russian military leader and participant in the Russo-Japanese War, World War I, and the Russian Civil War. He was Commander-in-Chief of the Red Army of the North Caucasus and Comman ...

Roman Kurtsyn Roman Dmitrievich Kurtsyn (russian: link=no, Рома́н Дми́триевич Ку́рцын; born 14 March 1985) is a Russian actor. Selected filmography References External links * 1985 births Living people Russian male film a ...

— Mishka Solomin *

Aleksandr Galibin Alexander Vladimirovich Galibin (russian: Александр Владимирович Галибин, born 27 September 1955) is a Soviet and Russian actor noted for playing the Master in the miniseries ''The Master and Margarita'' (2005). His a ...

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Boris Savinkov Boris Viktorovich Savinkov (Russian: Бори́с Ви́кторович Са́винков; 31 January 1879 – 7 May 1925) was a Russian writer and revolutionary. As one of the leaders of the Fighting Organisation, the paramilitary win ...

*Vasily Shchipitsyn —

Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. ( 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin,. was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 19 ...

Petr Rykov Petr (also Pyotr) Sergeevich Rykov (russian: Пётр Серге́евич Рыков; born December 30, 1981) is a Russian actor, television host, musical performer and model. Biography Petr Rykov was born in Novgorod, Russian SFSR, Soviet ...

— Zhukov *

Maxim Stoyanov Maxim Stoyanov (russian: Максим Владимирович Стоянов; born June 29, 1987) is a Russian stage and film actor, known for his work in the 2019 American comedy drama ''Give Me Liberty''. Biography Stoyanov was born in Tighina ...

— Dmitro

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Road to Calvary, The Russian television miniseries 2017 Russian television series debuts 2017 Russian television series endings Russian drama television series 2010s Russian television series NTV (Russia) original programming Television series set in the 1910s Works about the Russian Revolution Cultural depictions of Vladimir Lenin Cultural depictions of Nestor Makhno