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Most women are not indifferent to serial melodramas about love. But the slave Izaura and just Maria are already in the past, now the leading positions are occupied by the creations of Russian filmmakers. Series from year to year are becoming better and more interesting, but the reason for their popularity is not only this. All-consuming passion, hatred, betrayal, betrayal – all this is in real life, so the audience enjoys fictional stories with pleasure.
Of course, men are unlikely to be able to appreciate our selection, but women will definitely like it. Below is a list of the top 10 Russian TV series about love.
10 Poor Nastya (2003)
Episodes – 127
The action of the series “Poor Nastya” takes place in 1839. The main character is a young girl Anna. She was born a serf, but the elderly Baron Korf raised her as his own daughter. He sincerely fell in love with her and wishes her the best. He hopes that Anna will one day perform on the stage of the Imperial Theatre. The girl has a lover – Prince Repnin. There is something to envy, but what happens when everyone finds out about the origin of Anna? After all, all the secret someday becomes clear …
The series “Poor Nastya” was shown in 34 countries around the world. At the moment, you can find many similar stories, but at that time he was one of a kind. He has only one drawback – the length, but for someone it will be an advantage, because you don’t want to say goodbye to your favorite characters.
9. Pregnancy test (2014)
Number of runs – 16
The main character Natalya Bakhmetyeva is a talented obstetrician. After an unpleasant story at work, she decides to leave for St. Petersburg. Another reason that makes her leave the capital is a married lover. Natalia tries to start all over again. She is offered to become the head of the maternity ward at the scientific and medical center. This fragile woman with a strong character will deal with difficulties every day. Difficult patients, problematic childbirth – Bakhmetyeva can handle it. Here she will find best friends and love.
If you enjoy the series Pregnancy Test, keep in mind that the second season was released in 2019.
8. Children of the Arbat (2004)
Episodes – 16
The multi-part feature film, which is based on the trilogy of Anatoly Rybakov, covers a short period of time (1933-1943). He will tell viewers about the lives of ordinary girls and boys who live in the same house on the Arbat and are neighbors. They are young and consider themselves masters of life, hope for the best, fall in love and just live. But they were “lucky” to be born in a difficult time: an atmosphere of general suspicion, a cult of personality, a well-functioning punitive system. These are not all the tests that will fall to the lot of the main characters. Soon the children of the Arbat will face an even greater evil – war.
7. Queen Margot (1996)
Number of runs – 18
Historical serials occupy a special place in Russian cinema, they allow you to plunge into the era of a particular time. “Queen Margot” offers viewers a closer look at France in 1572. The series is based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas. The main character is Margarita, sister of King Charles IX. The girl must marry the King of Navarre, the leader of the Huguenots. A magnificent wedding ends with sad events – the massacre of the Huguenots by Catholics. Margot rescues a wounded nobleman and falls in love with him, but the queen has no right to happiness. The first thing she should think about is duty…
6. Beautiful life (2014)
Episodes – 20
The Beautiful Life series begins in 1988. The main character – Irina is a modest and positive girl. She meets Yura, a spark jumps between them. They soon realize that they love each other. They are not destined to be together, Zhanna and Sasha, sister and brother, children of rich and influential parents, stand in their way to happiness. Zhanna is not indifferent to Yura, Sasha has strong feelings for Ira. They are ready to do anything to separate their lovers. Alexander is sent to Afghanistan, and Irina finds herself in a hopeless situation and becomes a currency prostitute…
5. The Admiral (2009)
Number of runs – 10
The events take place in a difficult time for Russia: the First World War, the Civil War, two revolutions, the collapse of the empire. Alexander Vasilievich Kolchak – Russian officer, naval commander, admiral. Viewers will be able to see the story of his life and love.
The series is based on real events.
4. A Short Course in a Happy Life (2011)
Number of runs – 16
The creation of the scandalous director – Valeria Gai Germanika. The film is shot in an unusual way, it resembles a reality show. The main character is a young woman Sasha. She is divorced, lives with her mother and raises her son alone. Like any woman, Alexandra dreams of becoming happy. Fate brings her to Peter. Meaningless acquaintance with the continuation – straight from the nightclub, Sasha and Peter go to his house and spend the night together. In the morning, the girl runs away and goes to a new job. Sasha recently got a job at a recruiting agency. There she meets Peter. Now he will be her boss.
The series “A Short Course in a Happy Life” will tell not only about the fate of Alexandra, but also about her colleagues Katya, Lyuba and Anya. Each of them has its own destiny…
3. Hearts of Three (1992)
Hearts of Three is a mini-series with only 5 episodes.
It was based on a screenplay written by Jack London for Hollywood. An exciting adventure story where there was a place for romantic love. Francis and Herman Morgan are distant cousins. Their financial situation can hardly be envied, the men are going to improve it with the help of the treasure left by their pirate descendant. True, you will have to spend a lot of time looking for it. Things heat up even more when Leoncia decides to join them. Both Francis and Morgan take a liking to her.
One of the few films that I want to watch again.
2. Frontier: A Taiga Romance (2000)
Episodes – 8
The series that made viewers forget about all the cases. At that time, the audience had not seen anything like it, so this story interested not only women, but also men.
“Border: A Taiga Romance” tells about life in a military garrison. 70s, Far East, border with China. Russian army officer Nikita helps the Chinese smuggle drugs. He is married, his wife is Marina, much younger. She works as a doctor in the medical unit. In the same place, Marina meets Ivan, a soldier who suffered during the exercises. She falls in love with him, Ivan also understands that he is not indifferent to the blond beauty. But Nikita will never let Marina go, the lovers have to hide and risk their lives to spend at least a couple of hours together. The series tells about the fate of two more women Albina and Galina – Marina’s closest friends.
1. Bad weather (2018)
Number of runs – 11
The action of the series takes place in the dashing 90s. A daring crime has been committed in a small town in the Urals. Someone robbed the cash-in-transit car, a huge amount was stolen – 145 million rubles. The robber is a young man named Herman. He recently returned from Afghanistan, but no one needed him. Now, together with the money, he is hiding in an abandoned village in the beautiful name Bad weather.