Poor Nastya

Poor Nastya
Бедная Настя
Developed by	Aleksandr Smirnov
Starring	Elena Korikova Daniil Strakhov Pyotr Krasilov Dimitri Isayev Olga Ostroumova Ekaterina Klimova
Composer	Irina Tumanova
Country of origin	Russia
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	127
Production
Production locations	Moscow, Russia St. Petersburg, Russia
Running time	40 minutes
Original release
Network	Russia STS Ukraine 1+1
Release	31 October 2003 (2003-10-31) – 30 April 2004 (2004-04-30)

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.

Cast

Dubbing in Romanian

• Valentina Fătu as Anna Platonova, the female protagonist. Anna is the illegitimate daughter of Prince Pyotr Mikhailovich Dolgoruky and his servant Marfa and was hidden in the house of her father's old friend, Baron Ivan Ivanovich Korff. Baron Korff brought her up like his own daughter, much to the seeming displeasure of his son Vladimir. But her legal status is a serf. Anna falls in love with Vladimir's best friend Mikhail Repnin, but their relationship is constantly disturbed by Vladimir, who has also fallen for Anna. Finally, it is discovered Anna's real name is actually Anastasia Petrovna Dolgorukaya and she marries Vladimir.
• Dorin Andone as Baron Vladimir Ivanovich Korff, the male protagonist, sometimes shown as antagonist. In the beginning, he is attracted by Princess Liza Dolgorukaya, but then becomes involved with Olga Kalinowska, lady-in-waiting. He has a duel with Tsarevich Alexander and is condemned to death, but later saved by the Tsarevich. Vladimir is jealous of Misha's relationship with Anna, but finally marries her.
• Radu Botar as Prince Mikhail Alexandrovich Repnin, Vladimir's best friend. He falls in love with Anna, but their relationship is constantly disturbed by Vladimir, who also loves Anna. Misha eventually falls in love with Liza Dolgorukaya and marries her.
• Emilia Popescu as Princess Natalia Alexandrovna Repnina, Misha's sister and the fiancée of Andrey Dolgoruky. She leaves him after finding out he is the father of Tatyana's child. During the series, it is indicated Natalia has fallen in love with Prince Alexander, who has previously fallen in love with her and tried to seduce her. After Andrey is killed by accident, Natalia ends up alone, as Alexander decides to marry Princess Maria Alexandrovna.
• Mihai Dinvale as Prince Pyotr Mikhailovich Dolgoruky, the husband of Maria Alexeevna and Anna's (Nastya) biological father, who is believed to be dead.
• Catrinel Dumitrescu as Princess Maria Alexeevna Dolgorukaya, the antagonist of the series. She is the mother of Andrey, Liza and Sonya and the wife of Anna's (Nastya) biological father Pyotr Mikhailovich Dolgoruky. Maria is aware of Pyotr's relationship with servant Marfa and despises Ivan Ivanovich Korff, who helped them to hide their relationship. After Ivan Ivanovich dies, Maria Alexeevna continues a dispute with his son Vladimir.
• Denis Ștefan as Andrey Platonovich Zabaluev, the male antagonist. Liza is forced to marry him, but they eventually divorce.
• Carmen Tănase as Marfa, the lover of Pyotr Mikhailovich Dolgoruky and the biological mother of Anna (Nastya).
• Vlad Ivanov as Prince Andrey Petrovich Dolgoruky, the son of Maria Alexeevna Dolgorukaya and the fiancée of Natalia Repnina. He, however, sleeps with his servant Tatyana and finds out she is pregnant. Andrey is accidentally killed by his mother, who wanted to kill Vladimir.
• Ioana Ginghină as Princess Elizaveta "Liza" Petrovna Dolgorukaya, the daughter of Maria Alexeevna Dolgorukaya. She is in love with her childhood sweetheart Vladimir, but is forced to marry an old aristocrat, Andrey Platonovich Zabaluev. The two later divorce and Liza falls in love with Misha and marries him.
• Alina Chivulescu as Princess Sonya Petrovna Dolgorukaya, the youngest daughter of Maria Alexeevna Dolgorukaya. She has a brief romance with Nikita.
• Gheorghe Dinică as Baron Ivan Ivanovich Korff, Vladimir's father who raised Anna as his own daughter. He is poisoned by Maria Alexeevna, Zabaluev and Karl Modestovich.
• Ion Săsăran as Prince Sergey Stepanovich Obolensky, the manager of the Imperial Theatre in St. Petersburg.
• Ioana Drăgan as Sychikha, Vladimir's aunt who lives in the wood and is believed to be a witch. Vladimir despises her, as he believes she is responsible for the death of his mother.
• Virginia Rogin as Varvara, the servant in the Korff Manor.
• Ion Caramitru as Karl Modestovich Schüller, the steward of the Korff Manor, and one of the antagonists. He helped Maria Alexeevna and Zabaluev to appropriate the Korff Manor.
• Anca Florescu as Polina Penkova, the servant in the Korff Manor, jealous of Anna.
• Ovidiu Ghiniță/Pavel Bartoș as Nikita Khvorostov, the servant in the Korff Manor, in love with Anna. He later has a brief romance with Sonya Dolgorukaya.
• Veronica Gheorghe as Tatyana "Tanya" Veryovkina, the servant in the Dolgoruky Manor. She is in love with Andrey Dolgoruky and eventually gives birth to his child.
• Radu Bânzaru as Sedoy, a Gypsy.
• Laura Vasiliu as Rada, a Gypsy girl.
• Constantin Cotimanis/Alexandru Papadopol as Narrator

Sequel

The sequel Poor Nastya 2 was planned, as it was noted at the end of the Poor Nastya. A promo video was shown on television and at the YouTube in 2006. However, a sequel has not been made yet. In 2006, Daniil Strakhov stated he doubted it would be made, as it is "impossible to gather all the actors after three years."

References

External links

• Official website (in Russian)
• Poor Nastya at IMDb