Poor Nastya

Bednaja Nastya (Russian Бедная Настя, German arms Nastya ) is a Russian historical telenovela from 2003-2004, which was broadcast in 34 countries. The telenovela set in the 19th century and is based on the real historical situation. In the series also real historical figures occur. However, situations, and the main characters are fictitious.

• 3.1 Russia
• 3.2 Ukraine
• 3.3 China
• 3.4 Worldwide

Action

St. Petersburg, 1839. The old baron Korf has such a natural daughter brought up Anna. His dream is to see them on stage. One sees in Anna a great talent and tells her a great future. But almost no one knows that it is only a Grundholdin. The young Baron Vladimir Korf despises Anna, but is taken from a secret passion for her. Prince Mikhail Repnine has fallen in love with Anna. But he knows nothing about her ancestry.

Princess Maria Dolgorukova wants to take possession of the estate of the Korf family. She hates the old Korf, because he held the fraud of her deceased husband's secret. Maria's older daughter Lisa loves Vladimir Korf. The princess has before but to marry her to an old and wealthy nobleman, the Lisa can not stand.

Once Maria Dolgorukova has learned that her husband had the extramarital daughter Nastya. When asked who she is, the telenovela will be answered at the end. And it's not so difficult to guess that Grundholdin Anna is in reality Duchess Anastasia Dolgorukova.

Occupation

Production

• Production Companies: Amedia, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Russian World Studios on behalf of the STS TV channel
• Producers: Alexander Akopow, Jeff Lerner, Paul Rauch, Dmitri Schutko
• Written by: Tita Bell, Sergei Kaluschanow, Linda Schreyer, Lisa Seidman, Elizabeth Snyder
• Director: Ekaterina Dwigubskaja, Stanislav Libin, Anna Plotkina, Peter Shtein, Alexander Smirnov

Actor

• Jelena Korikowa: Anna Platonova
• Daniil Strakhov: Vladimir Korf
• Pyotr Krassilow: Mikhail Repnine
• Dmitri Isayev: Zahrensohn Alexander Nikolayevich
• Olga Ostroumova: Maria Dolgorukova
• Alexander Filippenko: Andrej Sabalujew
• Yekaterina Klimova Natalia Repnina
• Anton Makarski: Andrej Dolgoruky
• Lyudmila Kurepowa: Sonja Dolgorukova
• Anna Tabanina: Lisa Dolgorukova
• Viktor Werschbizki: Tsar Nicholas I Pavlovich
• Alyona Bondarchuk: Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna
• Anna Gorshkova Polina Penkova
• Albert Filosow: Baron Korf
• Igor Dmitriev: Prince Obolensky
• Vladimir Kachan: Alexander von Benckendorff
• Alexander Kaljagin: Vasily Zhukovsky
• Marina Alexandrova: Marie of Hesse- Darmstadt
• Marina Kasankowa Olga Kolinowskaja
• Teona Dolnikowa Rada, sister of Gypsy Ssedoj
• Larissa Schachvorostowa: Marpha Egorovna, mother of Nastya
• Emanuil Vitorgan: Prince Dolgoruky
• Nina Ussatowa: Varvara
• Svetlana Toma Andrejewna: Ssytschicha
• Olga Ssjomina: Tatjana

Broadcast

Russia

The premiere of the telenovela Bednaja Nastya took place at STS on 31 October 2003. The television series was always sent by April 30, 2004 in primetime on weekdays at 20.00 clock ( with the repetition morning at 8:00 clock ).

Bednaja Nastya was the first Russian telenovela that was sent to STS, and the first project of Amedia. The success of the telenovela inspired the other joint projects between the two companies, such as Ne rodis karassiwoj, Adjutanty ljubwi and Moja prekrasnaja njaja.

As of 21 June 2004, the repetition of the telenovela on Rossiya began again in prime time on weekdays at 20.55 clock on ( with the repetition morning at 8:45 clock ). She was later postponed to 12.00 clock.

On 10 January 2006, STS has begun to repeat the telenovela because of numerous requests of the viewers still time weekdays at 17.30 clock. Already in February 2006 Bednaja Nastya but was replaced by another iteration of Charmed and moved to 12.00 clock.

On 18 July 2008, Russian TV channels Domaschni started with the further repetition of the television series at 17.00 and at 3.45 clock.

Ukraine

The Ukrainian premiere of Bednaja Nastya took place simultaneously with the Russian premiere on 31 October 2003 to 1 1 at 20.15 and 14.50 clock instead.

From December 1, 2004 Bednaja Nastia was repeated in the evening at 21.00 clock on TET. Moreover, even a repeat of the telenovela started back to 1 1 on 19 December 2005 in the morning at 11.15 clock.

A further repetition in Ukraine took place on Nowy channel.

China

2005, Chinese national broadcaster Channel 8 has sent the telenovela under the name of love in St. Petersburg, so that more than 20 million viewers have seen the story of poor Nastya. The cause of such success in China is due to the Chinese interest in Russian literature. She herself produced and shot miniseries and soap operas, which are based on various works of Russian literature, for example, How the Steel Was Tempered and The Dawns Here Are Quiet, in which Russian and Ukrainian actresses and actors appear.

Worldwide

Bednaja Nastia was sent in many other countries around the world, including in Kazakhstan, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia ( in Russian with Latvian subtitles), Finland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Greece, Slovakia, Serbia ( in Russian ), the Czech Republic, Spain, Turkey, Israel ( in Russian), in some Latin American countries.

Had great success Bednaja Nastya in Eastern Europe, as well as in Greece, where it was aired on the central station Mega TV under the name Ftohi mou Anastasia. In Israel, one could see the telenovela on the Russian-language channels plus Israel.

In Spain, the telenovela had no success under the name Anastacia. Although the first episode made ​​a pretty big impression, the interest in the telenovela has disappeared quickly. First, each sequence was shortened to 20 minutes, soon broadcast on 13.30 clock has been moved. Later, the telenovela has been set at all. Such failure she had in Colombia.

Continuation of the Telenovela

The great success of the telenovela Bednaja Nastya in Russia, the countries of the former Soviet Union, Greece and China led to the idea to make a sequel of the telenovela. Was reported in the press that the shooting in the fall of 2005 should have started. STS has even the advertising of Bednaja Nastya aired 2, which can be viewed on YouTube today.

To date, the recordings have not begun. In his interview on 5 August 2006 for the newspaper Trud Daniil Strakhov the lead actor said he had no idea if the sequel is planned, and it was already impossible to gather all performers again.

Trivia

• Nastia is the short form of the female Russian first name Anastasia.
• Bednaja Nastia is the first Russian series, which was so successfully sold abroad.
• The budget of the telenovela was 11.8 million U.S. dollars.
• The recordings took part in the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg.
• At the casting for the main characters took 7,200 actors participate in 14 cities of Russia.