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TV CHANNEL RUSSIA 1

MOSKINO PRODUCTION COMPANY

MOSKINO PRODUCTION COMPANY

MINISTRY OF CULTURE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

GENERAL SPONSOR: VTB BANK

CREATED BY EKATERINA ZHUKOVA

IVAN IV: SERGEI MAKOVETSKY, ALEXANDR YATSENKO

ANASTASIA ROMANOVNA ZAKHARYINA-YURIEVA: TATIANA LYALINA

MALYUTA SKURATOV: VIKTOR SUKHORUKOV

VLADIMIR STARITSKY: ARTYOM TKACHENKO

EVFROSINIA STARITSKAIA: LYUDMILA CHIRKOVA

EVDOKIA STARITSKAIA: MARIA PALEI

MACARIUS: LEONID KULAGIN

SILVESTER: VLADIMIR SIMONOV

KURBSKY: KONSTANTIN KRYUKOV

ADASHEV: ANTON FEOKTISTOV

CHELYADNIN: NIKITA PANFILOV

FYODOR BASMANOV: VIKTOR DOBRONRAVOV

ALEXEY BASMANOV: VITALY KHAEV

VYAZEMSKY: IGOR MIRKURBANOV

LUKA: ARTUR IVANOV

DARIA: MARIA SHUMAKOVA

SHCHELKALOV: VLADIMIR STEKLOV

WRITTEN BY TIMUR EZUGBAYA

PHOTOGRAPHY DIRECTOR DENIS ALARCON RAMIREZ RGC

PRODUCTION DESIGNER YEVGENY KACHANOV

COSTUME DESIGNER NATALIA SALTYKOVA

MAKEUP ARTIST ANASTASIA ESADZE

FILM EDITOR IGOR LITONINSKY

COMPOSERS: EDUARD ARTEMIEV, ARTYOM VASILIEV, DMITRY YEMELYANOV

POST-PRODUCTION PRODUCER: ANNA ASRIYANTS

SOUND EDITOR: PAVEL DOREULI

COMPUTER GRAPHICS PRODUCER EUGENE GITTSIGRAT

PRODUCERS: EKATERINA ZHUKOVA, MARIA USHAKOVA, ANTON ZLATOPOLSKY

DIRECTED BY ALEXEY ANDRIANOV

THE TERRIBLE

EPISODE SIX

- I didn't expect... - I can't do this anymore, I want peace.

THE SINNER AND THE RIGHTEOUS

If the soul calls for peace and to eb distanced from sin,

this call can’t be denied. I give you, my blessing.

Thank you, father... Thank you.

I just need to finish what I have started.

Prepare my heir, gather guardians around him...

We will wait. We will gladly call you brother.

Keep everything secret. No one should know about this.

It can bring chaos...

God bless.

And then the tsar said that he wants to take monastic vows

and retire from worldly affairs. And the abbot answered

that the tsar conceived a good deed...

Yes, I understand.

You look as if you believed it.

You know his temper. To become a monk - this will never happen.

You have no understanding of our tsar.

Well, suppose he will. So what?

He will leave the throne to his son. You and I will be his guardians.

We will acquire even more power! There will be no one above us.

Except for the axe. Without the tsar,

we will all be exterminated.

We must talk the tsar out of it.

Well, you do that. You are way better with words.

Since times of Silvester He does not tolerate advice.

We must twist it, so that he thinks he made that decision himself.

The blessed tsar decided to take monastic vows

and went to the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery,

and asked that they wait for him...

...And so, they cared greatly to have God.

As the Saint Paul said: 'Not only are those

who do the deed are deserving of death,

but also, those who allow it.'

Are you reproaching me with your righteousness?

If someone else's righteousness disgusts you,

it means that the soul has become completely embittered.

No, I fled from sin all my life.

I wanted salvation.

But you knew where to find it.

Why didn't you do it?

I wasn’t righteous enough.

It happened last week. We go in -

Tomilo cuts the old woman in two.

And then there are girls with big tits and asses -

One more beautiful than the other! They are sitting on a bench

like chickens on a perch! So, I had my way with them!

There’s more! More about chickens! The other day we also went hunting.

We came to the village, gathered all broads, undressed them

and we sent them necked to catch the chickens. It was so funny!

Those that were too slow we hurried on with our arrows.

Those who were bony we shot under the shoulder blade,

and shot the fat ones right in the ass!

Whom have I brought close to me? Low lives!

Filth! Am I forced to live with this scum now?

Such a sin... I can't.

I put you, the oprichniki, above everyone else.

If I gave this power to the army of the righteous,

It’s a blessing. But if I gave it to demons...

Sire, alas, those who serve you are no angels.

But neither are they demons. They are just people.

We are holding raw clay in our hands.

And we are free to shape and burn it as we see fit.

You are blubbering again!

We made oprichniki into the warriors.

Just like the army.

But maybe they should be structured differently.

Like what?

Maybe if we introduce a monastic order.

The same charter, the same lifestyle.

Well, not exactly the same, but still.

I believe it would bring people together.

Strengthen the spirit and piety.

- Make way! - Oh, my God! - The oprichniki!

- Make way! - Stand aside!

Oh, it smells bad.

Check the crawl space!

They were shivering, so, they settled on top of stove.

The plague will leave us soon without any enemies of the tsar.

It works faster than we do.

In my village, three houses are empty now.

Wait a second, who is hiding there?

Oh, you, God’s little creature!

Leave it!

If Malyuta finds out, we'll be in trouble.

- So don't say a word. - Malyuta!

What?

- What do we do with the dead? - Take them outside of the city,

burn them there. Are you hungry?

Let’s do it. You take the arms; I'll take the legs.

- Let's take out one at a time. - Wait!

Call the one felt ill.

Let him drag them out, and we will watch!

We have a strange friendship.

We grow apart then become close again.

Now, once again we have united when time came to rescue each other.

Not just us. Everyone!

Are you ill?

Fear is worse than any disease.

What are you so afraid of now?

- Are you joking Ivan Petrovich? - Everyone is afraid now.

No one knows when the end will come.

Didn't I warn you that this is how it will end?

You didn't believe me.

Now you see for yourself that the tsar is mad.

We are ready to raise the troops.

The only thing that is missing is a leader.

- Not many will follow me. - Yes, not everyone.

But if we ask Staritsky...

Staritsky won't listen to me.

And he won't talk to me either.

Give it a try.

Sit straight, be still.

- A letter, Mother. - Give it to me.

Who is the letter from?

I beg you, don't trust him. He is evil!

How are you better than him, if you wanted to hide the letter?

Do you know what was your husband accused of?

When they cut him, they shouted about treason.

- Who told you about me? - Zhukov-Samolva.

He is a voivode, Ryazan governor.

- He helped us to escape. - All right.

I will try to bring your husband's case to the tsar, without involving oprichniki.

If he will grant mercy, all this will end.

- What are we to do? - I'll take care of for now.

God willing, you will be back soon.

God willing.

Why did you ask for a meeting? We have nothing to talk about.

- Well, say something. - Wait a second, prince.

Here.

Now prince, hear us out.

We can’t endure Ivan anymore. We've had enough.

We have gathered here to beg you...

I shouldn't be here.

I appeal to your blood, Vladimir! To the blood of Rurik!

Your family has sworn to protect our state

from all enemies and assailants. And this oath is immutable!

Even if the enemy is the tsar himself.

God himself has chosen Ivan to be on the throne!

There's no more Ivan!

Only a blood-thirsty shadow remains!

Your brother is dead!

Didn't you beg him to return to the throne?

And we made a mistake. Just like you, prince.

And it needs to be corrected.

I won't harm my brother.

If you have made up your mind, go ahead.

If I see that the Lord is with you,

then I will accept this cross.

Thank you, Vladimir Andreevich!

What happened to you?

Malyuta found out about the ring.

That bastard cut my fingers off one by one!

So that I would not have the fingers to wear it on!

Gather! Let's go, I said!

And you will go with us. I need more people.

Fyodor Alekseevich, I'm sorry, I usually go with Malyuta.

It's more fun with me, you'll see!

- Give it back! - Don't get in the way!

Quick!

Give it back!

Don't touch her!

What did we do?!

Stop right here!

Don't come near!

Come here!

No, please...

- Follow me! - No!

- Follow me! - Please don't!

Go, go!

Natalia! Natalia, where are you? Natalia!

Basmanov! Tell your people to behave!

Why? We administer the law, Danila Romanovich.

These people belonged to the traitor Shevyryov.

No, these are my people. I bought this land.

- When? - Recently.

Do you want to see the deeds?

I heard that you buy up any land, so that it doesn't go to the oprichnina.

Who are you to interrogate the tsar's relative?

You were his relative. But your sister died.

Basmanov!

Will you dare to repeat these words to the tsar, or should I tell him?

I’ll follow your wish, Danila Romanovich.

Did you hear that? Let's go!

Goida! Goida!

- You called? - My son advised me

to discuss some rumors with you.

Let's talk about them later. I have business to discuss with you, too.

A profitable one.

I know how you perform your service.

Those at whom the tsar is angry - you must execute.

But some of the accused...

Let's put it this way: some pay for their sins with money.

That's a lie.

If you dare to go to the tsar with this lie,

you'll disappear, not even a memory be left of you.

Basmanov, I am not a fool. I am not going to fight you.

So why did you come?

Tell me, do you have anyone whom you could let go,

but they cannot pay for themselves?

If you do, tell me. I will pay.

I can't understand what you gain from this.

When I die, the Lord will ask:

'What good did you do?' I will answer.

You are funny!

How are you not afraid, huh?

You can never curry favor enough.

You are not the only one who will get my lands.

This way I will at least feed you to old age.

You are a funny man, Danila Romanovich.

How is that you’re still alive?

As soon as I have the goods you need, I will let you know.

Lord Christ our God, bless our food and drink

with prayers of thy pure mother and of all thy saints,

as blessed forever and ever.

- Amen. - Amen.

Sire, the distribution of bread is proceeding in order.

Starvation has considerably diminished. And the plague began to decline.

All your measures are successful.

- The people praise you. - Sire!

An urgent letter from Livonia!

Voivode Vorotynsky is asking for reinforcements.

He says the Livonians have gathered a large force.

Order me to go, sire. My hands are itching to fight the Livonians.

And send me with my father!

Brothers!

One time found in you my defenders and loyal servants.

And now, it seems to me that I found you again.

Strong, indestructible, invincible. Are you like that?

Yes, we are, sire!

It's time to show our bravery on the battlefield!

Yes, it’s time!

We are as one! I myself will lead you against the enemy,

and the angels will trumpet about our victory in heaven!

- Goida! - Goida!

- Goida! - Goida!

- Goida! - Goida!

It all happened as we wished.

Ivan believed the letter, he will lead the troops himself to Livonia.

- That's good. - Yes, but for one thing.

He appointed Staritsky a voivode. Prince Vladimir is going with him.

Maybe it's for the best. We promised to do the deed ourselves.

Yes, let's wait until the tsar reaches Livonia.

And we will place our armed people in Moscow.

- Someone will notice. - We don't need a lot of people.

How many of these loathsome oprichniki will remain in the Kremlin?

- Well, then what? - Then this.

The first one is to be sent to the Livonian Order

with a peace offer. The second one is to be sent

to King Sigismund, let him advance his troops.

- Does the Polish king know? - He does, yes.

He is ready to support us. And we will hit Ivan in the rear

with the zemstvo army.

And how will we pay off Sigismund?

Well, we haven't talked about that yet.

But whatever he wants - the price will not be great,

in comparison with what we will pay Ivan if he remains in power.

Agreed, Ivan Petrovich. This time we will get him.

- He’ll go down! - Great!

Masha, come here.

- You got dirty. - Let's ride the swing!

Sure!

You will scratch your knees again!

- I am sorry. - For what?

I am the one who should apologize.

There is no malice in you.

You always do only good deeds.

The truth is it would’ve been better for me not to know any of this.

Did you meet him? And?

Useless. I'm leaving for Livonia today.

Ivan Vasilyevich appointed me voivode.

Vladimir.

That was a bad move. You lose.

No one can compete with you, sire.

Why are you so quiet, brother?

Well... Always the same before the fight,

I feel anxious.

Really?

You haven't been like this neither in Kazan nor Livonia.

No, it's not the war that worries you.

God knows...

Maybe I am getting too old.

Basmanov is complaining to me about you, Malyuta.

He says that you cut your people's fingers off for stealing.

- It is true, sire. - You could give him a flogging.

Not only did you tell Basmanov everything,

you also handed over the ring to the treasury.

As if I would become poor without it.

I know you wouldn't, sire. But only all this is yours.

Whoever steals anything, so much as a loaf of bread, is

stealing from you. And I can't let allow it.

I don't understand: either you are a fool,

or you are actually wise.

- Whatever you call me. - Basmanov wants to get rid of you.

- Well... - He says you're shameless.

He says people are afraid of serving under you.

Only those who plot treason against the tsar

need to fear me. And the rest have no reason.

Well said. Even, perhaps, with wit.

- I have something I need you to do. - Okay.

We were ordered to keep watch over Prince Vladimir Staritsky.

- What should we look for? - Everything!

Report everything! He writes a letter -

I should get this letter! He receives a letter -

I must read it first! We'll arrange it as if we are on patrol.

You are from morning to noon, you are from noon to sunset,

and you are from sunset to dawn. Clear?

But what about sleep?

You'll tough it out.

I’ll be keeping an eye on the prince and on you.

And if someone overlooks something, or hides it...

I will feed you to the crows myself.

Come here.

Why hide now?

Are you tailing me?

You are.

Tell me, why did you become an oprichnik?

- I needed the money. - Is that all?

Maybe you wanted to rise in the world or different life?

To become a boyar, for example.

- I never even thought about it. - Maybe you should.

Who wouldn't want to live like that?

- This is the best life. - And why is it so?

- You don't have to worry about food. - That’s true.

However, infamy, passion and human suffering are

the same whether you are below and above.

Never mind, go.

Keep tailing.

You are here. So, it has been decided.

Go.

I have come to beg you, prince! With heartache and tears...

What are you saying? Have you lost your mind?

I have! Fear for the tsar drives me to madness.

Because they want to kill him! To kill the Lord's anointed one.

Lord, why?!

I am begging you, prince! Evade the sin!

- Please, evade it! - What are you blubbering about?!

I appeal to your blood, prince! Do not kill your brother!

I know you have a guilty conscience.

- What are you talking about?! - Do not kill your brother!

There is no sin worse than this!

Think of your soul, think about us all!

Confess to the tsar, repent!

This is the only way to be saved! I am begging you!

Ivan Vasilyevich! I would like to talk to you.

- We can talk on our way, we’ll have time. - I need to talk to you now.

Go ahead.

Bring the bread.

Get out!

The tsar is returning from the campaign.

W-what? How is that possible?

Disband everyone!

Sod you!

- Goida! - Goida!

The guests drove into the boyars' courtyards,

the boyars were cut with many axes.

Goida! Goida!

The gate split in half,

golden goblets are passed from hand to hand!

- Goida! - Goida!

Goida!

- Goida! - Goida!

- Goida! - Goida!

Goida! Goida!

Keep saying this and use your axes to finish them off!

- Goida! - Goida!

My dear guests, I see you are bored!

Prince Repnin, don't you like my oprichniki?

- I do, sire. - Great!

Ivan Petrovich! Do you know how to play the tsar?

I don't, sire.

Well, let's play now! Dress him up.

Well?! How does it feel?

Sitting on the throne with a knife at the throat?

When death and betrayal are looming over you every second?

'Are you able to drink the cup that I drink,

and to be baptized with the cross that I am baptized with?'

In vain you are trying on the words of the Savior.

You are a sinner, wicked man and a murderer.

Those like you have only one road...

Set all his estates on fire.

Kill all his people, his family, and other conspirators!

Kill every one of them!

Do you hear me?! Kill them all!! To the last child!

LITHUANIA

- Sir Zamoyski is here, prince. - Bring him in.

- Bring the wine, quick! - Okay, okay.

Sir Zamoyski! What a surprise.

Would you stay for the meal? I'll serve it here.

Don’t bother, prince, I'm not here for long.

Stay! I rarely get visitors.

Did you speak to the king about me? Did you convey my request to him?

Sigismund hasn’t found quite the right thing for you to do yet.

He called me, but now he doesn’t know what I should do.

He has no use for me now.

That's not true, prince. You are welcome here.

The king gave you land.

This land still doesn't belong to me. I am mired in land disputes,

like a village headman.

This is not the kind of life I wanted.

If you want something different,

Sigismund will need evidence of your loyalty.

- What do you mean? - Being with the king requires

performing a special service, which no one else can provide.

On this understanding, turn them away from sin,

Lord, give them reason not to perform their treacherous deeds.

I don’t want to spill any more blood! Lord, have mercy on me.

Lord, talk sense to my enemies.

Forgive me, sire! A letter has arrived from Lithuania,

I brought it immediately. It bears Kurbsky's stamp.

Leave me!

To the tsar, once glorified by God, who has now become the opposite

and has a leper conscience. Out of great heartbreak,

I dare to convey to you, tsar, at least something.

Why, tsar, did you execute in various manner the boyars that were given to you by God

to fight your enemies,

Why did you kill your well-wishers and call the sweet bitter?!

Do not think, tsar, that we have already perished

and been killed by you when we are not at fault.

And do not rejoice in this, as if boasting of an easy victory!

Those executed by you stand at the throne of the Lord,

crying out to God for vengeance on you!

You, tsar, will remain with the flatterers who echo you.

You asked for a meeting, prince?

I had to drive for a long time. Hopefully, it was not in vain.

I would like to give this to King Sigismund.

There are Russian fortifications on the western border.

Here is a list of regiments in Livonia and secret fords.

The King will ask me...

If he does decide to go to war, will you march under his banner

against your former kingdom?

King Sigismund is now my ruler. His will is the law.

Good, good.

I see, father, that you judge me. You like that.

But I can't see why would you judge me?!

You are the tsar. It is proper to judge you

not only by your deeds, but also by the deeds of your subjects.

- They guarded me. - Demons are guarding you!

You said it yourself. But that's not all.

You gave them power! You protected them from any court:

they are their own judges! They are not afraid of anything.

- They listen to me. - And as soon as they taste blood,

they will have hunger for it and will not stop until they are satiated.

Just because you dressed them as monks, they did not become lesser demons.

You have done so much good, but people will remember you

for this demonic revelry!

You will be cursed! Your name will remain dark throughout history.

I can't hear you, father.

I'm not listening to you anymore!

Prince, I respectfully thank you for taking the time to visit me.

How many dare to refuse your invitation now?

I just wanted to ask you a few questions.

I spend most of my time in Aleksandrov.

I don't really know anything about your life.

And you decided to come to the Kremlin just for this?

Well, sometimes things require subtlety.

What things?

We lead the quiet life here.

After the tsar had executed all the boyars,

there's not much to do. You know that.

- Just wanted to make sure. - No, you wanted to find something.

It's difficult for you.

The tsar won't need you if he learns that

all the treachery has been wiped out.

But if convince him that it still exists, you are not doing a good job.

You know what they say: take away the prey from the dogs,

they will begin to tear at each other.

You speak too courageously

for someone who himself took part in the treachery.

I myself revealed it to the tsar.

It was me, not you.

Seems like I did your job.

I think Ivan Vasilyevich remembers this well.

So, what did you want to ask me?

I think there are no more questions.

We had a nice talk.

I will remember this conversation.

After the inquiry in Moscow, I have suspicions

about Dmitry Lykov.

They say that he talked ill about you.

- And with him is Pyotr Lazarev. - Who are these people?

How many years have the oprichniki been serving me?

More than two years, sire.

More than two years... What is good of you and Basmanov?

When will it be peaceful?

Perhaps, sire, when through all these 'lykovs'

we get to the true conspirators.

Well then come to me when you find the real ones!

What else?

Don't get mad, sire, but...

- But Vladimir Staritsky... - What about him?

Treason, sire, is always ready to raise her head

as long as the one which she follows around, lives.

Your brother was among the conspirators...

Don't you dare talk about my family! You dog!

Get out!

- Bad news? - Yes, it is.

The ground has begun to sway under our feet.

- How so? - Easily.

The tsar is not happy with our service anymore.

He will soon completely turn away from us.

And especially if he listens to Staritsky.

- What does Staritsky have to do with it? - Everything, Alexey Danilovich!

If we wait, we will only anger God.

- It's either him or us. - What are you planning?

I am ready to do anything.

We will find the way.

Subtitling by Sergey Smirnov.