Princess tarakanova raises the morale of her new friends and protectors. Ekaterina ii confronts nikita panin about his secret dealings, but keeps him close in the nation's moment of need. Little does she know the affairs of her mother begin to jeopardize her chances of remaining safe.
With sergey safronov, viktor dobronravov, anna mikhalkova, olga lerman. After receiving her new name, ekaterina is baptised and prepares for her wedding to pyotr. Nikita panin prepared for retirement, but ends up disappointed.
The rise of catherine the great princess tarakanova is throw into prison as alexey orlov pleads for her freedom. 1779 everyone already calls empress catherine ii the great at the instigation of her closest. Ekaterina digs deeper into princess tarakanova's history with the help of some old friends. Anna petrovna storms in, bringing along with her a deadly black small pox disease.
With marina aleksandrova, michael gor, vladimir yaglych, pavel tabakov. Count panin falls deeper into his. Luckily, no one else is infected, but the fate of anna is uncertain. Generals potemkin and vasilievich devise a strategy to defeat the ottoman.