Catherine the Great

History

It seems that Catherine the Great is popular these days. Documentaries, feature films, and a series soon to appear on Netflix. However, I stumbled upon what is likely to be the best of them all produced in Russia. It's visually lavish and populated with excellent actors. 

The script is well written and more historically accurate (though not absolutely) than all the others. You'll have to read subtitles inasmuch as the actors speak in the native tongues of the characters appearing in the story; Russian, French, German, and English. This link is for the first episode only appearing on YouTube. It seems that most of the others are on YouTube or you can subscribe to Amazon Prime if you want to see the rest. (And if the budget is a problem, you might find a deal on a free week and binge watch all twelve installments)