S01E01 Episode 1
Polina is a beautiful carefree nobleman's daughter. Her father throws a birthday ball to attract suitors. But has a heart attack. A self serving notary has the ill man sign freedom papers for servant girl...
Life of a Mistress
S01E09: Episode 9
Ilya thrives with Polina as his governess. Boris cannot please social climbing Tatiana who gets a tutor. Andrei arranges for Polina to marry Efim. And pairs Dmitri with Ekatarina.
Overview
Polina Lebedeva, daughter of the childless prince Alexei Petrovich Golovin, is the most enviable bride of the Yamburg district. During the ball in honor of her birthday, Alexei Petrovich dies of a heart attack. This grief is only the beginning of hard trials, destined for the girl ..
Episodes
S01E02 Episode 2
Nephew Sergey and notary Boris team up to steal Polina's inheritance. Nikita loves her but cannot marry a serf. Polina's best friend Tatiana has run away without a word. Will the truth come out?
S01E03 Episode 3
The untrustworthy Count buys the mansion at auction along with 840 acres. Polina is sent to work in the kitchen by a wary Countess who hates horses. Boris and Tatiana move to St Petersburg.
S01E04 Episode 4
Polina angers Anna and is sent to work in the coal pits. Boris can't make Tatiana happy. Sergey blackmails Andrey. Nastassia commits suicide. Dmitri helps Polina twice.
S01E05 Episode 5
Anna orders Polina to organize the hunt for nobles. Andrey plots an assassination. Polina wins over her coworkers by reading to them. Andrey tries to rape Polina. A pretty rich girl sets her sights on...
S01E06 Episode 6
Someone gets shot during the foxhunt. Anna breaks a promise. Dmitri gives Polina back her beloved horse Lushka. Polina is forced to be an unpaid tutor to Ilyah. Tatiana attempts suicide. Boris is going broke.
S01E07 Episode 7
Polina boards her horse with a murderer. Andrey plans to marry off Polina. Stephan is held in the root cellar. Anna plots with the Princess to steal Dmitri away from Polina.
S01E08 Episode 8
Dmitri tries to get Polina a passport. Stephan escapes the cellar. The Princess pouts. A criminal threatens Boris. Tatiana has an unhappy dinner party.
S01E09 Episode 9
Ilya thrives with Polina as his governess. Boris cannot please social climbing Tatiana who gets a tutor. Andrei arranges for Polina to marry Efim. And pairs Dmitri with Ekatarina.
S01E10 Episode 10
Boris is blackmailed into crime by Lev Egorovich. The priest wants to make hot air balloon. The serf girls have a sauna. Anna denies she is abused. Tatiana takes a lover.
S01E11 Episode 11
Evdokia is feeding Stepan who is hiding out in the woods on the estate. He goes to the police and Efim is arrested, stopping the wedding. Dmitri stops a kidnapping.
S01E12 Episode 12
Andrei announces Dmitri's engagement to Ekatarina. Efim dies in jail before questioning. Vera helps Polina look for Boris. Dmitri gets closer to the truth about Polina's parentage.
S01E13 Episode 13
Boris and Tatiana are on the run staying in a brothel. Dmitri has agreed to marry Ekatarina as long as Andrei frees Polina. The truth gets closer to coming out.
S01E14 Episode 14
The evil Count Andrei gives Polina freedom then has her kidnapped and hidden away. Famous singer Barinov sings with a serf girl Palashks and sees talent. Ekatarina flirts with Andrei. Dmitri gets evidence.
S01E15 Episode 15
Polina learns of her birth and her mother's death at the convent where she has been hidden away. Vera tracks Boris and Tatiana who are broke and have no passports. Boris is arrested. Dmitri finds...
S01E16 Episode 16
Countess Anna miscarries. Dmitri finds the convent and the name of who paid for Polina's kidnapping. Tatiana leaves the brothel. Palasha is freed and runs away to train with the Imperial Theater.
S01E17 Episode 17
Dmitri helps rescue Polina and Vera from the brothel and gives Polina her freedom papers. Lev is arrested. Anna leaves Andrei and sends Ilya to the cadet academy. Tatiana kills herself. Andrei and Dmitri duel.
S01E18 Episode 18
Dmitri marries Polina. Ekatarina becomes Andrei's mistress. He has Dmitri falsely arrested for murder. Boris tells the truth in court but is stabbed. Andrei is sent into exile. Dmitri adopts his infant niece Nadya.
Cast
Tatyana Babenkova
Polina Lebedeva
Lidiya Kopina
Nastasya
Vladislav Abashin
Andrey Krechetskiy
Ivan Dobronravov
Boris Nazemnyj
Ivan Mamonov
Archip
Artem Krylov
Dimitrij Krechetskiy
