Peter Ustinov presents a personal and entertaining view of Russia's tumultuous history, in six parts. 2: Peter the Great and Catherine the Great Peter the Great revolutionised 17th-century Russia, ruthlessly imposing western technology and customs on the reluctant boyars. He founded the Russian navy and built the 'Venice of the North'. St
Petersburg - now renamed in honour of another revolutionary - Lenin.
Peter Ustinov also looks at the life and legacy of the flamboyant Catherine the Great, who surrounded herself with foreign architects and artists.
Written by PETER USTINOV
Directed by JOHN MCGREEVY Produced by JOHN MCGREEVY and VICTOR SOLNICKI A crv production