The author and host of the TV show “Palace Secrets,” the famous historian and writer Evgeny Anisimov, tells about the most mysterious secrets of Russian history of the 18th century. You will see a series of fascinating stories from the life of the tsars and the Russian nobility. You will find answers to the questions: what was the true reason for the execution of Tsarevich Alexei? Was Mikhail Lomonosov the son of Peter the Great? Who was hiding under the Russian “Iron Mask”? Who was the secret husband of Empress Elizabeth? How did life turn out for the illegitimate son of Empress Catherine the Great? And finally, what was the secret of all the secrets of the Russian court that everyone knew about?