Vasilisa
β 4.8 Β· 2014 Β· 100m Β· Drama Β· History Β· Romance
He is a nobleman, and she is a serf. They are not meant to be together. Perhaps this love story would have ended there, had it not been for the war. Napoleon invaded the Russian Empire, and that day changed the usual way of life and class prejudices. The world would never be the same again. War writes a new love story.
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