The series was filmed in St. Petersburg and the region, including the Peter and Paul Fortress, the Holy Trinity Alexander Nevsky Lavra, Kresty Prison, Shushary, Peterhof, the Znamenka estate, the Krasny Treugolnik factory, and the Skvortsov-Stepanov Psychiatric Hospital No. 3.

Filming Locations:

City Square

In the Film

The scene where Sasha Meshcherskaya drives through the city square where townspeople are walking.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at the Mint in the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg. The sign "Mint" on this building is made in an old style and suited the time period of the series.