Admiral (Season 1)

Admiral (Адмиралъ, 2009) is Andrey Kravchuk's historical drama about the Russian Civil War, available to watch online on iFILM. At its center stands Alexander Kolchak — polar explorer, naval commander, and the man who took charge of the White movement just as the old Russia fell apart around him.

Konstantin Khabensky carries the story as Kolchak, from his victories in the Baltic to his final days in Irkutsk. Running alongside the war is his love for Anna Timiryova (Elizaveta Boyarskaya), a married woman who gives up everything to stay with the admiral until the end. Oath, country and desire pull him in different directions, and no choice comes cheap. Sergey Bezrukov, Anna Kovalchuk and Egor Beroev round out the cast.

This extended television cut expands the well-known feature with more of the front lines, the staff rooms and the home front. Sweeping naval battles, the frozen Siberian campaign, a ballroom and a firing squad — the production spares nothing, neither period detail nor feeling. For anyone who likes big, old-fashioned historical sweep, it delivers. Stream Admiral online on iFILM.