The Witches of St. Petersburg

Descripción

Two Montenegrin princesses, Militza and Stana, are married intothe Russian aristocracy of the last Tsar by their father. Initiallyshunned by society and, in Stana's case, married to a man shedetests, life isn't easy. Fascinated by the occult, the sisters soon become close to theTsarina Alexandra who is willing to try anything to precipitate the birth of the son and heir the country longs for. If she puts her faith in them, Militza and Stana promise they can help theTsarina produce a boy. The girls hold seances, experiment with a variety of rituals and bring various men to the Tsarina who they feel have spiritual power. Their closeness to the Empress and power in court is undisputed: until, that is, Grigori Rasputin arrives. Militza and Stana, along with most of female Russian society, are intoxicated, but by bringing Rasputin into their lives, have they taken a fatal step too far?