The series was filmed in St. Petersburg and Moscow, mostly in historical locations. This is not accidental - the events take place in an alternative historical reality, and the famous locations are necessary to emphasize the connection between the historical line of our world and the world of the series.
Peter and Paul Fortress
In movie
Scene where Runevsky comes to Bogrov's execution and tortures him to find out Karamora's identity, but learns nothing useful.
Real
Scene was shot in the Peter and Paul Fortress, in the western part, near St. John's Gate.
St. Petersburg
Peter and Paul Fortress
