Poor Nastya (Russian: Бедная Настя, Bednaya Nastya) is a Russian telenovela originally aired in the Russian Federation from 31 October 2003 to 30 April 2004 on STS, and in Ukraine from 10 November 2003 to 7 May 2004 on 1+1.

Set in 19th century imperial Russia, the series achieved international success and was shown in China,[1] Israel,[2] Serbia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Greece, Bulgaria and more than twenty countries worldwide.

[3] With a budget of $11.8 million, it is the most expensive Russian television project so far.

[5][8] A promo video was shown on television and at the YouTube in 2006.

In 2006, Daniil Strakhov stated he doubted it would be made, as it is "impossible to gather all the actors after three years.