When Alice has her examination she is supported by a senior scientist. It is Dmitri Mendeleev (1834-1907), a famous Russian scientist, who is the founder of the Periodic Table of Elements. In 1869 he presented his discovery to the Russian Chemical Society.
To give authenticity to the film, several of the pieces of jewelry, including Alisa's necklace and ring and Severina's tiara were real. Lended to the production by Garrard & Co. Limited from London, the pieces were valued in several million dollars and were kept under guard at all times when filming.
Allegedly, the film production ran into trouble with the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources, as the wooden platforms used by camera crews leaked toxic paint into the ice, polluting several of Saint Petersburg bodies of water, including the Mokya River and the Kryukov Canal.
Sonya Priss's debut.
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