| Description |
1 online resource (54 min.) |
| Summary |
The Russian Revolution of 1917 is one of the most controversial events of the 20th century. Three men - Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin - emerged from obscurity to forge an entirely new political system. In the space of six months, they turned the largest country on earth into the first Communist state. Was this a triumph of people power or a political coup d'etat that led to blood-soaked totalitarianism? A hundred years later, the Revolution still sparks ferocious debate. This film dramatizes the 245 days that brought these men to supreme power. As the history unfolds, a stellar cast of writers and historians, including Martin Amis, Orlando Figes, Helen Rappaport, Simon Sebag-Montefiore and China Mieville, battle over the meaning of the Russian Revolution and explore how it shaped the world we live in today |
| Credits |
Cast: Nicholas Asbury, Milo Twomey, Nicolas Cowell and Jonny McPherson |
| Cast |
Narrator: Juliet Stevenson |
| Notes |
In English |
| Subject |
War -- Causes.
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| SUBJECT |
Russia -- History -- Nicholas II, 1894-1917.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125803
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Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 -- Causes
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Russia.
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Soviet Union.
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Documentary television programs.
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History.
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Documentary television programs.
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Documentaires télévisés.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Barlett, Renny, director
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Stevenson, Juliet, narrator
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British Broadcasting Company, production company.
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