Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution
6.1
2017
1 hr 0 min
History
, Documentary
, TV Movie
Russia, 1917. After the abdication of Czar Nicholas II Romanov, the struggle for power confronts allies, enemies, factions and ideas; a ruthless battle between democracy and authoritarianism that will end with the takeover of the government by Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks.
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- Cast：
- Juliet Stevenson , Nicholas Asbury , Milo Twomey , Simon Sebag-Montefiore , Martin Amis , Bridget Kendall , Vladimir Lenin
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