Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution (2017)
• October 10th, 2017 • 1h 0min
Documentary, History
Overview
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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