Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution

Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution

60 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Oct. 10, 2017

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.

Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution

60 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Oct. 10, 2017

Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution
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.
Producers BBC, Oxford Film and Television
Original title Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution
Directors Renny Bartlett
Writers

Cast

Juliet Stevenson

as Herself - Narrator (voice)

Nicholas Asbury

as Vladimir Lenin

Milo Twomey

as Leon Trotsky

Nicholas Cowell

as Joseph Stalin

Jonny McPherson

as Alexander Kerensky

Helen Rappaport

as Herself - Writer

Orlando Figes

as Himself - Writer

Simon Sebag-Montefiore

as Himself - Writer

China Miéville

as Himself - Writer

Martin Amis

as Himself - Writer

Bridget Kendall

as Herself - Journalist

Victor Sebestyen

as Himself - Writer

Vladimir Lenin

as Himself - Politician (archive footage)

Vladimir Putin

as Himself - Politician (archive footage)

Tariq Ali

as Himself - Writer