Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution
Oct 10, 2017 | IMDB 3
60 min Watch NowDocumentary, History
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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