Mikhail Alekseyev
Self (with Tsar Nicholas) (archive footage)
In May 1913 the Romanov Dynasty celebrates its 300th anniversary at the Russian throne. The last emperor in the long line is Tsar Nicholas II. He rules over a country with huge social and economic differences. Russia is for the most part still an agrarian society, but capitalism and its industries are growing. In 1914 Russia gets involved in the First World War. Tsar Nicholas II declares a general mobilization. A vast number of peasants and workers have to go to the front as soldiers. After three years the country is ruined by the war, and there is a shortage of provisions. In February 1917 workers begin striking in the capital, Petrograd. Their protests are soon joined by soldiers. A complete anarchy is threatening the country, when the parliament, called the duma, reorganizes the power structure by forming a new Provisional Government. At the same time the Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies forms another ruling body at the City Hall of Petrograd. In this situation Tsar Nicholas II sees no other possibility than to resign from his government. On the 4th of March 1917 he declares his abdication from the throne. The new Provisional Government and its war minister Kerensky continue the war. This presents an opportunity for the Bolsheviks to organize demonstrations and to persuade the workers and soldiers to overthrow the Provisional Government and seize power themselves.
Padenie dinastii Romanovykh
Self (with Tsar Nicholas) (archive footage)
Self (Consults with Another Officer) (archive footage)
Self (Chairman, 1st Session, Petrograd Soviet) (archive footage)
Self (Reviews Troops) (archive footage)
Self (People's Will Party, in Open Car) (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (Monk, Rasputin's Rival) (archive footage) (as Illiodor)
Self (Ambassador to France, Gets in Carriage) (archive footage)
Self (with Millerand) (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (Doffs Fur Hat, Shakes Hands of Soldiers) (archive footage)
Self (in Ceremonial Carriage, Not Visible) (archive footage)
Self (Aboard Ship) (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Режисер
2021 · Фільм
Пригоди · Документальне