Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution

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Nicholas Asbury

Milo Twomey

Nicholas Cowell

Jonny McPherson

Tariq Ali

Orlando Figes

Bridget Kendall

China Mieville

Simon Sebag Montefiore

Martin Amis

Victor Sebestyen

John Hardy

Renny Bartlett

Graeme Dawson

Nicolas Kent

Susan Jones

Juliet Stevenson

Charlotte Sacher

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Floury Crum

Penny Davis

James Swift

Mitchell Thomas

David Runciman

Sam Hardy

Kelly Beaton

Jutta Russell

Sara Fagan

Madlen Mierzwiak

Heidi Miller

Simon Pereira Hind

Erik Rehl

Kitty Walker

Emily Rimmer

Kathryn Ellinger

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10/10/2017

BBC Two - Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution

The story of Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin and the 245 days that brought them to supreme power

The story of Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin over the 245 days that brought them to power. As the history unfolds, writers and historians debate the meaning of the Russian Revolution.

The Russian Revolution of 1917 is one of the most controversial events of the 20th century. Three men - Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin - emerged from obscurity to forge an entirely new political system. In the space of six months, they turned the largest country on earth into the first Communist state. Was this a triumph of people power or a political coup d'etat that led to blood-soaked totalitarianism? A hundred years later, the Revolution still sparks ferocious debate. This film dramatizes the 245 days that brought these men to supreme power. As the history unfolds, a stellar cast of writers and historians, including Martin Amis, Orlando Figes, Helen Rappaport, Simon Sebag-Montefiore and China Mieville, battle over the meaning of the Russian Revolution and explore how it shaped the world we live in today.

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