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.

Cast:Juliet Stevenson, Nicholas Asbury, Milo Twomey, Nicholas Cowell, Jonny McPherson, Helen Rappaport,

Genre:Documentary, History,

country:United Kingdom,

Production:BBC, Oxford Film and Television,