The Russian Revolution

How Lenin seized control of Russia

Starting in 1881 this film shows the personal battle between Lenin's Ulyanov family and the royal Romanovs that eventually led to the Russian revolution.

Documentary History

Vladimir Lenin

(Self (archive footage))

Jonathan Kydd

(Narrator (voice))

Joseph Stalin

(Self (archive footage))

Tsarina Alexandra

(Self (archive footage))

Grand Duchess Anastasia

(Self (archive footage))