
Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution
2017 · Movie · 59 min · ★ 3.0
The Russian Revolution is one of the most pivotal events in 20th century history. Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin emerged to change Russian rule, Russian politics and begin the birth of the Soviet Union. In this Russian revolution documentary, Martin Amis and others discuss a pivotal year in Russian history when communism and the USSR was established and how it influenced decades to come.
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-10-10
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 59 min
- TMDB rating
- 3.0/10 (1 votes)
Themes
- world war i
- docudrama
- russian revolution (1917)
- rise to power
- russian history
- communism
- imperial russia
- 1910s
- leninism
- bolshevism
- soviet union history
- lenin
- +1 more
Cast & crew

Juliet Stevenson
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Nicholas Asbury
as Vladimir Lenin

Milo Twomey
as Leon Trotsky
- NC
Nicholas Cowell
as Joseph Stalin

Jonny McPherson
as Alexander Kerensky
- HR
Helen Rappaport
as Self - Writer
- OF
Orlando Figes
as Self - Writer

Simon Sebag-Montefiore
as Self - Writer
- CM
China Miéville
as Self - Writer

Martin Amis
as Self - Writer
Directed by Renny Bartlett