

In the Turmoil of the Russian Revolution
2017 was the centenary of one of the most significant and epoch-changing events of the 20th century - the Russian Revolution. Using the private journals of Pierre Gilliard, tutor to the Romanov children, this film provides a very intimate and eye-opening account of what the Imperial family did and thought, day-by-day, as their world was crumbling around them.
2017 was the centenary of one of the most significant and epoch-changing events of the 20th century - the Russian Revolution. Using the private journals of Pierre Gilliard, tutor to the Romanov children, this film provides a very intimate and eye-opening account of what the Imperial family did and thought, day-by-day, as their world was crumbling around them.
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