Russian Revolution in Color

Overview

The Russian Revolution is the collective term for a series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. The Tsar was deposed and replaced by a provisional government in the first revolution of February 1917 (March in the Gregorian calendar; the older Julian calendar was in use in Russia at the time). In the second revolution, during October, the Provisional Government was removed and replaced with a Bolshevik (Communist) government.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 8, 2007

Original language

English

Spoken languages

russian

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

The History Channel UK

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded