About Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution
- Released on October 10, 2017
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.
Full Cast of Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution
Juliet Stevenson plays Herself - Narrator (voice)
Nicholas Asbury plays Vladimir Lenin
Milo Twomey plays Leon Trotsky
Nicholas Cowell plays Joseph Stalin
Jonny McPherson plays Alexander Kerensky
Helen Rappaport plays Herself - Writer
Orlando Figes plays Himself - Writer
Simon Sebag-Montefiore plays Himself - Writer
China Miéville plays Himself - Writer
Martin Amis plays Himself - Writer
Bridget Kendall plays Herself - Journalist
Victor Sebestyen plays Himself - Writer
Vladimir Lenin plays Himself - Politician (archive footage)
Vladimir Putin plays Himself - Politician (archive footage)
Tariq Ali plays Himself - Writer
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