Nicholas and Alexandra: The Letters
Through their private correspondence, historian Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb unearths the romance and tragic demise of Tsar Nicholas II, the last ruler of the Russian Empire, and Empress Alexandra. She reveals how their letters illustrates their political naivety, their isolation and their delusion as well as their devotion to each other. It also shows the factors that drove Russia to revolution in 1917.
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Episode 1: Years of Love
An exploration of Tsar Nicholas and Alexandra’s doomed love amid Russia’s upheaval.
Ever since their brutal murders one hundred years ago, the world has been fascinated by Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, the Empress Alexandra. Through the couple’s politically damning, sexually intimate and personally revealing letters, this dramatized documentary, presented by historian Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb, explores Nicholas and Alexandra’s complex romance and family intrigues.
Episode 2: Years of Tragedy
Letters reveal how Nicholas and Alexandra’s disastrous leadership drove Russia to revolt.
Tsar Nicholas II and Alexandra’s personal letters tell of their affection, their delusions, but above all, the road to Russian revolution. From their total isolation to their political ineptitude and reliance on Rasputin, this private correspondence chronicles their disastrous leadership. And as the revolution took hold, widespread blame for the country’s woes was aimed solely at the royal family.
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