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Russia, Land of the Tsars

Season 1

2003 · 4 episodes

  1. 1. Episode 1

    2003-05-26

    Russian history from the 9th century to Ivan the Terrible.

  2. 2. Episode 2

    2003-05-26

    Details the chaos after Ivan the Terrible's death, the introduction of serfdom and the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great.

  3. 3. Episode 3

    2003-05-27

    Fight for power after Peter died, Empress Elizabeth takes control and the rise of Catherine the Great. Followed by Paul's disastrous reign and Alexander's war against Napoleon.

  4. 4. Episode 4

    2003-05-27

    Nicholas fights the Crimean War, Alexander the Second attempts to modernize while clamping down on dissent, the Sino-Russian War under Nicholas the Seconds and the rise of Marxism under the Bolsheviks.

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