Fall of the Tsars or Poslednie Pyat' Let (Last 5 Years)

Fall of the Tsars is an amazing Russian video from 1913 to 1918. There is so much archival footage that not only have I never seen before but the speed of the film is slower allowing for clarity of the scenes. For example there are numerous instances of Nicholas brushing each side of his moustache with his hand that I have read of from various sources as his nervous habit. From the database listing of Krasnogorsk, I believe they included most if not all of the film on Nicholas for this period!

Joanna

I just got this video: Poslednie Pyat' Let (literally, "The Last Five Years," though in English they call it Fall of the Tsars) sent from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It's done by the same folks that produced Nikolai i Aleksandra, which I love. After seeing just 10 minutes, I was hooked! Full of film footage, from the war years in particular, I've not seen before. My favorites so far are the clips of Nicholas II with Nikolai Nikolaevich -- you can see exactly how enormous the Grand Duke was compared to the Tsar. (I've been suspicious that the still photos of the two have been doctored to mask the Tsar's much smaller stature -- now I'm convinced!) It also includes a rather icky clip of Stolypin in his casket  

I heartily recommend it! The narration is all in Russian -- NO subtitles -- but there's enough new visuals to keep even non-Russian speakers very happy.

Ooh! This sounds wonderful! Thanks for the heads up Sarushka!

Sarushka,

Thanks for this info. i just ordered a copy for myself!

H