Russia, Land of the Tsars (2003– )

Stars:

Edward Herrmann, Michelle Maryk, Ronnie Farer

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Edward Herrmann	...	Narrator (4 episodes, 2003)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

tv mini series | emperor | russia

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Borodino, Russia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hollydan Works, Partisan Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 120 min (2 episodes) (Channel 4) 60 min (4 episodes) (History Channel)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

During Peter the Great's Azov Campaign of 1695 Russian soldiers are seen priming their muskets with percussion caps. Percussion caps were not invented until 1830.

User Reviews

Entertaining

Very fast moving and entertaining. Easy to assimilate information. Music was fantastic. Music was actually my favourite part. as the story journey from the monguls to Peter the Great, so did the music. Very smart homages to Tchaichovsky & Prokofiev.

I also liked the reenactments, though they did start to get a little samey. Most importantly it taught me things about Russia I didn't know.

For an American TV show I thought this was rather exceptional.

The only down side was that I wish it was a longer show so there could be more time spent on each period. I would have also liked it to go to present day Russia