The Advertisements for this Miniseries looked spectacular, finally a modern factual series about WW1 in Russia.
Sadly, this was not to be. The story seems like it is taking place in Victorian England not poverty stricken Tsarist Russia. This is a flaw of most of the Studio Tritey productions, invent an imaginary Tsarist Russia that only exists in fiction. No food riots, no massive opposition to the Tsar, no mass executions of protesters that were common in that period.
The film was shot in modern day St. Petersburg and a Movie set, but even today the city is more appealing than its 1914 version with filth in the streets.
The heroes of the story are 2 Tsarist Secret Police agents and an Upper Class Educated Man who becomes an officer in the Tsarist Army.
Of course because of their position they are not required to go into Combat. And the portrayal of combat on the Eastern Front in this series is what one would call "overkill". Armadas of Zepellin Bombers and Fokker Assault Planes did not terrorize the Russian People daily. In the whole War German Zepellins attacked the UK maybe a total of 5 times.
We see frequent flashbacks of Kostin, the character played by Alexander Baluyev(very popular in Army role). He is a veteran of the war with Japan, he became a POW and Japanese culture has had an effect on him, as well as the death of a woman he became attached to as a POW.
Of course he is the perfect example of a Government Secret Policeman, he has few flaws and does not doubt his lord, father, and leader, the Tsar. He and his Sherlock Homes like sidekick Shtol'tz crack down on anti-government movements, which ALL happen to be German Agents, or Austrian ones.
Yes, this movie is one Conspiracy Theory after Another. Russia did not lose the war because she was behind Europe in Technology, Education, and Industry, but because all those calling for Reforms were German Agents, simple way out for this Revisionist History.
Even Lenin is a German agent, and he ended the War for Russia, saving it from collapse.
If one is looking for facts, this Series is not based on them. This movie had excellent quality and special effects, and that is it.
Sadly, this was not to be. The story seems like it is taking place in Victorian England not poverty stricken Tsarist Russia. This is a flaw of most of the Studio Tritey productions, invent an imaginary Tsarist Russia that only exists in fiction. No food riots, no massive opposition to the Tsar, no mass executions of protesters that were common in that period.
The film was shot in modern day St. Petersburg and a Movie set, but even today the city is more appealing than its 1914 version with filth in the streets.
The heroes of the story are 2 Tsarist Secret Police agents and an Upper Class Educated Man who becomes an officer in the Tsarist Army.
Of course because of their position they are not required to go into Combat. And the portrayal of combat on the Eastern Front in this series is what one would call "overkill". Armadas of Zepellin Bombers and Fokker Assault Planes did not terrorize the Russian People daily. In the whole War German Zepellins attacked the UK maybe a total of 5 times.
We see frequent flashbacks of Kostin, the character played by Alexander Baluyev(very popular in Army role). He is a veteran of the war with Japan, he became a POW and Japanese culture has had an effect on him, as well as the death of a woman he became attached to as a POW.
Of course he is the perfect example of a Government Secret Policeman, he has few flaws and does not doubt his lord, father, and leader, the Tsar. He and his Sherlock Homes like sidekick Shtol'tz crack down on anti-government movements, which ALL happen to be German Agents, or Austrian ones.
Yes, this movie is one Conspiracy Theory after Another. Russia did not lose the war because she was behind Europe in Technology, Education, and Industry, but because all those calling for Reforms were German Agents, simple way out for this Revisionist History.
Even Lenin is a German agent, and he ended the War for Russia, saving it from collapse.
If one is looking for facts, this Series is not based on them. This movie had excellent quality and special effects, and that is it.
