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Infamous assassinations. Episode 23, The assassination of Tsar Nicholas II / producer/directors, Jonathan Martin, Nicolas Wright ; produced by Nugus/Martin Productions Ltd. for BBC Worldwide Ltd.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918--Assassination.
- Nicholas.
- Russia--History--Nicholas II, 1894-1917.
- Russia.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (27 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Assassination of Tsar Nicholas II
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2007.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Get ready to witness the 20th Century's most damaging and outrageous assassination attempts, first-hand. From the assassination of John F Kennedy to the gunning down of Mahatma Gandhi, the tragic shooting of John Lennon to the brutal bombing of one of Hitler's henchmen, this series brings you as close to the killers as the cameramen themselves - which sometimes means just a few feet. Using rare archive footage and reconstructions, each episode focuses on a different story, from attacks on royalty, politicians and guerrilla leaders to media personalities who all, for one reason or another, stepped in the way of an assassin determined to bring their life to an end. Many of their motives have remained shrouded in mystery. Until now ... After a disastrous war with Germany, the Bolsheviks imprisoned the Romanov family as their supporters approached. Factory worker guards were replaced by Cheka executioners, and, on 17 July 1918, the family were murdered and buried in a nearby wood. For more than 70 years their whereabouts was unknown, but new material released from Russia now conclusively reveals their fate.
- Participant:
- Narrated by Robert Powell.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed April 25, 2019).
- OCLC:
- 1101012300
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