Trotsky (2017)

Original title

Троцкий

Directed by

Alexander Kott

Genre

biography, drama fiction

Country

Russia

Length

1 season, 8 episodes

Rated

18+

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 33 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Russian miniseries tells the story of Leon Trotsky, a key figure in the Russian Revolution. It follows his political rise and his later exile, showing his role in shaping Soviet history.

dramaticintensehistoricalambitioussomberfast-pacedrevisionist

What happens

Trotsky (Russian: Троцкий) is a Russian biographical eight-episode television mini-series about Leon Trotsky directed by Alexander Kott and Konstantin Statsky. The series stars Konstantin Khabensky in the title role. It debuted on Channel One in Russia on 6 November 2017 for the centenary of the Russian Revolution. The series is a rare high-budget artistic representation of Trotsky in post-Soviet Russia, as his name was a taboo during most of the Soviet period. A number of professional historians have strongly criticized the mini-series for its historical inaccuracies. This includes the misrepresentation of Soviet personalities including Lenin and Trotsky along with the wider events of the Russian Revolution. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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