The Last Czars, on Netflix, juggles documentary and drama with mixed results. The documentary sections, with commentary from a half dozen or more historians, present the cataclysmic downfall of the Romanovs from Nicholas II’s coronation in 1894 to his family’s murder at the hands of the Bolsheviks in 1918. From my knowledge of Russian history, the scholars – some academic, some not – do very well indeed painting an accurate and fairly comprehensive picture of one of the watershed events of modern times.
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The Last Czars on Netflix: What did the Romanovs do to deserve this?
the last czars, on netflix, juggles documentary and drama with mixed results. the documentary sections, with commentary from a half dozen or...
Carl Curtis
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