Last of the Czars - 02 - The Shadow of Rasputin (1996)

[@cherylverdon3077]

The best documentary of the Romanov that I've ever seen. Testimonials from people who remembered them were amazing.

[@bubblybubbles4023]

Yes, I love the accounts from people who met them or were alive at that time.

[@MrAlkanet-nt9ic]

Romanovs ruled 300 years, and here is only about 20 years

[@BobbyMick-c5b]

The quality and scope of selected film footage, photographs, correspondence, interviews and narration made this a very compelling watch and probably the finest Romanov documentary, one that I'll return to many times.

[@BombshellBibleProphecies]

Despite Rasputin's infamous relationships with Tsar Nicholas II and his family despised by the Russians on both sides, the Royalists and the Revolutionaries, his predictions about their fate with death within two years was deadly accurate!

[@770cdonahue]

No joke! I’ve been doing some research on Avel, the monk that predicted all of this madness. Very interesting and mysterious

[@kristinebailey6554]

Okay but somewhat like me predicting Japan will someday have another tsunami. History pretty much shows, czars were very often conspired against.

[@gayprepperz6862]

Spoky - isn't it? One of the most enigmatic and intriguing figures at one of the most tumultuous times of history. The world continued to convulse twenty years later, as a result of that time, and it is still on the edge to this day.

[@gayprepperz6862]

@@kristinebailey6554 He didn't say "some day", that's what's so spooky about it.

[@deb310red]

Rasputin predicted their deaths?

[@lgopalakrishnan3181]

One of the best historical documentaries I have ever viewed on KZbin. Enjoyed it thoroughly albeit a bit sorrowfully because the ultimate fate of the Tsar and his family is one of the most heart-wrenching episodes in history.

[@jpmnky]

These are the documentaries I grew up with. Yet one more reason to miss the 1990s.

[@bubblybubbles4023]

Documentaries today are not as interesting, they're garbage.

[@jpmnky]

@@bubblybubbles4023 - I hear ya. These docu-dramas have become the new style the last 10-15 years. What really aggravates me is they add in all this stuff that never happened. If they’d just stick to the real history, or history as we know it anyway, it would be just as good if not better. They are turning a documentary into a movie essentially.

[@dieterdelange9488]

The National Geographic documentaries of the 90s were also wonderful. Now NG is all about being woke and producing crap reality shows.

[@cynthiam3943]

I have to say amazing photography that encapsulates that era 👏👏👏👏🇬🇧

[@peachjwp]

Amount of movie footage of the Czar and family is amazing.

[@hollyshea8156]

In a recent podcast I listen to called the history chicks they did a two-part series on this family all the children had a camera and they would even have movie nights on Saturday.

[@Sdey85]

It's a sad story

[@ЕвгенийБородин-к8к]

Большая ошибка русского царя была в том что он жил сам по себе а государство российское жило само по себе он был оторва от своего народа в связи с болезнью сына Алексея мне очень жаль его супругу алис что она пережила как любящая мать своих детей поэтому он и проиграл русско японскую войну ему надо было отрывать яйца от трона и ехать на дальний восток и разбираться почему российская армия и флот небоеспособен и казнить тех генералов которые допустили этот беспредел ❤ барбаросса Украина

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

​@@Sdey85for the rest of the world they helped destroy.

[@AG-iu9lv]

The kids playing together is really sweet. Great footage, too, and such a treasure to have so much of it from a time when film was still a novelty.

[@JamesBond-uz2dm]

As I watched them play, I kept thing about their cruel demise.

[@magkatcar]

@WETDREAM Yeah, it makes you realize these people are not just history. They were actual people with lives, just in a different time. For example their fashion, especially the women's dresses are now considered period clothes. But for them it was just their daily clothes. Just like the clothes I wore in the 80s , I saw at a costume store for Halloween. Lol They were being sold as 80s period costumes. Hell, I remember when I had a closet full of those "costumes" and they were just my everyday clothes!

[@kenweis2291]

My aunt was 97 when she died here in 04....she came here at 16... Her and her sisters remembered the royal family....she said it was a sad time

[@joannehanna2590]

As sad as this is..I think this documentary is the best I've seen.I have to appreciate the older Russian Man that actually sang " God save the Czar"!! ( if i remember correctly, the man was approx. 94 yrs old...God love him! )..in fact alot of the people interviewed were in their 90's !! My Grandma & Grandpa from my Mothers side were from Europe and I loved hearing their stories about " The old country" with their beautiful accents.💕 Thanks for a great documentary!!

[@maryoleary5044]

I love the little dog walking alongside Nicholas' horse.

[@gutsfinky]

The family apparently loved animals and had a lot of pets. Decent people.

[@mathonamoore123]

Greetings from Ireland, thank you for uploading this. I was asleep, it's 4.45 am now. I hope this helps me to go back to sleep again. God bless, 6th of May 2022. 🇮🇪❤️💐

[@Creighton779]

This documentary Is brilliant, especially the interviews and the old footage.

[@brittanyhyatt3407]

I love seeing all of the candid and personal photographs the family took of each other. The one thing you can't deny is that they were a very tight, close knit, and loving family ❤️

[@pneron2032]

And brutal rulers.

[@vladspb1861]

@@pneron2032 Если бы Николай был жестоким правителем, то он и его семья остались бы живыми, а его враги стали бы мёртвыми, и вы сейчас не смотрели бы этот фильм.

[@pneron2032]

@@vladspb1861 He wasn't only cruel, he was also incompetent. Now, that does not mean that his children deserved to die. But nor did the numerous political prisoners who languished and died in his prisons.

[@vladspb1861]

@@pneron2032 Николай был слишком милостив к врагам России и своим личным врагам, за это и поплатился. Если бы было иначе, то Ленин Сталин Троцкий Свердлов и другие большевики были бы убиты, а они не просто остались живыми, но и могли вести свою антигосударственную деятельность и перемещаться между странами. Их надо было просто расстрелять, и тогда Россия избежала бы того кошмара который принесли ей большевики. P.S. Сравните с тем , что сейчас делает Путин со своими политическими врагами , например с Навальным, а до Навального были Политковская Литвиненко Щекочихин Скрипаль Березовский и много других

[@pneron2032]

@@vladspb1861 You are concentrating on simply punishing Nichola's enemies, rather that concentrating on *why* his enemies appealed to the Russian people. The Russian people were not happy with Nichola. You can't just crush enemies and ignore *why* they are unhappy. That is how you end up with a North Korea.

[@jimgordon6629]

Brilliantly done. The numerous eyewitness accounts of those who doubtless have since passed were very moving. One of the most bizarre incidents in world history... we are still feeling the effects.

[@sarrhodes8277]

And will, it seems, continue to do so.

[@curiousme113]

What bizarre incident?

[@jdstep97]

I'm sure many will disagree, but my heart goes out to the Czarina. She must have felt totally devastated that she was the cause of her son's disease. She had four beautiful, absolutely beautiful and healthy daughters. So sad that the fifth child, a son, and the heir, had to have the hereditary hemophilia. As a mom, I understand the desperation that led her to seek help even from someone as questionable as Rasputin. And boys want to play. They want to jump around, fall down, and knock each other around. That poor boy had a sad life, that ended too abruptly.

[@mamc1986]

I too understand her pain, and her desperation.

[@ericcarlson5068]

but not so concerned over her sickly child as to abdicate and take him, Nicky and Rasputin to Denmark or the Crimea

[@frankpaullomas1767]

He didn't have a sad life at all. Alexei was a very mischievous outgoing child, and his good looks and innocence won him many admirers. In the periods of what could be called, his good health, he was described as a perfectly normal and happy boy. He was born into a large family that cuddled and adored him and was raised with all the love and care that any child could be raised with. Even the guards who were assigned to watch over the family during their captivity in Tobolsk fell easy prey to the charms of the young Tsarevich. And orchestrated all kinds of games and amusements for him.

[@alexisjaussen489]

She relied too heavily on seers and occultists. Most of those people are frauds and if they are legit you do not know where they are getting their knowledge from.

[@Master_Blackthorne]

jdstep97 One of the tragedies of the royal family is that they wanted to be a family but had the responsibilities of rulers. Many times the two don't go together. If there had been no war, if Nicholas II were simply given a chance, he would have made an admirable constitutional monarch. But it was series of unfortunate events which made Lenin's seizure of power possible. As for Rasputin, we was indeed questionable and self-serving, but he did warn the Tsar not to make war and foretold that it would be the end of Russia as he knew it.

[@ddivincenzo1]

104 yrs old? That man looks great!!

[@bencollins51]

Probably didn't grow up with poisonous agriculture and a fast food joint around every corner.

[@zaydenrizzo6708]

But he grew up with Chyrnoble

[@christophersmith7714]

@@bencollins51 Or Big Pharma!

[@juusohamalainen7507]

Yes. He did not use drugs and have pervert sex.

[@onewotldgovernmentonlywhen9044]

And no dementia

[@MTknitter22]

The most excellent documentary I have seen on the fascinating Romanovs. The movies, still photos were truly magnificent. Thank you so much for putting it here.

[@thomasjefferson6]

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia had been a faithful and loyal ally of the Western powers through more than three years of world war, beginning in 1914. To take pressure off the French and British in the West, the Tsar ordered an offensive against Germany in the east, which forced the Germans to pull troops out of the Western front and send them east. France was thus saved at the "Miracle of the Marne", when Germany's offensive was stopped. Russia paid for giving this help soon after, with the disaster at Tannenberg, when Russia suffered hundreds of thousands of casualties. In spite of his faithfulness as an ally, Nicholas was tossed aside by the Allies like an old shoe when he needed their help in 1917. Even though Britain was at first initially inclined to give the Imperial family sanctuary following Nicholas's abdication, Britain's King George V (Nicholas's own cousin) soon had second thoughts, and Britain's offer of asylum was withdrawn. The French also refused to help, and so did other Western nations. In fact, the greatest interest in helping Nicholas and his family came from Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (another of Nicholas's cousins). Later on, the Allies would let another ally down, this time Greece, whom the Allies abandoned to its fate in Greece's war with Turkey, after the Allies had promised Greece help and support (and Constantinople into the bargain). As for the incompetence of Nicholas as Tsar, his immediate successor, the Provisional Government, was even more incompetent, lasting barely 7 months. The Provisional Government was then overthrown in a coup by one of the most monstrous tyrannies in the history of man- the Bolshevik regime soon known as the Soviet Union, which, found it important and necessary to murder millions of human beings in order to "govern". In hindsight, Nicholas should never had abdicated; he was replaced by people far more incompetent and inhumane than he ever was, and his abdication caused Russia to descend into anarchy, civil war, and then Communist tyranny.

[@davestewart2067]

Excellent commentary. Likely Woodrow Wilson turned a blind eye as well.

[@paulbentley1705]

I agree!

[@КЛЕВЕРТ]

How right you are.And now there are tyrants in Russia. It is unbearable to endure . The abdication of Nicholas II cannot be valid.His signature on the document was put with an ordinary pencil and there was no royal seal on this document. The revolutionaries wrote the story as they wanted and humiliated the royal family in every possible way before the people. All the nasty things that are told about the family of Nicholas II are not true. It is very painful and sad for me to listen when people speak ill of this family. I wish the Russian people to be freed from the yoke of thieves and tyrants.

[@ikemyzon]

Woodrow Wilson, that wacko just wanted to enslave everyone signing the corrupt Federal Reserve Act.

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

Considering that Nicholas' blundering and ego was the biggest factor World War in the first place, a firing squad was a mere consequence of karmic arrogance. Inherited a gift and destroyed it with ignorance.

[@aliciamadden7589]

Such a personal, insightful, and long awaited documentary for anyone interested in this family

[@MeowrangeBrainCell]

Long-awaited? It was released in 1996

[@oceanhedonist265]

Incredible documentary. Fantastic interviews of people who lived during the days of the last Romanov dynasty. Excellent film footage of the Czar and the Royal Family.

[@lburns7952]

This is the absolute best documentary about the Czars I've seen. It was factual, well told. simplified and easy to understand. I've learned so much, Well done!

[@samanthabess262]

It was FACTUAL because an AMERICAN didn't tell it!! LOL 😆 😆 😆

[@Rawnervzz]

Not all Americans are bad at history and geography, some cultures have legit reasons to hate us but Europeans just strike me as bitter which sucks because I respect them in all but the pettiness that they aren't a superpower.

[@LAFC.]

It was factual... mostly yes but they left out SO much information regarding the tyranny of the Czar and his undemocratic agenda. This documentary is being told from the perspective of the Royals and is (mostly) ignoring the harsh conditions that ordinary Russians were living under.

[@josephblansjaar5871]

Excellent. The testimonials impressive. This is the best documentary of the Romanov's.

[@youtubehatesus2651]

This is a sensational series. Loving all the old footage and photos. Thank you. (I love history.)

[@illuminotmereloaded6896]

These Russians in their mid to late 90s and even into their 100s look and sound absolutely amazing. There was something magical about the old world order that has been lost and stamped out by design.

[@Gordon-ck5jq]

Thank God they were very repressive regimes the peasants were indentured slaves they had no freedom

[@munachin1]

Not many people notice what you have. The real masters behind revolution (not lenin or mao) intended to end great knowldege of the old world order and they have.

[@unitedwestand5100]

What a Sheeple comment..

[@illuminotmereloaded6896]

@@unitedwestand5100 What a kindhearted and necessary reply. This is to say nothing of the sheer accuracy of the statement. Bravo. Keep up the amazing work!

[@jimhall3856]

⁠@@illuminotmereloaded6896I believe it quite the opposite my man, a large amount of these royals were from long lineages of inbreeds, riddling them all kinds of diseases and conditions which lead to early death or painful life. Of course this is not always the fact but to say that royals had some kind of magical ability to stomp out sickness is just not true. To answer your question, on the flip side, those who didn’t suffer from these inbreed related illnesses have ability to pay for top tier medical services, a life without hard labor, good diets. All of which could assist in living gracefully into there elder years.

[@melianna999]

Thank you Tsar for love of the photography We can enjoy so many pictures of your beautiful daughters and family .RIP

[@vickycrewfuller]

This is a very good documentary. I love the older people telling eyewitness stories.

[@samuelparker9882]

Vicky Crew Fuller The Tsar was simply OVERWHELMED with responsibilities that he NEVER WANTED. A very sad story of a tragic loving family.

[@khalilrazak6486]

+Samuel Parker I also feel sorry for the Tsar.

[@suelowe7709]

Vicky Crew Fuller an

[@harleyyoung7305]

Turns out rasputin was telling the truth. Bahaha they killed him first. All this shite written about then and now is bullshit. Who on earth has the ways and means to write so much slander. Hmmmmmm

[@harleyyoung7305]

So i guess its possible to write lies and slander....cause a revolution, kill the family who leads the country, take over the country, then take over neighboring countries and then the world. Wow all this with a pen. Fuck me, if i knew someone who controlled all the money in the world i could write lies and slander and be king of the castle

[@giusyTaranto]

Qusti video sn meravigliosi manterranno vivo il l oro ricordo di una famiglia bellissima e l ingiustizia di un assinio orribile

[@johna2932]

So much more than meets the eye. I pray someday the real truth is revealed in every story of the past.

[@DJdlo870]

Whos here after watching The Last Czar on Netflix.

[@cwittdawg]

Yo

[@00TheCoolKid00]

Totally. Was a fab bitta telly

[@YourGraceMyLady]

DLo I watched it but this has been on my recommendation forever, I swear lol

[@2010treasure]

Yes Lol

[@trudiloyd9258]

I watched it and it was pretty good.

[@Primordicus]

This is an excellent documentary. If you know something about Russia in that period, you'll appreciate the film footage and narration all the more.

[@nikolairomanoff6969]

Exactly! I am a Russian history buff and this is one of the best documentary on the subject

[@jiffyyoyo6253]

I am Russian and knew a great deal of this history told by my parents when I was growing up.

[@richardbuis2899]

Bi

[@bookbag-q4b]

I agree wholeheartedly! You're absolutely right 👌👌👌

[@Methos19878]

My Relatives was in Ukraine in that Period.

[@mattsmith7123]

Rasputin is one of the most unexplained and enigmatic figures in history.

[@susanmarshall3555]

@ Matt Smith ... he was a son of Satan having sold his sole to Satan in exchange for certain powers. There are many even today who pretend to be preaches in GOD'S name, but are nothing more than hypocrites!

[@LlLnig]

Susan Marshall *soul

[@hannah3146]

Susan Marshall what did you get that from the cartoon movie Anastasia?!? Lol there's no proof of that he was right about the war, helped the little boy and warned the tzar. He just had a lot of sex there's no proof he had any kind of powers let alone evil ones

[@thebestofallworlds187]

@@susanmarshall3555 don't be ridiculous.

[@virgil291]

@@susanmarshall3555 ...you mean Dick Cheyenne,Paul Wolfovitz,John Bolton,W.Bush and Company?

[@davidfogarty2220]

A first rate documentary on the last Czar and the Revolution. A master class in fact on how do make a good documentary. I'm not sure any channel, certainly not the BBC anyway, would be capable of producing a quality documentary like this one nowadays.

[@christinemartin63]

As I'm watching, I'm stunned by the opulence of the palaces and the lifestyle of the royals. (A friend who visited St. Petersburg told me the Russian palaces and jewels make Versailles look like a bungalow!)

[@pinkiesue849]

Did giants build the Petrograd palaces?

[@zabdas83]

Prior to ww1 (on paper) the Tsar was the wealthiest man on EARTH!

[@MichaelKirbyMusic86]

​@@pinkiesue849lol.. Most likely just skilled workers with ladders, scaffolding, hoists, pulleys, and cranes ..

[@tinadooley6135]

I love these Russian documentaries. My mother's parents were both Russian, so I have a personal interest. I haven't been able to work out who is now the legitimate heir to the Russian throne.

[@ashleyleonard8148]

Probably Princess Olga Freedrova. She is daughter of Nikkys brother.

[@michaelkrafft84]

We have the same history and do feel the same way

[@pinkiesue849]

Putin?

[@Tempe1962]

Watching the 4 girls go around and around in a circle with their brother makes me nervous! Then when they fall to the ground-yikes! I can imagine the stress his mother went through each day.No wonder her health was bad.

[@petercrossley2956]

No imagining can understand a mother's obsessive love for her children -- or the passion with which she will choose to destroy them emotionally in order to bind them to her. I am a victim of such maternal, love-inspired, emotional abuse and see the Czarina as a wicked, unemotional manipulator of her husband -- she took total advantage of his obvious weakness, and instead of building his weak ego to strengthen him, used her female vitriol to work against him (never mind the influence of Rasputin; she used him also to her ends) -- and in a totally mindless, self-centred pogram in support of her son -- a hopeless, terminal case from 6 months of age -- in her own feminine-obvious way destroyed Russia without the need of a war, which only aided her maternal, demonic love.

[@marcinbelka1868]

All these brats were spoiled and deserved to die.

[@florrie8767]

They are playing ring a ring o roses. It used to be a playground game

[@psywizard880]

I love that this is an original footage of the family!! Thank you for posting

[@deborahwhitney9427]

I feel so sorry for Alexis. It must have been very hard for them seeing there son suffering like that. Nicholas might have been a weak king. But you can't deny that him and Alix were good and loving parents to their children.

[@jameskeeth4037]

They were. However a king must lead. He was appalling. Tsarina even worse. They lived in a bubble of wealth. He was clueless.

[@noelsolat1495]

@@jameskeeth4037 It is easy and trivial to judge history in this way.

[@sese6227]

@@noelsolat1495 lol It's also easy to pretend they were great, because they did everything in their power for their own children, while how many Russian children suffered under their inept ruling.

[@tsarina24honolulu87]

Every country even now. And?

[@tsarina24honolulu87]

@@jameskeeth4037 actually they lived middle class and were ridiculed for it. They went into poor communities to help. They did know.

[@Gypseygirls]

Wow! This is great, doc!! Absolutely stunning..

[@tillietrue9397]

One look at Rasputin's photo, I get the creep factor. Such a tragic story.

[@ghosty426]

Why? Admittedly Gregory has the Reptilian Stare but no one ever accused him of murdering anyone. The Criminals who savagely murdered him thought they were better human beings than he was

[@wangpaochen8569]

Exactly, why judged a book by its cover! Let GOD judge!

[@normansilver905]

Championship presentation! Thanks for your hard work, planning and sharing with us!

[@slypen7450]

I'm usually unconcerned about the fates of royal families but this particular family's poignant tale of sorrow tugs on my heart every time I hear it.

[@LAFC.]

You should read academic work on Czarist Russia instead of this biased documentary trying to humanize them.

[@lolaby3573]

@@LAFC. Oui mais c'est pas une raison pour massacrer les enfants,ils n'y sont pour rien

[@Sharky-White-Death]

​@lolaby3573 Czars had pogroms all the time. Czar Nicolas II was a Butcher. St. Petersburg 1905.

[@gsandy5235]

It is shameful that George V could not summon the courage to save the lives of the Tzar and his family.

[@zabdas83]

Wasn't allowed too... Parliamentary Britain was ruled very different to absolute Monarchy!

[@calshannon2969]

Well all I have to say is I hope I look like that at 97 and 104

[@honkyvanwildebeest8926]

I thought exactly the same thing!

[@Janellabelle]

I'll take anything, myself, over looking dead. Haha

[@YourGraceMyLady]

Cal Shannon I hope I live to 97. Ppl in my family die in their 40s n 50’s

[@beatlessteve1010]

The great paradox here is that in the beginning you see all Czars's followers, handlers, military men, his European relations on the throne of England and Germany, all these thousands of supposedly close associates aligned with him, and the fact that none of them were there at the end to help..it was part betrayal and circumstance,( the kids having the measles, and Nicholas's staunch 'stay with the ship attitude).Those onion shaped spheres are really nice too and they have to be hundreds of years old..

[@ingriddubbel8468]

The didn't abandon the Tzar. They realized what a fuck up he was and didn't want to have association with him.

[@petercrossley2956]

Yes, the saddest of theses abandonments in my mind, was the sailor Deverenko, Alexei's constant nurse/companion/protector, who left at the first sign of trouble and switched allegences. What a coward. Gibbes and Galliard, as well as the teenage companion to Alexei, stayed until the final moments when they were forced away from the doomed family unit. Dr. Botkin, Demidova and a maid all stayed and died with the family in the cellar.

[@davidsanchez3872]

@@ingriddubbel8468 pretty gae reasoning

[@BearsArms45]

The first mentioned point of concern amongst the English cabinet when discussing Russia was, as far as I’ve been able to read their remarks…. Fear. The communist ideology had spread in essentially all the European nations with fervor. Carried out by a minority that was ostracized and occasionally persecuted in every one of those nations. (Jews) Worse, in places like England they had acquired relatofely far reaching control of media, positions of influence in government, and essentially controlled the state banks with their family controlling the banks in other nations; meaning they could block or make loans to whichever country they wanted to Win. Those agitating for it were not Mincing words. They were not sugar coating their plans or disguising the ideology as True democracy. They were forming the “dictatorship of the proletariat” and it could only Be accomplished through violent revolution. The family and the neighboring nations were, in essence, frozen with fear that at any minute their own power wielding minority might join their coreligionists in revolution and play the traitor to their host nation as they’d done so many times before throughout history.

[@SR-uf8pt]

I love that video of the five little Romanov kids dancing in a circle. The girls doted on their baby brother and were always protecting him, and he loved his big sisters. I read someplace that he was closest to Anastasia, being as they were the two youngest, and of similar personalities: Alexei was impish in nature like she was. Had he not been ill, I am sure the two of them would have teamed up to engage in all kinds of mischief.

[@marcinbelka1868]

All these brats were spoiled and deserved to die.

[@Muirmaiden]

@@marcinbelka1868 Repetitive much?

[@marcinbelka1868]

@@Muirmaiden I make more people aware.

[@alban1959]

@@marcinbelka1868 For being spoiled?

[@banker1313]

@@marcinbelka1868 you are evil to wish that....the communist jewish bolsheviks were pure evil what they did to this family and the russian people.

[@mariansaldo1]

You don't normally see royals who are in love with each other the way they were. Marriages were usually formed for strategic purposes. This family seemed to truly love one another. Absolutely a case of the tzar's being the lesser of two evils. Communism looks so great on paper. Not once has it been executed without great personal cost to the people.

[@pomegraniteboi4895]

Mari Ansaldo thank goodness we have capitalism which has cost and hurt so much less

[@drunkensailor112]

Communism has never been tested on a modern society without great wealth disparity and civil war.

[@elisabethdakak878]

There was great love between Alexandra and Nicolas

[@petercrossley2956]

As an aging (75 now) hippie, Mari, I can fully attest to the commune style of living as an incandescent lure. However, commune-style living or government does work on paper. It fails when you add people into the mix. As in the perfection of the Garden of Eden, it works until you add humans with our emotions and self-determination. If, as the Christian Bible says, their god created Man in his own image, where did man's emotions and failings come from ? Are we to suppose they too are a facet of this biblical divinity ? Interesting point for discussion. Mari, I fully believe in the commune as a lifestyle but sadly recognise its enemies: Humans.

[@staciasmith5162]

You do realize that the people who have the best, most fairer economies, have a great deal of "socialism" and are some of the best places to live and be happy. Everbody has health care, education vacation time etcetera. They are mixed economies and if they have any royalty and nobility that still exists, they have no power. Give me those countries over Imperial Russia and any current monarchies that rule and govern, any time. And over Soviet and the current Russian Federation too.

[@zs6728]

He is very family man ❤️, what sad and ironic from this tzars story is he was a really Good man as a husband and father also has great morale for his soldiers , they are actually good people ,and that makes sad comparing the French revolutions

[@ashleyleonard8148]

Marie Antoinette was also known for being a doting mother, very religious and preferred to wear peasant dress when not in procession. She was much different than portrayed. Her husband was an immature idiot.

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

He was a horrible leader, created evil which we still see today.

[@positivelybeautiful1]

These are rare photos. My first time seeing them. Thank you very much Mr. ABD!

[@bellamarie7254]

The 3 last of the tzars - absolutely brilliant ! I think among the best, of explanations/ documentary, about the tzars demise and sad horrific end. So much for praying 🙏🏽

[@annbush1826]

Thee are many fine biographies on this period of Czarist history, of which I found Robert Massie' s "Nicholas and Alexandria" the most compelling and detailed.

[@MickeyMouse-lo3rv]

I am always thinking they are now together for eternity.It makes the history more durable.

[@rogeruscila2144]

Amazing that so many events have been photographed, even though very grainy. I had no idea that the Khodinka debacle had been filmed.

[@samkohen4589]

There are many movies and films of Tsar Nicholas, including the 1971 movie Nicholas and Alexandra. The one thing they all have in common is that you never see him talking to ordinary people asking them how they are and how he could help them when millions of them were poor and starving. The fact is he never approached his people, instead living in a Disneyland style palace. This unlike King Edward VII and George V of Britain, Franz Joseh of Austria and even Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany. As for World War I he really had no choice. He knew very well that Russia was in position to go to war with Germany. Yet had he not agreed to help Serbia, he would be ousted. He was in an impossible situation.

[@markmccormack1796]

Choosing the next leader based solely on being born to the last leader is no basis for good government.

[@Kabaselefh]

They wanted the Czar out yet they got in return a bloodthirsty dictator in Stalin.

[@patriciavasques799]

So it should be contrived: becareful what you wish for, especially in government.

[@Kabaselefh]

Patricia Vasques true

[@triciajohansen9295]

From the frying pan into the fire!😮

[@staciasmith5162]

I wouldn't have either one. We've gone past that, thank God. Jeez, people were suffering under all of these monarchies and nobilities, always having to fight for their rights including getting out of slavery. Yeah that's right. Serfdom = slavery. It's always amazing to me that so many want to consign other people to dictatorship and absolute monarchy but will scream and celebrate their freedom from the tyranny of the British crown.

[@Bollthorn]

Don't forget Lenin was a monster too; He lost the democratic elections so he had everyone arrested and took over by force, he set up his own secret police to terrorize the populace into obedience, and he convinced his people that slavery was freedom. "It is true that liberty is precious; so precious that it must be carefully rationed." - Lenin.

[@ElizabethF2222]

It is widely known that Rasputin would not let Nicholas or Alexandra follow the doctors' advice and give Alexei aspirin. This would play a huge part in stopping the bleeding of the poor Alexei. I am no doctor, but even I know that aspirin is THE WORST thing you could give a hemophiliac for God's sake. I don't know why, but I'm obsessed with the Romanovs!!

[@carlmoore3215]

Your notes about aspirin seem contradictory.

[@themise1416]

Very much appreciate the low-key narration. The ominous events unfolding need no hyperbole.

[@janncoons7445]

I'm not denying that Rasputin was a strange and kind of creepy guy yet after watching this and seeing and hearing the letters Etc it seems to me it would have been advantageous for them to have listened to him - he was quite prophetic

[@JamesJohnson-nv8zo]

I agree. He was clairvoyant. If only they had listened. Lenin was a nasty man. The children should not have been harmed.

[@AntelJM]

Whatever you think of his behaviour, you have to admit when he told them what would happen he wasn’t wrong.

[@zzzbbbooo]

They did listen to him - that was the catastrophe.

[@KawaiiStars]

​@@zzzbbbooobut his opposition to the war was correct

[@RealTreyOlds]

My friend narrated this Linda Kenyon lovely woman

[@bittybitty8233]

thats one thing i love about this, her beautiful voice. shes a top notch narrator !!

[@ElizabethF2222]

She has a beautiful voice and did a fabulous job narrating this documentary!

[@stephenlewis8364]

I could listen to her recite the phone book!

[@ElizabethF2222]

@@stephenlewis8364 LOL True!

[@kirkpatricklucas]

The most beautiful voice to grace the gaming industry

[@divox9pqr]

Mr Max Klienman, if you’re still alive, You look well to have been 104 at the time of this video. We should all be so fortunate to live so long.

[@РодионФилиппов-ь6ь]

I think he died, now he would be 130 years old and he would be the oldest person on earth

[@stormdancer25]

Shot in 1990

[@Silligk]

19:43 that is the healthiest looking 94 year old i've seen in a while, hes got more hair than i have!

[@dammardedinamarca1017]

M. completely agree with you .but the correct English is.he's....

[@haroldrupert4957]

Thanks for sharing this great video. The footage is a masterpiece .

[@rimshot2952]

A most excellent documentary, I must say. The best I have viewed thus far. Thank you for presenting. Cheers.

[@susanmarshall3555]

@ Rim Shot ... I agree 100%. pity there are so many ignorant utube trolls spewing ignorance.

[@tl11rj7x]

I agree this one seems less biased...

[@ElizabethF2222]

Rim Shot: Agreed!

[@Eliminator5555]

This is a superb documentary in every sense. The footage of the family is amazing. Can't believe such footage was preserved. Also, the Grand Duke is a giant next to the last Czar.

[@howardschiff8477]

Eliminator u

[@redblanket2285]

Very interesting loved the old films.Thank you for sharing.

[@waywardwind6000]

THE ROMANOVS WERE JUST DESPERATE. OMG!!! HOW HEART BREAKING

[@mariakelly5]

It really was. I think it's really hard for a lot of the people who are making comments (who are used to modern medicine) to understand Nicholas and Alexandra's agony regarding Alexis's hemophilia.

[@joseeduardotschen9186]

DESPERATE, SUPERSTICIOUS AND IGNORANT

[@tsarina24honolulu87]

You have issues What is your problem Jose?

[@juliatrecet1740]

Muchas gracias con subtitulos en español podria entender cosas tan importantes gracias por el recuerdo de la familia imperial

[@yacintajakobs2693]

What a treasure to see this thank you

[@lyndafeustel4861]

This is an excellent documentary. I’ve recently been doing research on the last imperial family of Russia, and this has been a very great documentary

[@teakonorth4393]

this is such a tragic story, really. it reminds me of Marie Antionette. royals that were too cut off from the reality of the world around them by their own glittering lives. i don't want to blame anyone, so i won't. i just feel terrible for OTMA and Alexei. i wish they had been spared...

[@ingriddubbel8468]

Alas they were liabilities. The Tzar and Tzarina, especially the Tzarina, had it it conning they were selfish and misguided. Nicholas had a brother. If Alexi died there we could have been another male heir. Who is to say Alexi would not make it to adulthood; Queen Victoria's son Leopold had hemophilia, he lived to be 30 and fathered two children. Rasputin blinded the Royal family.

[@patriciabrenner9216]

Marie Antoinette was a traitor to the French nation.

[@elisabethdakak878]

I agree, the imperial family did not like Alexandra because she was German, even though from great family. She was often resented for being so shy. Did you know that Alexandra breast fed all her children?

[@merricat3025]

Especially the czarina. She encouraged Nicolas not to give the people more rights because she listened to Rasputin. She gave him to much power and protected him. Nicolas was a fool and weak.

[@ave8502]

Specially Alexei.... feels like he was cool

[@christophersmith7714]

Such a tragic story! But if there is anyone from the past who I would love to meet and chat with, top of the list must be Rasputin!

[@tinapresby3771]

Very amazing video with these actual photos and interviews of the people who lived in this era truly filled with such fact and knowledge like I’ve never seen before , Thank you 🙏✌️

[@susanmarshall3555]

One of the best documentaries with very rare photos. Thank you for creating and posting this video. I have read every book on the Last Czar and his family including court documents of the investigation of their murder. To those of you posting the negative comments, you are nothing but nasty with limited brain capacity and falling in the pot as the murders. The murder of this beautiful family is and will always remain a disgrace in the History of Russia .. just like President Yeltsin Boris stated! Lenin and Stalin were a curse on Russian Citizens and the country!

[@keefbullock1725]

I felt sorry for the wife more than anyone cause her guilt made her delusional to what Rasputin was doing to the faith the people had in their tsar

[@brianmindel5720]

Susan Marshall

[@brianmindel5720]

Susan Marshall

[@elisabethdakak878]

The Russian history fascinates me. As for the imperial family, for many years I grieved in my heart as if all of them had been my own.

[@ianjoseph3269]

elisabeth dakak

[@dianataylordeguerrero3888]

I feel so sad for the children, especially Alexei.

[@marcinbelka1868]

All these brats were spoiled and deserved to die.

[@Celisar1]

@@marcinbelka1868 like you?

[@Navillus.55]

Thank you, Mr. Atencio for uploading this documentary. It was very interesting and informative.

[@bittybitty8233]

beautifully NARRATED ! LOVELY VOICE.

[@TheXmeimei]

Say what you want about this mad monk, his power was beyond the realm of human comprehension. For 10 years he saved the boy's life time and time again, even when he was physically absent. He'd pre dicted his own death and demise of the Tsar to a shocking level of accuracy.

[@redstar213la]

The fact that he was illiterate but highly intelligent boggles the mind

[@SC-gw8np]

He was a Gnostic - he got his knowledge through spiritual revelation. This is absolutely real. But unfortunately beyond the comprehension of modern people.

[@pdruiz2005]

At 7:56. This is how you could tell the tsarina was an Englishwoman at heart--charity bazaars. She organized them in Russia. That's so, so very English. LOL. I learned that here in America the Gilded Age princesses also imported this tradition from England and had charity bazaars in Newport, their summer "cottage" place, and in Manhattan. But they also did them in the Crimea! How unexpected.

[@missyrose2154]

In my wildest dreams i can’t even fathom how anyone could find Rasputin desirable.... 😝

[@magkatcar]

Right, lol…...yuck!

[@frerelerre1812]

He never showered aswell

[@Muirmaiden]

Agreed. He was gross!

[@tsarina24honolulu87]

Come to San Francisco. You'd be surprised.

[@tinadooley6135]

Missy Rose Rasputin looked absolutely repulsive !

[@bellapaul3835]

It's a superb documentry.

[@redblanket2285]

A family of photographers that was wonderful and and a great gift from all of them for the people of Russia.

[@balwinderbath4184]

Very interesting documentary of czar era. Love to know and get immersed in the olden times. It is quite indulging and knowledgeable 👍

[@hannah3146]

Anyone else think Rasputin is creepy af?

[@Titanicfreak90]

Hannah Benard i would never let a man like that near my child

[@p.h.562]

He looks like he would like to kill people, dismember them, mummifie their remains, and mount their skin above his fire place, and carry their other remains in his wallet or something.

[@ConstantineAndreas]

I swiped right.

[@michellemuir2249]

Heck to the yes he always looked really creepy to me even though I really didn’t like him in the Anastasia movie.

[@ElizabethF2222]

I wouldn't either, Ashley! He was dirty and drunk most of the time, although he acted all squeaky clean in front of the Empress.

[@donhatter159]

Nicholas and Alexandra Children Are Very Beautiful

[@LenHummelChannel]

Outstanding documentary of a tragic time and a tragic Royal family & nation.

[@shadrach6299]

Len Hummel I think morphine was s thing then.

[@nerdhockey2994]

It makes be sad to think that disaster could have been prevented but so many things went wrong

[@ArchiveAcheron]

This true story sounds like something you'd read from a fairy tale from ages ago but this happened in 1912-1914. Barely over more than 100 years ago

[@blancamiranda6661]

I love all the footage of the kings private life an his children...well done🎥

[@marcinbelka1868]

All these brats were spoiled and deserved to die.

[@ashleyleonard8148]

@@marcinbelka1868 so...what does that say about you? You sound like a shitty human who thinks they're better than anyone else. Why are you judge and jury? You're no one. Take several seats.

[@ashleyleonard8148]

@@marcinbelka1868 the irony of speaking like a "spoiled brat" adult. Lol

[@angelicagmz00]

Excellent documentary! Thanks for the upload, it’s delightful to see history in pictures and videos.

[@pookdesnow]

Rasputin reminds me of Manson, another evil creature.

[@ColumRogers]

Yes, they do seem to have a lot in common.

[@woooster17]

Charles or Marilyn? Perhaps..both? ;)

[@ninninin656]

LAFOLLETTER They were both psychopaths, that's why they have similarities.

[@randyrobinson8751]

or else obama

[@michaellincoln9631]

Rasputin Reminds Me Of Satan

[@p.h.562]

If their was a movie about Rasputin, he would be played by Jared Letto. Letto's creepy behavior didn't work for the Joker, but it would work for Rasputin. Rasputin's kind of a psychotic stalkerish kind of guy and I think that he could portray him well.He also looks kind of like Rasputin.

[@montag4516]

You're stuck in that garbage commercial Hollywood mindset, absolute garbage, purely controlled product for mass consumption and agenda pushing. Want a hard and truer film of Rasputin?... Check out "Agony" made by Belorusian director Elem Klimov.

[@windyhead7960]

@@montag4516 Agony is by far the most accurate, although a bit eccentric.

[@Monomakh]

Aside from everything else, the interviews are like a beauty pageant for 95+-year-olds.

[@jeraldinelewis4809]

I wish I could back time and keep them from being killed

[@dariasyuzeva4871]

me too I would even give my life for that. We are suffering so much because of it and nowadays there would be 250 million of russians, but we are degrading and there only 140 millions of us.

[@Marko3123]

Me too it was so tragic

[@makeupboss3568]

Quite a novel idea, I think I would like to do that .

[@ladyshasha1035]

Extreme much?

[@pauldavies5611]

If you went back in time then that time period would no longer be your past. It would be your present. It wouldn’t matter your knowing what was going to happen: something would prevent you from changing history.

[@rubensferreira272]

AMO A HISTÓRIA DA RÚSSIA ; É FASCINANTE !

[@achenen8406]

Finally have seen an overview of their story.Personally am.not interested to it.but when one day the power of God drove me to research their life.seems become i terested.Such dynasty of 300 yrs.is not really a joke.but what made me awesome is the tandem of the couples love rooted in God.Their faith moves in such a way that the couple leads their into a nice children of God visible to the people.Their consciousness as Royals doesnt care of the upcoming falldown of their dynasty.for they themselves lived now!. what makes them happy now!.what is good they can bring is always now!they dont think of the future for this couple madly in love with each other bears the fruit of good example to their children.Imagine how they became Sisters of Mercy if God is not working upon them.!Because of love of God that they endured services and sufferings to their countrymen.The lack of Nikolas enough knowledge and Wisdom or we say .an honest and innocent man..rely much on what happened next.for he lived in today.He was happy, contented with a loving and serving wife.to the extent that one day ..they All gone!.On the case of Rasputin personally you can judge.you are what you look at! but if the messages ive heard and seen true through this video such boldness of Faith his character tells us that His firmness trusted God and wants to live always not by war but by Peace!. His messages to the Romanovs are convincing because it resulted to miracles.What about Rasputins family? is he i good husband and father? i dont know!.this situation puts me in the middle that only God sees it all Lastly happily my research ended today.and will continue pray that.their family be not only a Russian proclaimed Saints but.in the Whole world of the true Church story of Salvation for they also paid whats all their setbacks done to countrymen.paid by their love and service during the War..including their death.Thanks to All.how wonderful seeing these Old still alive as witnesses. .

[@willymueller3278]

Shame, they should never have killed the Romanov family.

[@aldocarni]

Wrong. They considered and treated their people as slaves. They had it coming!

[@willymueller3278]

@@aldocarni Right, but which government treats their people not as slaves ?

[@dragoncrown2029]

@@aldocarni the daughters and boy didn't , they were helping the wounded soldiers in hospitals , and also Tzar nicholas and Alexandra should've never been killed (prison maybe) , however Lenin deserved to be executed for all of his disgusting crimes (he is responsible for mass murder of innocent people) the Romanov family will always have a place in my heart 🖤 , better dead than red , to hell with communism

[@allisvanity...9161]

I agree, their deaths were tragic; and the horrors of Lenin, and Stalin were significantly worse then those of Nicholas II. Also, his family received guilt by association. The problem is that a tyrannical monarchy cannot be abolished with out being demolished. And Nicholas II was incapable of accepting a constitutional monarchy. The bloody nature of realpolitik was one of the reasons that Christians in the Roman Empire in the 300s usually stayed out of politics. (Though the Roman aristocracy never worked out a proper order of succession.) The pursuit of power is pure folly. Evil dose not justify evil, self-defense is different. Consider Confessional Lutheranism kzbin.info/aero/PL01kv510FAf8KLiJfugvS5sp6BIpnIo8o

[@khepasomaster7953]

True, it is for sure that Nicholas II was incapable to rule Russia, a revolution was necessary to topple his incompetent government, but the bolsheviks just went too far, they killed the entire family in a horrible way.

[@maureenburich-lynch1059]

Beautiful children.

[@scruffy281]

I know right..........it's unbelievable! They are all gorgeous!

[@george_k293]

Debbie Lee now all there skulls are on display on the internet. They where dug up from a shallow grave. They died in the hands of a firing squad

[@saylorskidds9538]

The skulls are also beautiful.

[@george_k293]

Rachel Skidds true but now they are relics

[@marcinbelka1868]

All these brats were spoiled and deserved to die.

[@lisaharrod8386]

This is the best documentary on the Romanovs. My favorite of the dozens I've watched. The script is well-written, and accurate. The narration, and voice overs are excellent! Ralph Fiennes as Nicholas, and Alex Kingston as Alexandra. Balanced with a beautiful and haunting sound track. I especially appreciated the interviews with witnesses. This piece is old enough that these people were still alive. What I find most compelling, among the many compelling circumstances surrounding the tragic history of this dynasty, is the fact that, Rasputin's predictions were all accurate! However reprobate and lewd he behaved, he was spot one in his fortune telling. Who the heck was this man? The other thing that always amazes me about this family is their utter devotion to the Russian Orthodox faith. They believed, beyond a doubt, that all that happened to them was God's will. It was embedded in their psyches...Russia, Orthodoxy and Autocracy. This belief sealed their tragic fate. Imho, I think this is why they refused to leave Russia as the Revolution began to build steam. King George sent the HMS Marlborough to rescue the remaining Romanovs after the assassination of the Tsar's family. Surviving family members stated in later years that Nicholas would never have left his beloved Russia...would only have left if Alexandra said so. Such a fascinating history!

[@mikeoas]

Fab documentary, the tzar and his family’s demise is one of the most tragic events of the 20th century. I got chills watching the last part of this series when you see there remains. I hope they are all at peace