The Romanovs. The History of the Russian Dynasty - Episode 6. Documentary Film. Babich-Design

[@Kaytecando]

One of the best historical documentaries I have ever immersed into. It has given me an entirely new perspective of Russia, its history and its peoples. The narrative, visuals and soundtrack sync together powerfully. Thank you, Star Media and KZbin.

[@zubeidatmamiri2250]

Karen Kirkpatrick naw watch it in russian with english subtitles ( its much better)

[@khrysmcleod274]

Absolutely

[@bettyswollocks1670]

@@zubeidatmamiri2250 yep I agree the English one sounds like it is a story being told to 10 year old children

[@muadibadder3345]

Okay, that ending of Alexander, in disguise as an old man, fulfilling his prophetic message to his successor, was pretty epic.

[@redadmiralofvalyria867]

Yeah it was

[@ВячеславМалафеев-у3я]

@@redadmiralofvalyria867 I am definitely interested and

[@lfgifu296]

it was chilling

[@aliciahumphrey8687]

this series could go on for a 100 years and I would watch as much of it as my lifetime allowed lol it's that good

[@Michigan25132]

It is so terrific to see all the other people who enjoy history. I'm enjoying this series so much. Thank you for creating it and posting it.

[@RebeccaParisSenior]

star media did produce this. "Star Media and Babich Design proudly present a spectacular new television series commemorating the 400th anniversary of the foundation of the Russian Imperial dynasty." New to the Internet? Just google that stuff :)

[@ZEDXEX]

AquaticBoardwalkEngineer nobody likes a dick

[@abc64pan]

I'm impressed by the casting for the dramatizations. It's spot on. The actors really bear some resemblance to the real persons.

[@johannymilord3371]

I definitely agree.

[@evancoker8945]

How DID they do that ?

[@Shadowgunner785]

When the Russian ministry of Culture wants to make a documentary on Russian History, they make Russian History!

[@terriblecatchannel]

The casting is this series is legit the best.

[@martinbragalone]

Wow. This just gets better and better. The way Alexander seems to have gracefully bowed out. Magnificent story. Very plausible.

[@kennedypatton3999]

Catherine choosing to console Paul by telling him his wife cheated on him with his best friend is both tragic and fucking hilarious

[@aliyaser7698]

Imagine your mom doesn't care about you and your wife cheats on you

[@Cosmo_Cosco]

Lmfao

[@samuelademeso9041]

@@aliyaser7698 that she be wondering why you don't give her grandkids

[@davidstar5008]

Interesting. The only time I ever heard anything about Alexander was from a documentary on Napoleon. In all honesty, it didn't paint him in the best light. That being said, I have a renewed respect for the man.

[@хаос_царствует]

The actor who plays Napoleon looks just like him is amazing

[@aliyaser7698]

Italian Napoleon

[@lilymarinovic1644]

You mean like.the glorified pictures and paintings we have of him? Probably highly idealisez

[@shecandance9500]

This is truly the best documentry I have ever seen on the Romanov family!!

[@spideywhiplash]

This 8 part Russian history series is the best. Plus, I love Empress Elizabeth's beautiful dresses!

[@CelineNoyce]

I learn so much more about history from You tube than I ever learned in school. This is a great series. Russia has had such a messed up history.

[@lilymarinovic1644]

Most countries really have a messed up history, but Russians seem to get off on how messed up theirs is while most countries try to hide theirs.

[@pegasus195]

Alexander I was the godfather of future Queen Victoria who was christened Alexandrina Victoria in honour of the tsar. Alexander I was the namesake for the Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Germany.

[@verablack6854]

And later Queen Victoria's granddaughter would marry the last Tsar, but sadly their family would come to an end, one of the most tragic endings to befall a royal family.

[@januarysson5633]

By British royal custom Victoria could have chosen to reign under the name Alexandrina. That would be interesting if she had been known to history as Queen Alexandrina.

[@christopherdeguzman6746]

Best documentary i've ever watched. Bravo!

[@tabbyb4421]

I started watching this series on a lark. Now on day 5, ready to see episode 7. Addictive.

[@davidflory3597]

This is one of the most interesting and beautifully-created videos I've seen on KZbin... BRAVO!!!

[@tomservo75]

You almost forget that it's dubbed into English - I was wondering why all on-screen text was in Russian.

[@onlyangel5576]

@@tomservo75 This is a Russian film because

[@FRANKTHRING1]

Am enjoying watching this series all very well done. Like some other viewers, I must say I appreciate the way that the re-enactors/ tsars seem to have been chosen with resemblance to the historical persons, something The History Channel could learn from.

[@N1N99]

Correct but I think Alexander looked a little bit better than actor. By the way, were Alexander and Paul played by same guy?

[@shenlaoshi7106]

I don’t know how many times I have watched this series. Thank you !

[@djquack13]

I am so totally hooked on this. It's very interesting.

[@meloffblues]

Alexander was one of the luckiest Romanov Emperors.. in fact the luckiest one...who had good education..had one of the greatest glory an Emperor can have... not falling to victim to some power hungry conspirators..a beautiful loving and caring wife and finally faking his death to disappear into a life that he personally desired. Now that is a complete life..King size

[@Retro-Future-Land]

Not quite, to an extent yes, but he always felt grieved by the debacle at Austerlitz and the troops lost on the campaigns.

[@jamiemohan2049]

Not interily lucky. Many of his kids died and he was devastated.

[@frankiecaveney4140]

I love these star media documentaries so much!! Watch them every night, they are so detailed and well made. What a joy ☺️☺️☺️

[@Hemulen40]

Superb series ! A pleasure to watch .

[@isabelasartori7986]

Amazing documentary

[@evancoker8945]

Yes. These are absolute masterpieces. Interesting concept. So very expertly done. Every aspect done beautifully and masterfully.

[@kingleonidasoffical]

That monk that can tell the future was literally epic...

[@bluetulip9297]

Poor Paul, I honestly feel bad for him. He did come across as arrogant and a bit mean, but he was smart, tough, and had the character to rule. All he needed was the determination. I think he would’ve lived happily in today’s world being an architect.

[@7overland514]

You are the type of person that would lament poor Charlie Manson.

[@bluetulip9297]

@@7overland514 What a horrible comparison lmao. And no. If anything, you just called Charles Manson “poor”, so who’s the one really feeling bad for him here? 🤣

[@freddywizowski8605]

It must have been strange indeed to be Paul. To have so much power but to be so disliked. He must have felt beyond isolated.

[@walterbenjamin1386]

You do need to read more, apparently.

[@bluetulip9297]

@@walterbenjamin1386 😂 so do you.

[@trinathompson5656]

Absolutely amazing every episode better than the last Thank u StarMedia

[@geraldjampol3120]

This series is like a giant bag of popcorn in which every kernel is popped to perfection. As with "Soviet Storm," another superb KZbin series on Russian/Soviet history, I plan to view it several times.

[@frankiecaveney4140]

Soviet storm was awesome!!!

[@Emma-lr2no]

This is fantastic! Really enjoying it all.

[@sergantDon]

Pavel was a tragic figure indeed. What they didn't mention here is that he was also deeply hurt by the murder of his father to whom he looked very much alike. First thing he did becoming an Emperor - arranged a huge state funeral to his father's remains. His remains were crowned and than buried in Romanov's family tomb. He made 3 still alive murderers of his father - Orlov, Baryatinsky and Passek - to take part in the funeral procession. Still he never took revenge on them and kept them alive.

[@markjohnson9455]

I am surprised that he did not take revenge.

[@sergantDon]

@@markjohnson9455 During his rule not a single person was executed which was unheard of in 18 century Europe. To be honest capital punishment in Russia was banned by Elisaveta Petrovna , Peter the Great daughter when she became an Empress in 1741. But an exception was made y Catharine the Great for Pugachev who proclaimed himself a Tsar.

[@Rotebuehl1]

Russian history across all centuries: both exciting and iniquitous!

[@Jinipoem]

Katherine knew her son was a lot like his father that's why she didn't trust him to rule

[@tomservo75]

Self-fulfilling prophecy? Did she neglect him because she thought he was mad, or was he mad because he was neglected? This is the same woman who overthrew and usurped her own husband. Two of three emperors were overthrown and murdered, and she, a woman who had no right to the throne herself, had a hand in both. To say the Romanovs were a dysfunctional family would be too kind, and I see throughout this series with all the plotting and scheming and illness and madness, it's a wonder that dynasty lasted all the way till 1917.

[@balsarmy]

Not really. Her son was influenced by Catherine politics that was tightly connected to her romances, manipulation and culture of rich arisctocrats. That put a shadow on his behaviour.

[@htoodoh5770]

@@balsarmy Sorry explain.

[@originalleirvag7841]

Paul I reminds me of pain or itachi

[@aliyaser7698]

@@balsarmy Do you mean the women's ban law that

[@dimapoc5853]

Amazing man and Tsar. Long live the memory of Paul 1 of Russia

[@SaoirseK]

The one dilemma I have this episode depicting Paul I's reign is that it doesn't specifically state that under his reign he sanctioned the The Pauline Laws of 1797. Which in effect abolished Peter the Great's law which allowed each reigning emperor or empress to designate his or her successor, substituting a strict order of succession by proclaiming that the eldest son of the monarch shall inherit the throne, and other dynasts according to primogeniture in the male-line. In so doing, Paul implemented a semi-Salic line (principle of exclusion of women from inheritance of thrones, fiefs and other property) of succession to the Russian Throne. The throne could henceforth pass to a female and through the female (cognatic) line of the dynasty, upon the extinction of all legitimately-born, male dynasts. Which Paul knew would never be the case, as there would always be a male member of the family alive and thus be ahead in the line of succession to that of their female relative no matter if she be the daughter of the current reigning monarch. This may seem like only a minor detail to be ignored, but among the thousands of law's Paul implemented this one in particular was his most effective and had its own part in bringing down the Romanov dynasty. Due to Paul's resentment and jealous nature towards his mother Catherine The Great, he took out his frustration on the future female line of his own family, effectively stripping them of their birthright. Had for example, Nicholas been able and allowed (and by right) to name his eldest daughter Olga as his heir her being the princess royal by birth thus having no future need or involvement with Rasputin perhaps the monarchy or at least the family, may have had a future.

[@Fankas2000]

And just what the hell stopped Nicholas from changing the law again ? If Nicholas would of wanted his daughter to inherit he would of done so, since he still was an absolute monarch.

[@SaoirseK]

Many obstacles lay in Nicholas' path in changing the laws of succession in proclaiming one of his daughter's as his heir. The main issue was simply that he was a weak monarch, incapable in realising that the Russian people needed an heir to symbolise their future. They as a nation went a decade with no future monarch to future embody them as a nation and people. Secondly, the government (again, all mostly elderly states men) at the time were very much against the idea of a woman obtaining the role of Tsarina. So whatever attempt Nicholas was to make in naming one his daughters as his heir would've been filibustered intensely by the government and Nicholas couldn't afford division or resentment towards him within his government as these were the people who helped keep in him and his family in power and allowed his absolute monarchy to rule. Having absolute power doesn't necessarily mean he always acted on it, he had no backbone so to speak. He hated confrontation and avoided it at all costs. Another side of a weak ruler. Nicholas to his credit did make some initiatives in proclaiming Olga as his heir after the birth of Maria in 1899. But his attempts went cold after not much time (or perhaps effort), and after a while he abandoned his plan. Either on his own or by the encouragement of his family/government to do so. In 1901, Nicholas was struck with a severe dose of typhoid and the discussion over who would succeed him if he died was very much the topic of debate. Alexandra (who was pregnant with Anastasia at the time) fought with the government in her pleas for the crown to be passed onto Olga or with the child she was carrying (if it was a boy) if Nicholas did die. As she didn't want the crown to bypass her daughters as by right of them being born to the current ruling monarch she had hoped the government would be more reasonable to her pleas. And she didn't want her daughters to be completely forgotten (as they would've been) had the crown not stayed with their family line. But Alexandra's wishes were ignored and was told that if Nicholas were to die due to his illness his brother Michael would become Tsar. Again, another potential ruler who had no interest in ruling.

[@Fankas2000]

And who say if the same old men would of not opposed his daughter even if the laws allowed to choose for a successor that was female. This documentary wonderfully shows the reality that laws don't mean shit as long as you have men with guns supporting you. In any case, saying that the Romanov dynasty was destroyed because their women couldn't inherit is false. The Romanov dynasty was destroyed because WW1. Had Russia won the war or stayed neutral and avoided the war they would of been a monarchy to this day (probably a constitutional monarchy though). Plus you really think that Rasputin wouldn't of been a favorite for "healing" on of the Emperor's sons ? Parents love their children regardless if the child is their heir, so again I don't see the connection.

[@AC-ze1nh]

I've thought of this too, but I still think Alexandra would have been enthralled by Rasputin. Even if Olga could inherit, a male heir was always preferred. The royal couple would try for more children and it wasnt like they weren't passionately in love. Alexei would have likely been born anyways. It's not like Nicholas didn't have brothers, the Romanov line would have survived. It was Alexandra's desperate desire as mother to save her baby that drew her to Rasputin.

[@sergantDon]

Good observation, wrong conclusion. The Law of Succession that Paul implemented ensured over 100 years of peaceful transition of power in Russian Empire - no more palace revolts ever!

[@JamesDavis-kc6kk]

Spasiba, Star Media.

[@StarMediaEN]

Dear James Davis! You are very welcome!

[@divineangelvoice6846]

Excellent done. The Russians are so talented in art, song, opera, writing, composing music ice dance and making movies. The Russian soul is so sensitive and deeply connected with divinity. Every body watching this video serie can see what talented people Russians are. Watch some of their movies on youtube and you will feel how they touch your soul.I hope America and Rusland will work together and Europe and Rusland. In the future it will be very importens that all Christian countries will unite against Islam. No I am not Russian, but something about the Russian soul is very touching and beautiful.

[@SanchariSur]

History beautifully retold. The narration is so powerful and with such clear pronunciation that every character, every event, every moment etches itself into the memory and leaves a mark. Romanov history is intriguing and almost like a fairy tale with a most tragic end. All good that might ever been done by the Bolsheviks gets negated in flash for the brutal murder that they commissioned for the Tsar's family.

[@aliyaser7698]

The king was very bad and very wasteful and killing his people deserved to be killed, but his children are innocent

[@ziggyzap1]

Paul I was a very good and caring ruler, He knew he wasn't going to last long he was trying so hard that he ended up making himself very sick

[@trishavencer7319]

This awesome!! Thank u for making this , thanks to all your efforts we now understand it clearly.

[@mango2005]

Pauls paranoia is understandible considering his father had been assassinated. Actually it might not have been paranoia given the same thing happened to him, but he didnt help himself by making so many enemies inside the army.

[@aliyaser7698]

His son did not cancel the law preventing women from ruling. He said my father's law is very good

[@CammyAlwaysWins]

This series brings back memories of school days and History of Ukraine lessons... I’m glad I never trusted my teachers and did my own historical research - half of what were taught at school were twisted facts re-written over real history to make Ukrainian youth to hate Russia of old as well as modern day one... Considering one of my teachers adored Stepan Bendera makes me sick to my stomach.... Always do your own research, people. Compare two sides presented and decide which facts make more sense and are backed up by historical documents.

[@larrycera1943]

Wow brother, considering what’s going on today this is quite a poignant comment. I pray that you are safe today.

[@jeebanjeeban87]

Catherine : nope. he's not my husbands kid. I was bedhopping from the beginning Paul : "grew exactly like his father" Catherine : you had one job! 😂

[@bluetulip9297]

Daaaaaaamn the actor in the play who said that about Paul being the real Hamlet is a savage!!!!!!!

[@eunicewinship2368]

Thank you so much for a really great documentary on the history of Russia. I came across this series and not having any knowledge of Russia, but came across the bbc movie-the lost prince-learnt about the murder of the Romanov Royal Family. It’s so well done and its excellent!

[@alejandronormandia9450]

One of the best documentarles ive ever seen !!!!!

[@magdatvfreire430]

Nao posso dar like se nao sei inglês, por favor,traduzam !!!😱😱😱

[@edmarkpolicarpiopineda4541]

It is indeed!

[@melissaking6019]

Paul must have been traumatized by being denied a relationship with his mother. That's at least partly why he ended so messed up. He passed the Salic Laws preventing a woman from ever sitting on the throne again.

[@Fdghhju3432]

Wonderful work done.. Hatts off to you. Russia ❤️❤️❤️ love ❤️❤️❤️ and Respect 🙏🙏🙏 from Pakistan 🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰

[@superd9072]

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[@superd9072]

From Georgia, USA

[@imperialgames6146]

Great documentary puts the stupid history channel to shame. I've watched similar Russian documentaries on the HC and they just glossed over so much stuff that this one put to great detail. I mean the one I watched they didn't even mention the peasant revolts during Catherine's reign.

[@kunichiwax3]

History Channel is a joke. They should be stripped of the name

[@toughtittypdiddy4634]

They have one I think it's "the tsars" it's pretty good and goes in-depth more about all of the rulers of Russia than this one does. This is before history channel went ape shit with ancient aliens bullshit. History channel used to be my favorite channel because they used to always have something to watch. Now they just suck

[@GiveMeLiberty3]

This is amazing.

[@ruthhaywood3473]

I love this series. I watch over and over. Always find something I messed

[@ruthhaywood3473]

@@ThiefOfKrondor thank u will check it out

[@monet23232]

Thank you. Great documentary!

[@Annasea666]

A lot of this is new to me. Fascinating history

[@loyalmn]

I wonder what did Alexander feel when he realized that the most huge and powerful army of those days was about to attack his coutry? It was a lot of responsibility that he had to deal with

[@abc64pan]

+loyalmn I wouldn't want to be in his shoes. It's for a reason that they say, "uneasy lies the head that wears a crown."

[@zenitrulit2]

Mmm...Well, after killing his own father I don't think that shocked him all that much, really)))

[@mastafaazam3797]

It is astonishing how a legendary militant like Nepolean couldn't win Russia.

[@CammyAlwaysWins]

Mastafa Azam nothing astonishing, he simply underestimated Russian weather, powers is nature and dedication Russian people fight with because unlike most countries (like Napoleon here) who fight for glory, money and influence, we are motivated by protecting the most sacred to us - our Motherland. The symbolism behind what our Motherland means to us is impossible to describe in words, one has to be Russian to fully grasp it...

[@damianop100]

+Naveena Vice True, true.

[@mastafaazam3797]

Firstly impressed by Soviet storm series and then Romanov dynasty.

[@marcysweet38]

Catherine the Great knew this would happen to her son and that's why she wanted her grandson to take the throne, Catherine was always right.

[@franciscomm7675]

She never gave Paul love or affection and never allowed him to gain political experience. And believe me, Catherine was not always right

[@markjohnson9455]

I think by 21st century standards Catherine would be accused of being a neglectful and emotionally abusive parent, but by the standards of 18th century Russia an argument can be made that she tried to do her best for him.

[@apolynaria01]

@@franciscomm7675 Catherine and Paul couldn’t be close, cause they were rivals for power and also for Paul his mother was father’s killer. In fact, Paul crowned Peter the third posthumously.

[@aliyaser7698]

@@markjohnson9455 history no

[@aliyaser7698]

@@apolynaria01 When you kill your father, your father, what will you do?

[@abc64pan]

Catherine ll The Great was a formidable ruler, Paul had the misfortune of being the one to fill those giant shoes. It was tough act to follow.

[@trupoed14]

+abc64pan paul was not so bad ruler regardless of the anti-pauline propaganda of 19-th century. рру waS BORN IN A WRONG PLACE IN A WRONG TIME

[@abc64pan]

+Dikaya Koshka I didn't say he was a bad ruler. Apparently, he was reasonably competent, he just had the misfortune of succeeding not just plain Catherine, but Catherine the Great.

[@trupoed13]

+abc64pan thats why he present in history as a piece of shit, in reality he wasnt. becouse of cathrinian-alexander propaganda

[@Jinipoem]

Incompetent like his father

[@ByzantineCapitalManagement]

Jin Xo Fuck off

[@lisas44]

Ty!

[@nadiaromantini6117]

Paul is such a tragic figure. Shame.

[@htoodoh5770]

@@marcleonard9460 Oh, really?

[@jamesthrills]

I find Peter III to be a tragic figure too. They shared so much in common. It's ironic Paul was taken from Catherine and then she didn't the same thing to his kids.

[@blugaledoh2669]

@@jamesthrills Peter III? Really tragic?

[@Elizabeth-lg6zb]

Just started reading “War And Peace” and wanted a quick primer on the history of the time. So happy to have found such a well done series. Now if I could get a legal download of the USSR film version of the book. Read that it was made in 1966 and that it had critically acclaimed, art house screenings in 2019. I hope someone releases it so ppl can see it. It’s supposed to be amazing, with many “props” coming from national museums, etc.

[@karce77]

Elizabeth's Oracle this version of War and Peace by the Russian/Soviet director Sergey Bondarchuk you can find here on KZbin. All 4 episodes. But I don’t know whether it has English subtitles.

[@giggling_boatswain]

Yes, Bondarchuk’s movie “War and Peace” is a wonderful job. Just the era of Alexander 1. English subtitles. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jF62cptqn8mmqaM

[@ягодамалинка-и1б]

Leo Tolstoy, the author of the novel on the maternal side, was a descendant of the princely family of Rurik, who ruled before the Romanovs

[@nebojsagalic4246]

He punished the decadent and vile nobility and got rid of idiotic officers. Got murdered for it. Poor guy

[@Jumungous]

Also sounds like he didn't really bother to replace any of the positions he forced people to vacate, so maybe not the best guy to run a massive country like Russia. Poor dude buckled under the pressure.

[@nebojsagalic4246]

I wouldn`t call him naive. He had the army on his side. He made a deadly slip up, really. He could have survived.

[@AC-ze1nh]

It's interesting how similar Alexander I and Nicholas II were in temperament.

[@calvincandie3625]

Nicholas II was a good man, a loving husband and fathers, a family man, but unfortunately he was a bad tsar.

[@N1N99]

They were totally different. if people died on his coronation, or if bloody sunday happened to him, Alexander would surely kill himself or at least fall in severe depression. While Nicholas didn’t even go there to see injured people. If anyone from the last royal family bore any resemblance to Alexander I, it was Olga Nikolaevna.

[@a.r.mproductions5616]

Poor Paul. Nothing ever seemed to be right for him and sounds like he was miserable.

[@aliyaser7698]

His mother was cruel to him

[@Violinist265]

Bravo well done best documentry in my opinion 🖒👏

[@larrycloetta9816]

These are so good.

[@professorloveforme9991]

35:11 The spirit of the brave Russian people. Something which time and again when faced with destruction rears up and delivers them.

[@larrycera1943]

They’ve been summoned once again today, my friend!

[@Joe-po9xn]

I feel bad for both of these emperors in all honesty. They both became the very things they hated.

[@magdatvfreire430]

Como posso acompanhar ouvir aprender sem traduzir para o Pottugues?.?.?

[@dianestuart6420]

awesome series love history, seems mankind never learns oh well

[@JatreyLondon]

love it best doc I see to this date

[@mastafaazam3797]

Eagerly waiting to watch same type about rurik dynasty.

[@KeepAnimeDegenerate]

I'd like to see a Chinese dynasty like the Manchu Qing, or maybe an earlier one.

[@Barbyriska]

It is out

[@Theturtleowl]

I still wonder if Peter II and Paul I were products of a horrible childhood or bad genes

[@MissSagittarian]

I'm sure both had their influences.

[@abc64pan]

+Theturtleowl Royalty is an inhospitable institution to its own members, seeking to crush their humanity from the cradle to the grave. The fact that some good rulers actually came from royalty despite its destructive nature is astonishing.

[@Fankas2000]

abc64pan When you have a "good" absolute monarch the country prospers because the ruler takes care of his country like a good businessman would a private company. But when you have a bad absolute monarch get ready to insanity like with Caligula. Democracies on the other hand always have a mediocre outcome regardless of how "good" or "bad" the leaders are. You could be the best President there ever was, but you don't own a Country so you can't do as you please and after the 4-8 years in office everything can change and all of your work be for nothing. It also doesn't help that politicians are under no obligation to do what they have said they will do, so it's just a popularity contest of who is the most good looking and can lie the best.

[@tomservo75]

Or a curse. Madness. Illness. Short lifespans. Palace coups and usurpations. Unloving parents. Childhood illnesses. Prophecies by monks, giving in to rumors and superstition. All this could easily foreshadow Nicholas II's overthrow. Wonder they even lasted 300 years.

[@tomservo75]

@@Fankas2000 If you're comparing monarchy to the United States, don't confuse democracy with republicanism.

[@pegasus195]

Tsar Alexander I became increasingly suspicious of those around him, especially after an attempt was made to kidnap him when he was on his way to the conference in Aachen, Germany. In the autumn of 1825 the Emperor undertook a voyage to the south of Russia due to the increasing illness of his wife. During his trip he himself caught a cold which developed into typhus from which he died in the southern city of Taganrog on 19 November (O.S.)/ 1 December 1825. His two brothers disputed who would become tsar-each wanted the other to become tsar. Rumors circulated for years that he had not died but had become a monk somewhere. His wife died a few months later as the emperor's body was transported to Saint Petersburg for the funeral. He was interred at the Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral of the Peter and Paul Fortress in Saint Petersburg on 13 March 1826

[@maryannwlock4971]

Odyssey Spartan p

[@ravinhairgirl88]

Great series very informative

[@svenerikjohansson8130]

I feel sorry for Paul I, but he is an interesting monarch. In fact Paul I of Russia is grandfathers grandmothers grandmothers father of our present Swedish king Carl XVI Gustaf, through Pauls daughter Maria Pavlovna, an ancestor 7 generations back to Carl Gustaf. So Carl XVI Gustaf descends from this tsar, whos troops temporarily cast revolutionary France´s army out of northern Italy, and who was the protector of the Johannites on Malta. Paul I was, I believe, indeed the son of Peter III (but Catherine also gave birth to a daughter that Peter III did not acknowledge as his biological daughter), and Paul was in that case also of Swedish descent ( Russian, German and Swedish as his grandfathers grandfather then was Karl XI of Sweden). Paul did, I believe, some good things, lessening the burden of serfs and taxing even nobility, but got enemies.

[@Luboman411]

OMG, Alexander I died only when he was 48 years old! So that Theodore Kuzmich monk was probably Alexander I, since the monk died in 1864, when he was 87 years old (Alexander had been born in 1777). This all makes sense--he refused to speak about his earlier years, was tall and broad-shouldered, was fluent in many languages (an ability that only the very rich back then could afford to have), and deaf in one ear. Wow...crazy...

[@JamesDavis-kc6kk]

I believe too that Alexander I faked his death and took Anchorite vows, to atone for the blood his family had spilled. Nicholas II believed this as did his cousinNikolai Mikhailovich. Nicholas and his family visited the grave of Fyodor Kuzmich. The Romanov family was a mystery even unto itself.

[@Retro-Future-Land]

They still are as they live on to this day!

[@giggling_boatswain]

This strange monk in conversations showed a strange awareness of the affairs of the upper elite about the characters of the court and the structure of the palaces. But can these rumors be believed?

[@dstrong5897]

Great, in-depth documentary.

[@TheBelilu]

Wow!!!! So far Catherine & Alexander are my favorite. They were so different than the others. Funny, they were both German. Alexander; mostly German & Catherine, a full German.

[@giggling_boatswain]

She is austrian

[@samuelademeso9041]

@@giggling_boatswain nah she German

[@aliyaser7698]

@@samuelademeso9041 Austria and Germany have the same people and language

[@zeus-odinchiefs6737]

Poor Paul 😢😢😢

[@Helderdac]

que documentario, espero que nos brasileiros aprendandamos com as mas experiencias dos outros

[@shaneupham705]

An Amazing series :D id re watch all the episodes over and over again

[@markjohnson9455]

A movie or history series on Alexander I would be a worthwhile watch especially the part where he seems to have rediscovered his faith. The scripture of Psalm 91 has personally spoken to me during times of COVID. I personally think he becomes a monk and lived for a few more years and did not die in 1825 as history writes. If anyone can suggest a book or something on that, I would appreciate it.

[@cra0422]

I've always felt this about Tsar Paul. I think Paul definitely had a lot of issues stemming from his parents (whether by genetics or by his upbringing), was quite possibly suffering from OCD, and I'd definitely say he was a control freak.

[@Nickster292]

Any other upcoming projects like this one? i rewatched this the second time, started kronstadt but id love something else as well :)

[@katnip6289]

The Emporer has just been SNUFFED OUT lol

[@topcoffeebar]

marvelous !

[@ddiesel1836]

Catherine had no legitimate claim to the throne. At best she should have acted only as Regent to her son Paul

[@halukcay8852]

“Nobility passes through blood, not by law” OTMA 📚“Maria Romanov After 17 July 1918”

[@Jason_Maier]

The secret letter of Paul I . . . . was it ever revealed/discovered?

[@Retro-Future-Land]

According to the last episode of this series Nicholas II did read it, but after he learned of its fateful prophecy it vanished after the 1917 usurption.

[@marinakocaryan6553]

no, its just some idiotic mythical story, which was put in this film for some reason

[@kiangee]

Underage marriage, Marital Infidelity and Child mortality a recurring theme in those periods...

[@clared1996]

I agree the casting is excellent. On Alexander 1 i am disappointed no mention of the highly significant expansion of St Pburg due to his vision of drainage of marshes. This event may even have been pivotal in the siege of leningrad...changing the course of history had Hitler won. All the pieces of history are there...defeat of Napoleon, vist to London, congress of Vienna. His interaction with English quakers which started from Catherine. These illustrate things beautiful.ly.

[@robertmiller6467]

Who played the wife of Alexander I. What a beautiful woman!

[@apolynaria01]

Her name is Anastasia Kormilitsyna

[@aliyaser7698]

@@apolynaria01 History didn't say anything about it, that's good

[@pegasus195]

At the Congress of Laibach, to which the congress had been adjourned in the spring of 1821, Alexander first heard of the Revolt of the Greeks. From this time until his death, his mind was torn between his anxiety to realise his dream of a confederation of Europe and his traditional mission as leader of the Orthodox crusade against the Ottoman Empire. At first, under the careful nursing of Metternich, the former motive prevailed. He struck the name of Alexander Ypsilanti (a colonel in the Imperial Cavalry and a leader of the Greek revolt) from the Russian army list, and directed his foreign minister, Ioannis Kapodistrias or Giovanni, Count Capo d'Istria, himself a Greek, to disavow all sympathy of Russia with his enterprise; and, in 1822, issued orders to turn back a deputation of the Morea to the Congress of Verona on the road. He made some effort to reconcile the principles at conflict in his mind. He offered to surrender the claim, successfully asserted when the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II had been excluded from the Holy Alliance and the affairs of the Ottoman Empire from the deliberations of Vienna, that the affairs of the East were the "domestic concerns of Russia," and to march into the Ottoman Empire, as Austria had marched into Naples, "as the mandatory of Europe". Metternich's opposition to this, illogical, but natural from the Austrian point of view, first opened Alexander's eyes to the true character of Austria's attitude towards his ideals. Once more in Russia, far from the fascination of Metternich's personality, the timeless spirit of his people drew him back into itself.

[@KeepAnimeDegenerate]

I guess you could say Paul was snuffed out.

[@catspaw3092]

This a great detailed documentary series about the Romanovs I enjoy this every time I watch this. The male Romanovs just seemed cursed with mental illness and the females are cursed with hemophilia. This family just can't get a break can they?

[@abc64pan]

+Tiffany Days Not only that, but they seemed all too willing to off each other in their mad pursuit of power.

[@catspaw3092]

abc64pan That's true and once they obtain that power they lose it very quickly and meet their demise. If not them their families end up suffering for it.

[@Retro-Future-Land]

Only some of them, not all.

[@catspaw3092]

True not all of them.

[@mrOL100]

being a czar is a dangerous profession.

[@samuelademeso9041]

Pretty much being a monarchy back then was. So it no surprise

[@StarMediaEN]

Soundtrack from "The Romanovs. The History of the Russian Dynasty" kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGfCgXSGoNt9j9E

[@cbrew8794]

0:37 ain’t nothing gonna break my stride

[@N1N99]

Could have mentioned Maria Naryshkina

[@nelsonmcduff5218]

Looking at portraits of the two, Paul looked a lot like Sergei Saltykov, Catherine's first lover. I don't know how people can say he looked like Peter III.

[@monaeblackeaglequeen8974]

Poor Peter