Name: Nicholas and Alexandra: The Letters
Released: 2018-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Suzannah Lipscomb

TV Show · History · Documentary

Through their private correspondence, historian Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb unearths the romance and tragic demise of Tsar Nicholas II, the last ruler of the Russian Empire, and Empress Alexandra. She reveals how their letters illustrates their political naivety, their isolation and their delusion as well as their devotion to each other. It also shows the factors that drove Russia to revolution in 1917.

2018 · 50m

Starring Suzannah Lipscomb

EPISODE 1

Years of Love

The birth of Tsar Nicholas II and Alexandra's chronically ill son allowed controversial holy man Rasputin into the inner circles of the Romanovs. As Nicholas led his troops into war, his disconnect with the country grew ever further.
EPISODE 2

Years of Tragedy

Discover how Nicholas II and his wife the Empress Alexandra’s complete misjudgment and lack of understanding led to the fall of the Russian Empire from being one of the foremost great powers of the world to economic and military collapse.