nicholas ii, 1894-1917

Relates the investigation of nine skeletons that were found in 1991 and identified as Tsar Nicholas and his family. Discusses the imprisonment and assassination of the family and Anna Anderson who claimed to be Grand Dutchess Anastasia.

Examines the 1917 Russian Revolution, Lenin's rise to power, the killing of the Romanovs, and the famine of 1921.

Examines the history of Russia and the Soviet Union between the revolution of 1905 and the Soviet Union's collapse, discussing Joseph Stalin's rule, collectivization, mass starvation, the five-year plans, the purges, and other related topics through examinations of primary sources including propaganda posters, photos, and book excerpts.

Chronicles the final experiences of the Romanov family in the hours leading up to their assassination. Details the events that caused their deaths and examines how the end of the Romanov family's 300-year reign impacted the whole of Russia. Includes black-and-white photographs.

Recounts the factors shaping the history of the USSR to the present.

Fifteen-year-old Reuven Bloom, a Russian Jew, in 1897, must set aside his dreams of playing the violin in order to save himself and his baby sister after the rest of their family is murdered.

Maria, the young, spirited daughter of Rasputin, spends her father's final days trying to unlock the mystery of her father's involvement in the disappearance of the Russian Royal Family.

Collection of diaries and correspondence between the members of the Russian royal family and their closest friends, from the 1880s to the time of their deaths in 1918.