BBC Documentaries

The Tsar's Last Picture Show (2003x16)

Ημερομηνία προβολής: Μάϊ 26, 2003

On the 300th anniversary of the founding of St Petersburg, historian and author Orlando Figes explores the life of Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorsky who was commissioned by the Tsar to document his vast realm on film; and presents a striking visual portrait, both of Russia on the eve of revolution and St Petersburg today.