The World: A Television History. Ep. 21. The Making of Russia

United Kingdom, 1983

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Episode number 21 of Series “The World: A Television History”.
This episode looks at Russian history over the period 1480 - 1860. Initially, the Russian people were scattered tribes inhabiting the vast expanse of Eastern Europe, but over the centuries different leaders conquered the regions and attempted to create cohesive civilisations. Based on The Times atlas of world history.

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Credits

director

David Wright

production company

Bricomin Films

Channel Four

Goldcrest TV

Network Television

Duration

00:26:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1983

Appears in

The World: A Television History

Group of items

The World: A Television History

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302197

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

History → Russia - History

History → Soviet Union - History

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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