#1
S1E6
The House of Special Purpose
The czar abdicates, and civil war erupts. As pro-royalist forces close in on the house where the Romanovs are imprisoned, the family's fate is sealed.
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#2
S1E5
Revolution
Rasputin is gone, but Nicholas continues his catastrophic policies in war and at home. Deprivation pushes the population from unrest to revolution.
#3
S1E4
War
World War I takes Nicholas to the front. Back home, outrage grows over high casualties and Alexandra and Rasputin’s political intrigues.
#4
The Boy
S1E2
#5
Anarchy
S1E3
#6
The Chosen One
S1E1
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Czar Nicholas II takes the Russian throne in 1894 and rejects modern ideas to embrace a pure autocracy. Tragedy marks his coronation day.
#5
Anarchy
S1E3
#4
The Boy
S1E2
#3
War
S1E4
#2
Revolution
S1E5
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