Great Crimes and Trials (1993): S01E16 – The Massacre of the Tsar and the Imperial Family

Introduction Great Crimes and Trials (sometimes titled Great Crimes and Trials of the Twentieth Century) is a 1993-1996 BBC documentary television series and 2011 by Investigation Discovery. Outline As civil war raged across Russia in 1918, the deposed Tsar and his family were imprisoned. On 16 July 1918 they were massacred and buried in the…

Andrew Marshall

09/08/2023

1–2 minutes

History, Military Documentary, War Crimes

Introduction

Great Crimes and Trials (sometimes titled Great Crimes and Trials of the Twentieth Century) is a 1993-1996 BBC documentary television series and 2011 by Investigation Discovery.

Outline

As civil war raged across Russia in 1918, the deposed Tsar and his family were imprisoned. On 16 July 1918 they were massacred and buried in the forest. Almost immediately though, rumours sprang up that not all the imperial family were dead.

Great Crimes and Trials Series

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Production & Filming Details

Release Date: 1993.
Running time: 30 minutes.
Rating: Unknown.
Country: UK.
Language: English.