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Genre | Biographical |
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Directed by | Alexander Kott Konstantin Statsky |
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Composer | RyanOtter |
Country of origin | Russia |
Original language | Russian |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Cinematography | Sergei Trofimov Nikolai Bogachov |
Production company | Sreda |
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Release | 6 November 9 November 2017 | –
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Trotsky (Russian: Троцкий) is a Russian biographical eight-episode television mini-series about Leon Trotsky directed by Alexander Kott and Konstantin Statsky. The series stars Konstantin Khabensky in the title role. It debuted on Channel One in Russia on 6 November 2017[1][2] for the centenary of the Russian Revolution.[3][4] The series is a rare high-budget artistic representation of Trotsky in post-Soviet Russia, as his name was a taboo during most of the Soviet period.
A number of professional historians have strongly criticized the mini-series for its historical inaccuracies. This includes the misrepresentation of Soviet personalities including Lenin and Trotsky along with the wider events of the Russian Revolution.[5][6]