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The girl calling herself
"The Russian Princess Anastasia"

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continues her recovery.

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But I am no closer
to discovering if her

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claims are anything
more than fantasy.

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I now hope that my wife, Shura,
once the children's nursery maid,

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may be able to uncover something,
anything that can help us.

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Anastasia,

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Is it really you?

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I know.

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You have trouble with your memory.

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I brought you some things from the past.

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Things that might help.

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Anastasia chose this for me.

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It was a gift from Czarina Alexandra.

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Before the outbreak of war.

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In 1914,

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Rasputin returned
to his village in Siberia,

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as one of the most powerful men in Russia.

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He had wealth, he had fame,
but he also had enemies.

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The rich and powerful hated his influence
over the Czar and Czarina.

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The church were jealous
that a simple peasant

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had become the most powerful
holy man in Russia.

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Everyone wanted him dead.

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False prophet!

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Slanderer! Rapist!

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Rapist!

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Khionya Guseva almost succeeded.

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Others would try.

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And maybe if they had succeeded,

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history would have been very different.

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Because in 1914,

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Rasputin's invisible hand

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would try to influence Russia
in its deadliest hour.

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The country was on the brink of war
with the Austro-Hungarian Empire

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and her ally, Germany.

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It was the beginning of the end.

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No.

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No, no!

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No!

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God! Argh!

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Oh, fuck!

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God!

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Help me up.

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I need to speak to the Czar.

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Write for me.

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Prask...

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A terrible storm hangs over Russia.

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Don't allow the madmen

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to destroy everything.

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Don't go to war.

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The Austrians have begun firing
on Belgrade.

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Germany is backing them.

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I need your decision.

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War would mean
sending hundreds of

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thousands of Russians
to their deaths.

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It means soldiers doing the job
that they have been trained for.

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When Austria invades Serbia,

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Russia is put
in a very difficult position.

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The stakes
of Nicholas's decision, in many ways,

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couldn't be higher.

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Austria is being supported by Germany

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which is not only Europe's
greatest military power,

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but also Alexandra's homeland.

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I can't make this decision.

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You must. Being unarmed
against Austria would be madness.

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We need to prepare for an attack.

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Transmit my orders to mobilize.

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Grigori absolutely advises against war.

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I'm sorry.

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We are at war.

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No!

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It was my decision,
based on the advice of my ministers.

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Was it you?

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Yes.

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Please.

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I have German blood, Nicky.

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I'm so ashamed.

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I'm so sorry, but I have no choice.

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Father Grigori says that...

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Father Grigori is
not a politician!

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it will be the end of
Russia, and us.

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It would be wrong
to take his advice on this.

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This is my greatest challenge yet, Sunny.

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I need you strong...

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and by my side.

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Can I count on you?

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Germany and Austria
have declared war on Russia.

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From the heart of our great nation.

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I vow to you, my people

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that I will never make peace

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while the enemy threatens
our holy motherland.

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God is with us!

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At the beginning
of World War One, in 1914,

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Nicky dreamed of being supreme commander
himself.

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He didn't quite have the courage,
so he appointed Nikolasha,

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who was the family's favorite soldier.

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Grand Duke Nikolasha is

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a military hero,
from the perspective

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that he looks like
a military hero,

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he behaves like a military hero.

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He's liked by the soldiers
because he looks like a soldier.

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Good luck.

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Commander-in-Chief.

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Whatever happens, we will never surrender.

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May I say something?

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Man to man?

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Rasputin.

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Show him the back door.

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We are at war.

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We don't want to give the people
any excuses for discontent.

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This isn't your business.

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It is all the country is talking about.

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Concentrate on winning the war.

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I'll look after the rest.

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Initially, there's
very enthusiastic support for the war.

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The nation rallies
against a common enemy.

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The entire imperial family
contribute to the war effort.

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Alexandra converts a number of their
palaces into hospitals.

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And all of this
coincides with the

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return of Alexandra's
closest adviser.

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I did not want war, but here with you now,

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I feel God is with us.

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From this moment on, you are the

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daughters and sweethearts
of the nation.

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It's a great privilege, responsibility.

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Your faces, your smiles...

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will give hope and courage
to oursoldiers.

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And you...

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you are the future they're fighting for.

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Go get changed for supper.

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Yes, let's go.

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Where is the Czar?

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With Nikolasha.

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Hm.

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Nikolasha is a dangerous man.

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He wants to be the people's hero.

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He wants the love
that belongs to the Czar.

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What should we do?

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The Czar must be seen to be leader.

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He should take supreme control.

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Russia looks like
it's doing well

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in the first days of the war.

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Nikolasha, the Commander-in-Chief,
is very confident

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they're just going to drive straight on
to Berlin.

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But, actually, very quickly,
the Germans turn it around.

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The Russian army does not have experience.

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It does not have experienced soldiers,

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most of them are simply conscripted
peasants who don't even know

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why they're fighting this war.

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Where's the stretcher?

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Alexandra and her daughters,

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they really do work hard,
and really do go close

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to ordinary soldiers
with appalling wounds.

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You don't have to be here
if it's too much.

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They need me,
just like I need Father Grigori.

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Alexandra seems
to have been seeking something,

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seeking answers or confidence.

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Rasputin, he seems to offer her

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answers, and a
certainty, and a faith.

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She believes in him absolutely.

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Where's the music?

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The story of what happens
at the Yar Restaurant in Moscow

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is one of the great...

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legendary events in the life of Rasputin.

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The Czarina loves me. She's...

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I can make her do anything.

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Anything!

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I piss, and I shit on all of you!

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Ha ha!

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The Czarina, she's my precious one!

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My precious one.

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Rasputin got blind drunk,

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pulled down his breeches
and pulled out his penis.

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The Czarina loves me.

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I can make her do anything.

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He boasted about his relationship,
his power with the empress.

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There's incredibly toxic
rumors and illustrations in the press

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of Rasputin and Alexandra together
in sexual situations.

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It's assumed
they must be sleeping together.

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But this is not the case.

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Rasputin was there primarily
to look after the boy.

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Remember that the
Czareviches' illness

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is a secret,
even from close family.

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Lies... and hate, and spin!

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Yes, but lies the people believe!

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Look,
we need to distance ourselves from him.

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And, what about your son?

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What's the point
in winning the war

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if the heir to the
throne is dead?

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Stop it!

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This is not just coming from me.

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It's coming from my ministers
and the Commander-in-Chief.

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Oh, Nikolasha. Fuck Nikolasha!

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Who's running this country? Him or you?

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- I am!
- Really?

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Nikolasha may as well be Czar.

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He's the one who gets all the press.
He's the one people see.

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All we hear about is defeat after defeat.

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Nikolasha should go. Not Grigori.

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The people need to see their Czar strong
and in control.

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You should be leading the army.

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Nicholas had long wanted
to take control of the army.

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But, in 1915, he says that he has been
spoken to by God.

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He heard an inner voice, telling him
that he needed

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to lead the Russian people to victory.

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I'm going to the front.

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Are you mad?

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I had a vision.

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Now, Nicky.

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You've been under a lot of stress.

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I've decided to take over as Commander.

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No, Nicky.

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You're needed here in the capitol.

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My place is with the army.

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Ha. You'll be blamed
for every military defeat. You know that.

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Trust me, Mother. Please.

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Of course I trust you.
Not those around you.

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Is this coming from Rasputin, or Alix?

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It's my decision.

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I'm taking over as Commander-in-Chief.

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You now have the greater honor
of serving his majesty.

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I bet the Czarina is behind this.
She is leading us to disaster.

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The monk has to go.

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How will I cope without my boys?

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We'll be fine.

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Look after her while I'm away.

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You...

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concentrate on the war.

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I'll look after everything at home.

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Taking control of the army

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is a very unwise decision at this point.

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Leaving Petrograd
means leaving the government

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under the influence of Empress
Alexandra and, of course, Rasputin.

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Alexandra was never popular

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with the Russian aristocracy
to begin with.

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And to leave a German-born princess
and the monk from Siberia

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in charge of the government

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during a massive global war,
made them even less so.

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Alexandra is not the best person

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to be in charge of government.

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She's taking very strong drugs,

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including opium-derived products,

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and is becoming increasingly paranoid.

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And is relying ever more on her personal
relationship with Rasputin.

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I'm running late.

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Another attempt on my life.

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What?

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Poison.

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Lucky for me, the er...
the cat got to it first.

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Come to the palace.

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No, no, I er...

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I should...

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leave the city.

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Go home.

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No. You can't...

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go.

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What can I do to persuade you?

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Nothing.

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The ministers hate me.
They're behind these plots

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against my life.

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Well then we must fire them.

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Mm, mm.

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That would sort it.

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You must do what you think is best.

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I will do whatever it takes
to keep you by my side.

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Alexandra and Rasputin start

267
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this toxic partnership that really
destabilizes the government.

268
00:21:02,125 --> 00:21:04,125
They change ministers all the time

269
00:21:04,205 --> 00:21:05,845
because their key concern

270
00:21:05,925 --> 00:21:07,713
is that anyone that
they appoint into

271
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the chief ministries,
defend Rasputin

272
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from all of his many, and growing number
of enemies in Petrograd.

273
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With Nicholas away at headquarters,

274
00:21:16,645 --> 00:21:19,605
she writes to him every day,
sometimes several times a day.

275
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Telling him what to do,
and what not to do.

276
00:21:22,445 --> 00:21:24,405
Who to listen to, who to ignore.

277
00:21:24,645 --> 00:21:28,405
Remember to listen only to the advice
of our friend, Rasputin.

278
00:21:28,605 --> 00:21:31,245
For he alone knows how you ought best
to act.

279
00:21:36,685 --> 00:21:39,405
Meanwhile, hundreds
of thousands of Russian soldiers

280
00:21:39,485 --> 00:21:42,405
are being slaughtered,
as the war goes from bad to worse.

281
00:21:43,645 --> 00:21:48,165
By 1915, the war effort
has deteriorated appallingly,

282
00:21:48,245 --> 00:21:51,365
and the Russian army
is in a great retreat,

283
00:21:51,445 --> 00:21:55,045
losing cities,
losing thousands of square miles.

284
00:21:56,885 --> 00:21:59,365
They're retreating on the entire front.

285
00:21:59,445 --> 00:22:01,457
The German armies
are basically putting

286
00:22:01,469 --> 00:22:03,645
enormous pressure on
the Russian military.

287
00:22:05,685 --> 00:22:09,325
The Germans look like
they could push on, right into Russia.

288
00:22:09,885 --> 00:22:11,325
The Czar is in crisis.

289
00:22:18,765 --> 00:22:22,805
Nicholas turns out to be utterly
irrelevant at Stavka headquarters.

290
00:22:24,525 --> 00:22:27,605
Far from being shown
to be a great warrior-leader,

291
00:22:27,685 --> 00:22:29,885
he just makes people wonder
what the point of him is.

292
00:22:43,485 --> 00:22:46,445
Mother. You're early.
Shall we step outside?

293
00:22:48,365 --> 00:22:49,605
I was worried about you.

294
00:22:51,205 --> 00:22:52,205
We all are.

295
00:22:55,205 --> 00:22:56,205
Well, don't be.

296
00:22:57,245 --> 00:22:58,285
Worry about the war.

297
00:22:59,645 --> 00:23:02,365
Worry about the country. God knows
that's what keeps me up at night.

298
00:23:09,685 --> 00:23:12,125
We've lost almost a million men
since the summer.

299
00:23:13,165 --> 00:23:14,885
Who's helping you with all this?

300
00:23:17,605 --> 00:23:18,605
My God, Nicky.

301
00:23:19,205 --> 00:23:22,525
Our friend says,
you should not advance to the north,

302
00:23:22,885 --> 00:23:25,125
and you must heed his words.

303
00:23:25,325 --> 00:23:27,605
He...

304
00:23:27,725 --> 00:23:30,045
Is the monk now making
the military decisions?

305
00:23:31,645 --> 00:23:34,253
Nicky,
you cannot allow Rasputin to

306
00:23:34,265 --> 00:23:36,885
rule the country
through your wife!

307
00:23:37,085 --> 00:23:40,845
They've just made a syphilitic, insane
drug addict Interior Minister.

308
00:23:40,925 --> 00:23:43,325
They're putting idiots
into positions of power.

309
00:23:43,485 --> 00:23:46,005
I'm doing everything I can.
What more can I do?

310
00:23:46,085 --> 00:23:47,245
Take back control.

311
00:23:48,125 --> 00:23:49,765
Dismiss Rasputin.

312
00:23:51,405 --> 00:23:54,165
Grigori is the only man
that can keep my wife sane and my son...

313
00:23:54,245 --> 00:23:55,245
Dismiss him!

314
00:23:56,325 --> 00:24:00,165
Otherwise, you will lose your crown.

315
00:24:09,165 --> 00:24:11,605
"I'm going to change
the Interior Minister.

316
00:24:13,045 --> 00:24:15,005
Please don't involve Grigori."

317
00:24:20,245 --> 00:24:22,685
It is my responsibility and my decision.

318
00:24:27,525 --> 00:24:29,045
This is his mother's doing.

319
00:24:44,525 --> 00:24:45,685
We must plan calmly.

320
00:24:53,725 --> 00:24:55,805
And guide him to make the right decision.

321
00:25:01,565 --> 00:25:02,685
You must persuade him.

322
00:25:06,205 --> 00:25:07,205
Guide him with love.

323
00:25:29,405 --> 00:25:30,405
Alix.

324
00:25:32,205 --> 00:25:33,405
Stay there.

325
00:26:07,885 --> 00:26:09,485
I missed you.

326
00:26:13,285 --> 00:26:14,285
I need you.

327
00:26:27,925 --> 00:26:30,045
You make everything make sense.

328
00:26:33,525 --> 00:26:35,286
I need you to stop
being so difficult

329
00:26:35,298 --> 00:26:37,165
about the ministers
Grigori has chosen.

330
00:26:39,725 --> 00:26:40,805
I've been advised.

331
00:26:40,885 --> 00:26:42,285
You listen to everyone

332
00:26:42,365 --> 00:26:44,765
except the one person
you should be listening to.

333
00:26:46,045 --> 00:26:47,885
When did I become the enemy?

334
00:26:55,165 --> 00:26:56,165
You're not.

335
00:27:09,525 --> 00:27:10,525
Then trust me.

336
00:27:15,045 --> 00:27:16,205
By 1916,

337
00:27:16,285 --> 00:27:19,605
discontent with the royal family
has reached all levels of society.

338
00:27:20,165 --> 00:27:22,285
The war is going very badly.

339
00:27:22,605 --> 00:27:25,605
Large parts of Russia
are occupied by the Germans.

340
00:27:26,085 --> 00:27:28,005
Millions have been killed.

341
00:27:31,445 --> 00:27:34,485
The Czar's reputation amongst the military
has completely collapsed

342
00:27:34,965 --> 00:27:39,005
One soldier that will play a major role
in the Romanov story

343
00:27:39,085 --> 00:27:43,165
is Yakov Yurovsky.
A medical orderly on the front line.

344
00:27:47,925 --> 00:27:48,925
No boots.

345
00:27:52,045 --> 00:27:53,405
It's disgusting.

346
00:28:09,325 --> 00:28:10,965
Who keeps them in power?

347
00:28:13,925 --> 00:28:14,925
We do.

348
00:28:15,525 --> 00:28:16,965
Workers and peasants.

349
00:28:17,925 --> 00:28:22,285
If we all downed tools,
this country would fall to its knees.

350
00:28:38,765 --> 00:28:40,565
By the end of 1916,

351
00:28:40,805 --> 00:28:43,965
faith in the regime and the monarchy
was at rock bottom.

352
00:28:44,165 --> 00:28:45,565
At the same time,

353
00:28:45,645 --> 00:28:48,205
there's a perception
amongst the Russian population

354
00:28:48,285 --> 00:28:51,565
that Alexandra is actively undermining
the Russian war effort.

355
00:28:51,645 --> 00:28:53,765
She is of course,
a German princess originally,

356
00:28:53,845 --> 00:28:57,405
and so she's widely believed
to be a German spy.

357
00:29:00,205 --> 00:29:02,885
People believe
there are German spies everywhere.

358
00:29:06,165 --> 00:29:08,125
Even the Empress's own sister

359
00:29:08,205 --> 00:29:10,805
is the subject of xenophobic abuse
at this point.

360
00:29:22,325 --> 00:29:24,605
People are convinced in the capital

361
00:29:24,725 --> 00:29:27,365
that Alexandra and Rasputin
are now running the show.

362
00:29:27,885 --> 00:29:31,285
Alexandra, who's German-born,
is running the government,

363
00:29:31,365 --> 00:29:34,045
and she's guided by a mad monk
who is apparently

364
00:29:34,205 --> 00:29:36,285
sleeping with half of Petersburg society,

365
00:29:36,445 --> 00:29:38,565
probably having an affair
with the Empress.

366
00:29:39,725 --> 00:29:42,365
The aristocracy become
incredibly disturbed

367
00:29:42,445 --> 00:29:44,445
by the scandal surrounding Rasputin.

368
00:29:44,925 --> 00:29:46,801
Hundreds of these
were dropped over

369
00:29:46,813 --> 00:29:48,805
the front lines by
a German zeppelin.

370
00:29:50,005 --> 00:29:53,285
Exactly. The laughing stock of Europe,
an international joke.

371
00:29:54,645 --> 00:29:58,245
The mad monk. The sick joker
who rules the Czarina's cunt,

372
00:29:58,325 --> 00:29:59,365
and our country.

373
00:30:00,445 --> 00:30:03,725
It's not funny. It's a fucking tragedy!

374
00:30:05,285 --> 00:30:08,125
He's single-handedly destroying the faith
of the people in the Czar!

375
00:30:08,205 --> 00:30:10,781
Prince Felix Yusupov
was the spoiled son

376
00:30:10,793 --> 00:30:13,445
of one of the richest
families in Russia.

377
00:30:13,525 --> 00:30:16,485
He put another incompetent in power.
The ministers are puppets.

378
00:30:17,285 --> 00:30:20,765
A sexually-depraved monk
and a mad hysteric are pulling the strings

379
00:30:20,845 --> 00:30:23,085
and we are letting it happen.

380
00:30:23,685 --> 00:30:26,405
Felix Yusupov is a fascinating character.

381
00:30:26,645 --> 00:30:30,725
Bisexual, highly promiscuous,
highly intelligent.

382
00:30:31,405 --> 00:30:34,093
But he's also married
to the Czar's niece,

383
00:30:34,105 --> 00:30:36,805
best friends with many
of the grand dukes.

384
00:30:37,205 --> 00:30:38,925
Well, someone has to do something.

385
00:30:42,805 --> 00:30:44,605
The people are so stupid.

386
00:30:46,845 --> 00:30:49,845
All these conspiracy theories,
just because we're German.

387
00:30:54,125 --> 00:30:55,525
That's not the reason.

388
00:30:57,045 --> 00:30:58,365
And you know it.

389
00:31:00,885 --> 00:31:02,005
It's about Rasputin.

390
00:31:12,845 --> 00:31:14,391
If that's what
you've come here to

391
00:31:14,403 --> 00:31:16,005
discuss,
you may as well leave now.

392
00:31:16,205 --> 00:31:17,405
He's playing you.

393
00:31:19,125 --> 00:31:21,485
Everything he does is for himself.

394
00:31:23,045 --> 00:31:25,005
He's leading the dynasty to disaster.

395
00:31:25,085 --> 00:31:27,085
He is saving the dynasty!

396
00:31:28,965 --> 00:31:30,365
You have no idea.

397
00:31:30,445 --> 00:31:31,885
Of course I do.

398
00:31:33,525 --> 00:31:35,285
We are sisters, Alix.

399
00:31:36,685 --> 00:31:39,005
You must stop blaming yourself
for Alexei.

400
00:31:40,965 --> 00:31:42,325
What are you talking about?

401
00:31:43,965 --> 00:31:46,525
Rasputin can't cure the bleeding disease.

402
00:31:47,405 --> 00:31:48,405
Nothing can.

403
00:31:55,645 --> 00:31:57,285
My sister needs her carriage.

404
00:32:06,045 --> 00:32:07,045
Exile the monk.

405
00:32:08,605 --> 00:32:09,605
Save your country.

406
00:32:10,325 --> 00:32:13,165
While there's still an empire for your son
to rule over.

407
00:32:35,805 --> 00:32:38,525
I used to bathe Anastasia
when she was a child.

408
00:32:39,165 --> 00:32:43,485
She had a small deformity,
which she hated.

409
00:32:44,405 --> 00:32:46,125
I would recognize it immediately.

410
00:32:50,525 --> 00:32:51,925
Can I look at your feet?

411
00:33:03,645 --> 00:33:05,845
Congenital hallux abducto valgus.

412
00:33:06,445 --> 00:33:09,765
About one in four people are born with it,
or develop it.

413
00:33:10,805 --> 00:33:14,005
Could that be a bayonet wound?

414
00:33:14,285 --> 00:33:15,205
Possibly.

415
00:33:15,285 --> 00:33:17,965
I'd say from the scar tissue
it's about ten years old.

416
00:33:18,445 --> 00:33:20,845
They shot them with bullets, but...

417
00:33:22,045 --> 00:33:23,725
they had to stab them with bayonets too.

418
00:33:37,485 --> 00:33:39,365
By the end of 1916,

419
00:33:39,445 --> 00:33:42,725
Russia is actually
in a sort of surreal situation.

420
00:33:42,805 --> 00:33:44,845
Okay, okay.

421
00:33:44,925 --> 00:33:45,925
Help me, help me!

422
00:33:50,205 --> 00:33:53,765
The soldiers at the front now
cannot see an end to the war.

423
00:33:53,845 --> 00:33:55,365
Something's gotta give.

424
00:33:58,045 --> 00:34:00,725
It seems that everything
is out of control.

425
00:34:04,085 --> 00:34:06,485
Much of the wider Romanov family believes

426
00:34:06,565 --> 00:34:08,205
that to save this monarchy,

427
00:34:08,285 --> 00:34:10,925
they have to save Nicholas
and Alexandra from themselves,

428
00:34:11,005 --> 00:34:12,565
and specifically from Rasputin.

429
00:34:14,045 --> 00:34:16,965
They need to do something
to remove him from influence,

430
00:34:17,045 --> 00:34:18,965
or it can't possibly continue as it is.

431
00:34:22,005 --> 00:34:23,005
Rasputin?

432
00:34:23,845 --> 00:34:26,205
It's Felix Yusupov here.

433
00:34:26,365 --> 00:34:28,365
Felix, this is a pleasure.

434
00:34:30,045 --> 00:34:30,925
How can I help?

435
00:34:31,005 --> 00:34:33,285
Well, I was hoping to...

436
00:34:35,005 --> 00:34:36,685
make an appointment with you.

437
00:34:39,005 --> 00:34:40,005
About...

438
00:34:41,445 --> 00:34:43,405
a... a problem I have.

439
00:34:43,885 --> 00:34:45,685
Don't be shy. There's no shame.

440
00:34:46,325 --> 00:34:50,885
I would rather speak to you face-to-face.
It's personal. I...

441
00:34:51,525 --> 00:34:53,085
Papa, Papa.

442
00:34:54,845 --> 00:34:55,845
Call me again.

443
00:34:56,325 --> 00:34:57,685
We'll find a time and...

444
00:34:59,645 --> 00:35:00,645
I'll heal you.

445
00:35:08,885 --> 00:35:10,645
Elusive, condescending fucker.

446
00:35:20,925 --> 00:35:26,005
By 1916, all of Russia
is aligned against Rasputin.

447
00:35:33,645 --> 00:35:36,765
The aristocracy know
Nicholas and Alexandra

448
00:35:36,845 --> 00:35:40,565
are almost criminally negligent,
and criminally incompetent.

449
00:35:40,645 --> 00:35:43,565
But nonetheless,
it's all centered on Rasputin.

450
00:35:47,245 --> 00:35:49,645
Rasputin's life is hanging by a thread,

451
00:35:50,405 --> 00:35:52,251
and you get a feeling
that he already

452
00:35:52,263 --> 00:35:53,925
knows that his
days are numbered.

453
00:36:04,405 --> 00:36:05,925
"Disaster threatens.

454
00:36:07,445 --> 00:36:09,685
Misfortune draws near.

455
00:36:12,365 --> 00:36:14,645
Judgment day has come for our country.

456
00:36:15,525 --> 00:36:18,005
We will drown in our own blood.

457
00:36:20,645 --> 00:36:22,805
I am blind before these griefs.

458
00:36:24,045 --> 00:36:25,285
I can see nothing.

459
00:36:27,525 --> 00:36:30,685
But I know my hour will soon strike.

460
00:36:34,885 --> 00:36:36,005
I am not afraid.

461
00:36:39,125 --> 00:36:43,205
But I know it will be the end of Russia
as we know it."

462
00:37:06,925 --> 00:37:09,605
Please, help yourself.

463
00:37:49,645 --> 00:37:51,125
I won't drink alone.

464
00:37:52,045 --> 00:37:53,045
Ahem.

465
00:37:54,925 --> 00:37:55,965
I prefer white.

466
00:38:31,685 --> 00:38:33,485
My sins used to purge me.

467
00:38:36,285 --> 00:38:37,485
Now they pollute me.

468
00:38:46,285 --> 00:38:47,645
You like me, don't you?

469
00:38:49,445 --> 00:38:51,205
You don't want to like me, but...

470
00:38:52,685 --> 00:38:53,725
you do.

471
00:39:06,565 --> 00:39:07,925
I want to go home, Felix.

472
00:39:10,565 --> 00:39:11,565
To Pokrovskoye.

473
00:39:13,605 --> 00:39:15,805
There's too much sin here.

474
00:39:25,325 --> 00:39:29,365
Prayers reach God more easily
in my little village.

475
00:39:36,445 --> 00:39:37,605
I used to walk...

476
00:39:39,365 --> 00:39:41,845
the Siberian steppe, alone.

477
00:39:44,725 --> 00:39:46,245
You can find God there.

478
00:39:57,405 --> 00:39:58,965
This city chokes me!

479
00:40:11,445 --> 00:40:12,885
But I can't leave.

480
00:40:16,645 --> 00:40:18,205
The Czar, the Czarina.

481
00:40:22,085 --> 00:40:23,085
The little one.

482
00:40:33,085 --> 00:40:35,685
Let's go to the gypsies and dance. Ha?

483
00:40:36,885 --> 00:40:38,205
Me and you.

484
00:40:38,725 --> 00:40:41,005
We'll meet Irina another time.

485
00:40:41,525 --> 00:40:42,525
Yeah?

486
00:40:47,285 --> 00:40:48,285
Ha.

487
00:40:49,965 --> 00:40:51,405
Everyone wants to kill me.

488
00:40:55,645 --> 00:40:57,565
Why... why such hate?

489
00:41:04,045 --> 00:41:05,205
You don't understand.

490
00:41:08,445 --> 00:41:09,445
If they kill me...

491
00:41:11,565 --> 00:41:13,565
they destroy Russia.

492
00:41:15,125 --> 00:41:16,525
Do you understand?

493
00:41:23,365 --> 00:41:27,165
I need to go and find Irina.

494
00:41:27,965 --> 00:41:28,965
Go.

495
00:41:29,805 --> 00:41:30,805
Go!

496
00:41:43,805 --> 00:41:44,805
So.

497
00:41:46,885 --> 00:41:47,925
It's not working.

498
00:42:06,085 --> 00:42:07,125
Rasputin.

499
00:43:50,000 --> 00:43:56,000
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