The most vivid pages of Russian history and the establishment and consolidation of Russian state power are associated with the eighteen Russian Tsars of the House of Romanov which include such historic names as Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, Nicholas I and Alexanders I, II and III. The dynasty ended with the brutal assassination of the last Tsar, Nicholas II and his family by the Bolsheviks in Ekaterinburg in 1917. 　　The Romanov dynasty played a hugely important role in world history, and the series highlights the life stories and characters of the tsars, recounting their rise to power and their contribution to the dynasty, their merits and their faults, their achievements and mistakes, their victories and defeats in war. 　　The series also examines the Russian form of 'Caesarism' as a system of state administration - its advantages and drawbacks and how the Russian state changed under the Romanov's rule. 　　THE ROMANOVS is told in eight epic one-hour episodes using a unique combination of magnificent CGI animation and dramatic reconstruction with careful and accurate attention paid to each period.

由Matthew Weiner主创﹑执笔﹑制片﹑执导的首季8小时诗选剧《罗曼诺夫后裔》，以全球各地的独立故事联系在一起，每个故事中都有相信自己是罗曼诺夫后裔的人（罗曼诺夫是俄罗斯的一个王朝，曾有多位沙皇，而因为血统问题，令到出现血亲争议）。该剧预定明年上线。

Lucy Worsley travels to Russia to tell the extraordinary story of the dynasty that ruled the country for more than three centuries. It’s an epic tale that includes giant figures such as Peter the Great and Catherine the Great, the devastating struggle against Napoleon in 1812, and the shocking murders of Nicholas II and his family in 1918 which brought the dynasty to a brutal end. 　　The Romanovs were the most powerful European monarchs since the Middle Ages, wielding unmatched authority into the 20th century. Lucy will see how they embraced and sponsored the arts on an astonishing scale, commissioning artworks and building spectacular palaces that still dazzle today. Yet many ordinary Russians were little better than slaves, and the failure of the Romanovs to address their condition would ultimately lead to revolution. 　　In this new three-part series, Lucy will apply her characteristic insight, attention to detail and wit to the Romanov dynasty. Her understanding of royal tradition and culture, and her gift for bringing historical characters vividly to life, will create a fresh and compelling account of this unique royal family.

Directed and edited by Esfir Shub. A devastating chronicle of Tsarist Russia from the eve of World War I until its brutal demise in the revolutions of February and October 1917, The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty comprises hundreds of films that Esfir Shub unearthed and rescued from damp cellars and other neglected corners of the Soviet Union, including newsreels and home movies taken by the Tsar’s own cameramen. Using the film splice as a cudgel, Shub contrasts the Imperial Family in opulent ballrooms, regal processions, and garden tea parties with the backbreaking toil of the masses, a bitter satire that makes the Revolution seem both historically inevitable and triumphant. One of the great pleasures of this Vertov retrospective is rediscovering the work of certain largely forgotten women filmmakers of the Soviet avant-garde, including Elizaveta Svilova, Vertov’s editor and wife, and Shub, who pioneered “found footage” cinema and was instrumental in the development of dialectical montage, collaborating with Sergei Eisenstein on the shooting scripts of Strike and Potemkin. (from moma.org)

The story of the last year and a half of Tsar Nicholas II and his family from the February Revolution of 1917 to their execution in July 1918

The story of the last year and a half of Tsar Nicholas II and his family from the February Revolution of 1917 to their execution in July 1918

社会动荡席卷20世纪初的俄罗斯。沙皇尼古拉斯二世抵制变革，从而引发了一场革命，结束了王朝。

俄罗斯帝国末代皇帝·尼古拉二世虽然不是明君，但其膝下的四位公主却是全欧洲乃至全世界公认的才色兼备的淑女、名媛。原本她们或会嫁入某国成为王后或皇后，但随着十月革命诞生的新政权——红色苏维埃的上台，她们的命运发生了天翻地覆的变化。自古红颜多薄命，等待着这四位公主将会是何种命运呢？

本片以俄国历史上首任沙皇伊凡四世为主人公，讲述了16世纪的俄罗斯，他以残暴的手段统治全国，最终反对他的那个人却是他童年时的挚友；影片着重刻画了伊凡四世的内心世界。 　　伊凡四世在俄罗斯历史上有着深远影响，关于他的神话传说在俄罗斯多得不胜枚举，至今还在广为流传，他的故事也多次被搬上大银幕。电影《沙皇》由俄罗斯著名导演帕维·龙根执导，今年5月曾入选第62届戛纳电影节“一种关注”单元，随后还曾参加了波兰华沙电影节、莫斯科电影节等，获得高度评价。 　　出生于1949年的俄罗斯导演帕维·龙根是戛纳的常客。他的三部作品《计程车司机布鲁斯》、《月亮乐园》、《爱，婚了头》都曾获选入围主竞赛单元进行金棕榈的角逐，而1990年的《计程车司机布鲁斯》则最终赢得了最佳导演奖。2007年，帕维·龙根还曾以评委身份参加戛纳电影节。 　　对于这个背景设置在四百年前的故事，帕维·龙根却认为这部电影与当下有着紧密的联系，他表示：“这是一个关于今天俄罗斯的隐喻，而它也同样指涉斯大林时代。”帕维·龙根表示，这部电影在某些表现手法上借鉴了中国京剧的表演手法。 　　担任主演的彼得·马莫诺夫是俄罗斯著名演员，有着深厚的舞台剧表演功底，他与导演帕维·龙根曾合作过《计程车司机布鲁斯》、《孤独之岛》等多部作品，非常默契；片中扮演伊凡四世的敌人一角的是奥列格·扬科夫斯基，他是俄罗斯广受欢迎的表演艺术家，已于今年5月20因病逝世。 　　《沙皇》定于2009年11月4日在俄罗斯公映。

随着3月14日的临近，举世瞩目的俄罗斯总统大选逐步进入高潮，俄罗斯的最新一项民意调查显示，将近有四分之三的俄罗斯人支持总统普京连任。即将举行的俄罗斯总统大选，俄国内外早有“尚未开锣早已定音”的说法。