Trotsky (TV series)
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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 |
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 for the centenary of the Russian Revolution. 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.