Russia, 1917. After the abdication of Czar Nicholas II Romanov, the struggle for power confronts allies, enemies, factions and ideas; a ruthless battle between democracy and authoritarianism that will end with the takeover of the government by Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Juliet StevensonSelf - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) |
 Nicholas AsburyVladimir Lenin | Vladimir Lenin |
 Milo TwomeyLeon Trotsky | Leon Trotsky |
| NNicholas CowellJoseph Stalin | Joseph Stalin |
 Jonny McPhersonAlexander Kerensky | Alexander Kerensky |
| HHelen RappaportSelf - Writer | Self - Writer |
| OOrlando FigesSelf - Writer | Self - Writer |
 Simon Sebag-MontefioreSelf - Writer | Self - Writer |
| CChina MiévilleSelf - Writer | Self - Writer |
 Martin AmisSelf - Writer | Self - Writer |
 Bridget KendallSelf - Journalist | Self - Journalist |
 Victor SebestyenSelf - Writer | Self - Writer |
 Vladimir LeninSelf - Politician (archive footage) | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
 Vladimir PutinSelf - Politician (archive footage) | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
 Tariq AliSelf - Writer | Self - Writer |