The Great War

Season 4, Episode 29

Episode Title: July Days In Petrograd - Blood On The Nevsky Prospect - Week 156

Air Date: 2017-07-20

Overview:

The tensions between the Russian Provisional Government, between the civilians and the Bolsheviks turn violent this week 100 years ago. Machine Guns fire into the demonstrations on the Nevsky Prospect and arrest warrants are issued for Lenin and Trosky. At the same time the preliminary bombardment for the Battle of Passchendaele begins on the Western Front.