The Essay Ten Artists that Shook the World Episodes Episode guide
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10 Eisenstein
10/10 Silent movie accompanist Neil Brand reappraises Eisenstein's influential film October.
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9 Moisei Ginzburg
9/10 Political historian Tariq Ali recalls a tour of Constructivist Moscow in the 1980s.
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8 The State Porcelain Factory
8/10 Ceramicist Claire Curneen tells the strange story of the State Porcelain Factory.
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7 Akhmatova and Tsvetaeva
7/10 Writer Elaine Feinstein compares the impact of the Revolution on two great Russian poets.
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6 Mosolov
6/10 Musicologist Tamsin Alexander considers the industrially inspired music of Mosolov.
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5 Tatlin
5/10 Art historian Christina Lodder describes the influence of sculptor Vladimir Tatlin.
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4 Meyerhold
4/10 Richard Eyre appraises the Revolution's impact on theatre director Meyerhold.
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3 Nijinsky
3/10 Former ballerina Deborah Bull on Nijinsky and the impact of his ballet The Rite of Spring.
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2 John Reed, Eye-Witness
2/10 Historian Helen Rappaport reappraises American eyewitness to the Revolution, John Reed.
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1 Choices
1/10 Writer Martin Sixsmith considers how the Russian Revolution affected choices for artists.