John McEnery

John McEnery

  • Born: 1943-11-1
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  • Extended Reading
    • Nels 2022-06-14 19:26:39

      A film that clarifies history

      Three hours is a little long. There are a few things about this movie that are really touching, especially the ending. It's not too early, so a few nonsense.

      One, when I was a child, I watched a Xinjiang movie about the theft of cultural relics by the Russian army in Xinjiang. In a thunderstorm, a...

    • Jaron 2022-06-14 14:02:18

      king's end

      "The Secret History of the Russian Palace" belongs to the old-fashioned Hollywood "epic blockbuster". The set is generously spent, and the costumes are extremely gorgeous. The logic of the story is more taken for granted than the historical facts. If the narrative rhythm is well controlled, it can...

    • Katelin 2022-06-14 18:21:50

      Murder, arson, terror, I'll agree to anything that gives us power. Power! And we can't have power if we compromise. Even though it takes years, terror and power.

    Nicholas and Alexandra quotes

    • [signing his abdication]

      Tsar Nicholas II: "March 15, 1917." The ides of March.

    • [as the recently abdicated Tsar arrives at his palace]

      Russian Guard: Who's there?

      Tsar Nicholas II: Citizen Nicholas Romanov.