As the Russian Emperor shuttles about the countryside in the Imperial train, a Provisional Committee reluctantly takes charge in Petrograd. After all Russia’s senior military commanders agree that a change in leadership is required to win the war, the Emperor at last agrees to abdicate.
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Fanfare
Opening War Theme
Mlada
Composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1890. Public domain.
Performed by the University of Chicago Orchestra, Barbara Schubert conducting, and used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Source.
Closing War Theme
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