The Siberians: Fire on the Ice

1917 - Russia is at war against the Central Powers, the Tsar has abdicated, and Russia is being "governed" by a shaky coalition of political interests.

In the cities starving people are queuing for food. There are strikes and protests, and soldiers are starting to mutiny and desert.

Pavel Sukhov is a prosperous merchant in Barnaul, a town in southern Siberia. He and his wife, Maria, their three daughters and a young son, try to distance themselves from the political unrest gripping the nation...