Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley (2016) | How Woke Is It?

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Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley2016

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What We Think

Empire of the Tsars remains largely non-woke, offering a traditional recounting of Russian history that doesn’t use the Romanovs as a springboard for modern ideological messaging. It sticks to the story with minimal reinterpretation.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

The documentary focuses on history and sticks closely to its subject matter. Lucy Worsley provides context and analysis, but there’s little evidence of forced representation or emphasis on modern identity politics at the expense of narrative.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

While the show explores Russia’s turbulent past, religion, monarchy, and tradition are handled with a degree of respect, though Lucy Worsley occasionally interprets events through a modern lens, it doesn’t feel aggressively revisionist or dismissive.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Not Woke

What is this?

There’s some present-day historical perspective, but alternative viewpoints about the Romanovs, orthodoxy, and tradition are largely acknowledged. It avoids heavy-handed caricature or mocking of traditional values.

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