The trauma of uncertain past and how to deal with it
In addition to the pro-aristocratic romantic portrayal of the Romanovs and all the inaccurate historical depictions of the post-revolution Russia, I'd argue that the film does, however, raise an intriguing question regarding the psychoanalytical problem of identity. That is to say, the emphasis on the tragic history of the Romanovs at the beginning of the narrative not only establishes the film's central role in the ensuing historiopolitical issue, but…
