[virgil283]

The monarchies were hated all across Europe and they were blamed for the war and continuing it for so long.

When it was over ' Four monarchies were destroyed: the Hohenzollers (Germany), the Romanovs (Russia), the Hapsburgs (Austria-Hungary), and the Ottomans (Turkey); '

So my question is why do U.S. historians not mention this ?

[Maine Mariner]

I believe the BBC or PBS did a series called the Fall of Eagles in the early or mid 1970’s It is on Youtube.
Patrick Steward (Captain Picard) performance as Lenin was
quite good. It cover the period 1870-1918 rather nicely.