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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Koch International
EAN: 0016351099495
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Shanachie
Manufacturer: Shanachie
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Shanachie
Release Date: July 17, 2007
Running Time: 90 minutes
Sales Rank: 13160
Studio: Shanachie
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Product Description:
The Russian Revolution and Civil War were major watersheds of the 20th Century. Now for the first time the story of this blood-soaked time is being told in full color. New footage from the battlefields expert testimonies and exciting colorized archives help to unfold the dramatic story of the Communist rise and seizure of power in 1917.System Requirements:Running Time: 120 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. UPC: 016351099495 Manufacturer No: SHA-DV994
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Rating:  -
This documentary contains a mix of extraordinary historical footage and well done dramatic reenactments of the Russian Revolution and the ensuing Civil War between the Reds and Whites. But with a narrative structure that is centered on the naval officers of Kronstadt, who played a vital role in the overthrow of the Romanov monarchy. But who also tried, unsucessfully, to prevent the revolution's democratic principles from disintegrating into Bolshevik tyranny.
Reviewer Alfred Johnson, ... Read More
Rating:  -
This is an engaging documentary that tells an under reported story about an important event. Most Americans do not know that there werre two revolutions in Russia in 1917--even if they were aware there was one revolution that year. The original footage, colorized for modern consumption, brings the events to life. However, if using it in the classroom, care must be taken to teach the students to spot the differences between the actual footage and the reenactments, because they are so skilfully edited ... Read More
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The sailors of the Baltic Fleet stationed at Kronstadt on the entranceway to Petrograd played a vanguard and heroic role in the various stages leading up to, and including, the October revolution in Russia in 1917. The sailors of the Baltic Fleet played a vanguard and heroic role in defending that revolution on the many fronts of the three-year Civil War against the Whites. According to the premise of this docudrama, tinged as it is in anarchist and anti-communist colors, the Kronstadt sailors also played ... Read More
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The "in color" part of the title refers to colorized original newsreal footage used in the documentary. In addition, the DVD features interview with experts on the period (both English and Russian)and historical re-enactments played out under the narration. All of these elemenents, along with the natural drama of the story, make this a very compelling documentary.
The documentary tells the story of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and ensuing Civil War by focusing on the story of the sailors of the Kronstadt ... Read More
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I received a copy of this DVD, and feel it was well worth the investment. Gives a good overview for the rise of the Bolshevik Revolution. I would recommend this DVD to anyone seeking a general understanding of the Russian Revolution.
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