Russia - Land of the Tsars
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Actor: Edward Herrmann, Henry Strozier, Michelle Maryk, Ronnie Farer, Steve AhernBrand: A&E
Producer: Beth Dietrich
Producer: Denise Williams
Producer: Don Campbell
Writer: Don Campbell
Producer: Doug Shultz
Producer: Elana Bluestine
Producer: Hilary Sio
Producer: Jacqui Edwards
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Black & White, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 200 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-06-24
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: A&E Home Video
DVD Reviews of Russia - Land of the Tsars
DVD Review: Good, But Edited From the TV Version
Summary: 3 Stars
I'm not sure why the History Channel keeps doing this but for some reason they sometimes re-edit their titles for DVD, almost creating a new title in some cases. I thought this documentary was informative and a good primer into Russian history. However, for some reason that cannot be explained, this is another edited title. The most noticeable place was in the Ivan the Terrible segment. It leaves out the parts on TV that showed the painting of Ivan killing his son (which was the appropriate place) and completely leaves out that it started because he beat his son's pregnant wife and probably caused her miscarriage. And in one night, he basically ended the line through his beloved Anastasia. However, it misleadingly acts as if Ivan had no other sons to take over. My other problem was ethnicity. Yet again, the History Channel is using heavily made up white actors to portray characters of different ethincities. In this case, it was Asian. It made the documentary difficult to watch at times because it was rather insulting. But overall, the documentary is worth watching.DVD Review: Excellent!
Summary: 5 Stars
Hollywood could not have created the twists, turns and turmoil in this true story of Russian history. A well done documentary, perfectly narrated.DVD Review: So you think you know about Russia?
Summary: 4 Stars
This is an excellent documentary about the Russia most of us know little about. Governments, including the US have had an uneasy relationship with Russia and it's politics since World War II and the Cold War. That is the Russia most of us visualize and have learned about in our schools.
This documentary covers the foundation of Russia and the expansion of it's land and people from their first leaders to the establishment and demise of the Romanov family and their 300 year dynasty. This documentary also gives insight into the cultural and religious beliefs of the Russian people and it's governmment.
It is a superb DVD that should be in any serious historian's collection.
DVD Review: Interesting
Summary: 5 Stars
Before traveling to Russia I saw these documentary series and they are absolutely great. Very informative. I felt like I know the history of Russia before the communism as well as our Russian tour leader did...DVD Review: Good background for our trip to Russia
Summary: 4 Stars
This 2 set DVD provided good background on the Tsars history. The reviews between broadcast segments were smooth enough to not be distracting, but I was aware. Good visuals, so a good way to get history.
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