Golden Globe: St. Petersburg & Moscow (2010) Blu-ray 1080i MPEG-2 DD2.0
BD-25 Single-Layer Disc 1080i MPEG-2 | Dolby Digital 2.0 | 01:36:21 | 16.13 GB
Genre: HD Documentary
Two cities are for the glory of Russia under the Tsars, as well as a world power centers of the present. St. Petersburg owes its existence to Tsar Peter the Great, who founded the city on the Baltic Sea opened a window to the West. Magnet for visitors are: Hermitage, Peter and Paul Fortress, and many palaces. A boat ride opens the Venice of the North on the water.
Campaign 208, Petersburg 1864-65: The Longest Siege Book
Author: Ron Field, Illustrated by: Peter Dennis
Osprey Publishing Description:
“In 1864 General Ulysses S. Grant decided to strangle the life out of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia by surrounding the city of Petersburg and cutting off General Robert E. Lee’s supply lines. The ensuing siege would carry on for nearly ten months, involve 160,000 soldiers, and see a number of pitched battles including the Battle of the Crater, Reams Station, Hatcher’s Run, and White Oak Road. After nearly ten months, Grant launched an attack that sent the Confederate army scrambling back to Appomattox Court House where it would soon surrender. Written by an expert on the American Civil War, this book examines the last clash between the armies of U.S. Grant and Robert E. Lee.”
Campaign 208, Petersburg 1864-1965: The Longest Siege
Osprey Publishing | May 2009 | 1846033551 | English | 96 Pages | PDF | 103 MB
In 1864 General Ulysses S. Grant decided to strangle the life out of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia by surrounding the city of Petersburg and cutting off General Robert E. Lee’s supply lines. The ensuing siege would carry on for nearly ten months, involve 160,000 soldiers, and see a number of pitched battles including the Battle of the Crater, Reams Station, Hatcher’s Run, and White Oak Road. After nearly ten months, Grant launched an attack that sent the Confederate army scrambling back to Appomattox Court House where it would soon surrender. Written by an expert on the American Civil War, this book examines the last clash between the armies of U.S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. ”
Gala Concert: 300 Years of St. Petersburg (2003)
720p BDrip | English, Russian | 1h 51min | 1280x720 | H.264 @6000kbps | MKV format | 6.35 GB
Audio #1: DTS @1510kbps, 6CH, Front: L C Q, Surround: L R, LFE | Audio #2: FLAC @633kbps, 2CH Genre: Opera, Classical | Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Celebrate 300 years of musical history in this release that offers the works of some of the world's most acclaimed composers as conducted and performed by the some of the most renowned contemporary musicians and conductors. The 12 compositions featured on this release include Maurice Ravel's "Piano Concerto for the Left Hand" as performed by pianist Elisso Virsaladze with conductor Nikolai Alekseev, Giacomo Puccini's "La Boheme: Act II: Quando me'n vo (Musette's Waltz)" as performed by soprano Anna Netrebko with conductor Yuri Temirkanov, and Camille Saint-Saens' "Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28" as performed by violinist Victor Tretyakov with conductor Nikolai Alekseev. Additional music is provided by the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra.
