Norwegianlatvian Posted November 18, 2013 #51 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Greetings from Latvia! We are celebrating the 95th Anniversary of the Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia today. I would suggest two films about/from Latvia: The Soviet Story and Rigas sargi (Defenders of Riga) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milolii Posted February 7, 2014 #52 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I know this thread is several years old, but another thread was started on this topic referring to this thread. It seems like a great idea to continue this awesome established list and invite others to add to it. Sent using the Cruise Critic forums app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskanb Posted February 7, 2014 #53 Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) I know that I originally posted prior to our trip. Everything that I read really enhanced our visit to St. Petersburg. "The Madonnas of Leningrad" by Debra Dean really enhanced our tour of the Hermitage --so much so that I sent my copy to our tour guide. I am getting ready for Norway this year and will post my reading list when I have a little more time. Edited February 7, 2014 by Alaskanb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornishpastyman1 Posted February 7, 2014 #54 Share Posted February 7, 2014 It's a bit left-field, and not really what you asked for, but if it's any interest here are the short videos, with some history, that I made from my Baltic cruise in 2010 : Copenhagen Tallinn St Petersburg The Fountains of Peterhof The Catherine Palace at Pushkin Peter and Paul Fortress/Cathedral St Isaac's Cathedral Church of Our Saviour on the Spilled Blood The Winter Palace/Hermitage State Museum Helsinki Suomenlinna (Fortress of Finland) at Helsinki Stockholm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NweRnGqZ1k Royal Warship Vasa & the Vasa Museum at Stockholm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x45l1WMZOXA Berlin - general sights http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCdvsq9lJJ8 The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wgke23Hfuw The Berlin Wall http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZCwlKiiZrs On the roof of the Reichstag http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o57Fb88tVTM While in St Petersburg I didn't get to go to the Yusupov Palace and always regretted it. When my friend went 2 years ago I asked him to take some footage, from which I made this which tells the (improbable) story of Rasputin's demise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanL Posted February 8, 2014 #55 Share Posted February 8, 2014 If you have Amazon Prime there are videos of Helsinki, Stockholm Copenhagen & St Petersburg. There are also individual videos of the Hermitage, Catherine's Palace & Peterhof. Worth watching before you leave IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desdichado62 Posted February 10, 2014 #56 Share Posted February 10, 2014 a 4 part documentary about the past 100 years of Gothenburg, how the city looked back then and how it has changed during these 100 years. Obviously this is with Swedish narration so you probably won't understand much of it. These clips will only be available until July 27th. http://www.svtplay.se/video/1361256/del-1-av-4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desdichado62 Posted September 6, 2014 #57 Share Posted September 6, 2014 A nice 9 min long documentary about Stockholm from 1955:http://www.filmarkivet.se/sv/Film/?movieid=368&returnurl=http://www.filmarkivet.se/sv/Sok/?q%3d%2b%26provinceid%3d26%26page%3d3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desdichado62 Posted September 8, 2014 #58 Share Posted September 8, 2014 "Im Schärengarten von Stockholm" a German documentary about Stockholm's archipelago. http://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/sendungen/mare_tv/Im-Schaerengarten-von-Stockholm,maretv594.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desdichado62 Posted December 7, 2017 #59 Share Posted December 7, 2017 This is a new Swedish "Infotainment" tv mini series called "Bye Bye Sverige". It is about Sweden 160-100 years go during the emigration era where many Swedes emigrated to America. It should by available to view outside Sweden but it's entirely in Swedish (with Swedish subtitles). https://www.svtplay.se/video/16218290/bye-bye-sverige/bye-bye-sverige-dog-det-at-far-min-duger-det-at-mig?start=auto It will only be available for 1 month from today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare GeezerCouple Posted December 7, 2017 #60 Share Posted December 7, 2017 This is a new Swedish "Infotainment" tv mini series called "Bye Bye Sverige".It is about Sweden 160-100 years go during the emigration era where many Swedes emigrated to America. It should by available to view outside Sweden but it's entirely in Swedish (with Swedish subtitles). https://www.svtplay.se/video/16218290/bye-bye-sverige/bye-bye-sverige-dog-det-at-far-min-duger-det-at-mig?start=auto It will only be available for 1 month from today. Thanks for reviving this thread. There are several good ideas. However, any additional ideas that are specific for Norway would be appreciated. (Note: Yes, there were some excellent suggestions on the thread I started, and we've already starting to dig in - thanks! :) ) I'm adding more here in case there are a few of you who might not have read a query that specified "Norway", but might have some additional suggestions that are relevant. Somehow, I missed the Stockholm/Nobel film "The Prize" (and with Paul Newman - how could I possibly have missed that back then!?? ;) ), so it's next to view. [For movies, we'd need English, or at least English subtitles.] Thanks. GC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campbell soup Posted July 30, 2018 #61 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Thanks for sharing thes videos. Katren 2 Many have strongly recommended the film 'The Singing Revolution' for Tallinn. It's a bit left-field, and not really what you asked for, but if it's any interest here are the short videos, with some history, that I made from my Baltic cruise in 2010 : Copenhagen Tallinn St Petersburg The Fountains of Peterhof The Catherine Palace at Pushkin Peter and Paul Fortress/Cathedral St Isaac's Cathedral Church of Our Saviour on the Spilled Blood The Winter Palace/Hermitage State Museum Helsinki Suomenlinna (Fortress of Finland) at Helsinki Stockholm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NweRnGqZ1k Royal Warship Vasa & the Vasa Museum at Stockholm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x45l1WMZOXA Berlin - general sights http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCdvsq9lJJ8 The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wgke23Hfuw The Berlin Wall http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZCwlKiiZrs On the roof of the Reichstag http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o57Fb88tVTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campbell soup Posted July 30, 2018 #62 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Thank you. I wanted to watch this but couldn't find it. The Singing Revolution is available online at YOUTUBE. After watching the movie, I have decided to take a bus out to the TV TOWER (Teletorn) to see the place where the bloodless stand-off with Russian tanks took place. plus it is supposed to have a fantastic view. One of the HOHO buses ( the one with 3 routes- 3 colors) will take you there. Or you can take Bus 34A at Viru Square. http://www.teletorn.ee/en Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DG0C3SKovw Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3rNYUIm1is Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tLmVGIqVDU Part 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF4ZZH5UNUw Part 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfv5XkeSN-g Part 6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n70n4k33Pk8 Part 7 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fHF6BZr4q0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desdichado62 Posted July 30, 2018 #63 Share Posted July 30, 2018 For younger books, the detective stories of Tam Sventon (Ture Sventon) are mostly based in Stockholm. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tam_Sventon The grown ups might prefer the Sjöwall and Wahlöö Martin Beck series. Sjöwall and Wahlöö, during the 1960s and 1970s, conceived and wrote a series of ten novels (police procedurals) about the exploits of detectives from the special homicide commission of the Swedish national police in which the character of Martin Beck was the protagonist. Both authors also wrote novels separately. For the Martin Beck series, they plotted and researched each book together and then wrote alternate chapters.The books cover ten years and are renowned for extensive character and setting development throughout the series. This is in part due to careful planning by Sjöwall and Wahlöö. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Beck#Series There are also movies based on the books and characters. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Beck#Films_based_on_the_novels Personally I enjoy the Gösta Ekman Beck movies. The newer ones with Peter Haber are mostly mass produced rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolate Teapot Posted July 30, 2018 #64 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Not quite what was asked for, but if you have a spare 3 hours, I recommend Lucy Worsley's series "Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia" As the title suggests, it is a crash course on the Romanov dynasty and features a lot of the places you are likely to visit whilst in St Petersburg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jklc123 Posted July 31, 2018 #65 Share Posted July 31, 2018 I just finished "A Gentleman in Moscow" by Amor Towles, a tale of a Russian count who in 1922 was sentenced by the Bolsheviks to house arrest in a grand hotel near the Kremlin. It reflects Russia up to the early '50's in an intriguing, engaging, gently humorous way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campbell soup Posted August 5, 2018 #66 Share Posted August 5, 2018 I just finished "Madonnas in Leningrad" by Debra Dean. It is the best book ever on Russia in the early 1940's, the Hermitage, and the secret art that was sold off from the Hermitage to get money needed to fund the war. It's a novel and so fascinating. I can't wait to see the art in the Hermitage after reading this book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eartha Kitten Posted August 5, 2018 #67 Share Posted August 5, 2018 For those bound for Norway, The unforgettable historical trilogy:by Sigrid Undset: Kristin Lavransdatter, set in fourteenth-century Norway. Beautiful books and you don't have to read all three, though you will want to. The first is called The Bridal Wreath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennaRoseGoes Posted March 7, 2019 #68 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Just finished watching season 1 of Ekaterina on Amazon Prime. So good! It’s a Russian series with subtitles, so you really have to pay attention! https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0721VJ13R/ref=atv_tv_hom_1_c_Nw77I8_2_10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shudie Posted March 7, 2019 #69 Share Posted March 7, 2019 I have a goodreads Baltic & Transatlantic bookshelf. Look forward to adding some of the books from this thread! https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/8734415?shelf=2020-baltic-transatlantic&sort=date_added&order=d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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