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St. Petersburg
Title
St. Petersburg / BBC.
Publication
[Place of publication not identified] : BBC, [2017]
Distribution
New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2017.
Copyright Notice Date
©2017
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (1 video file (52 min., 7 sec)) : sound, color.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Originally released by BBC, 2017.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on December 11, 2017.
Closed-captioned.
Title from distributor's description
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
Dr. Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke explore St. Petersburg through its dazzling art and architecture. They want to see how art has been used to enhance prestige and power since the founding of the city by Tsar Peter the Great. Surrounded by vast palaces, gilded domes, and imposing Soviet monuments, Janina and Alastair discover a city where art has always taken center stage.
Variant and related titles
Films on demand.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
Series
Secret Cities
System details note
Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
9 - 12, Academic/AP
Contents
Foundations of St. Petersburg (6:16); Saint Isaac's Cathedral (7:19); Palace Square (3:53); Hermitage Collection (4:02); Fabergé Eggs and Literature (5:25); Contemporary Art and Soviet Pop Culture (5:21); Anna Akhmatova (3:13); Constructivist Architecture (41:06); Metro Station and Historical Monument (4:32); Art in Protest (5:55); Credits: St. Petersburg (0:32);
Videorecording number
145436 Infobase
[145433]s Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Infobase, film distributor.
BBC (Firm)
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