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The Singing Revolution /

Tells the story of Estonia's non-violent struggle for freedom from Soviet occupation. Song was the weapon of choice in 1987-1991 when Estonians wanted to end the occupation. The Singing Revolution is the name of the step-by-step process that led to the reestablishment of Estonian independence i...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Mountain View Productions, Northern Lights Productions, Allfilm (Firm), Sky Films
Other Authors: Tusty, James, Tusty, Maureen, Cram, Bestor, Talvik, Artur, Tibbo-Hudgins, Piret, Majoros, Mike, Hunt, Linda, 1945-, Kusiak, John
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Some singing and dialogue in non-English languages with English subtitles.
Published: New York : Sky Films, [2008]
Edition:Educational version 2.0; English language version.
Subjects:
Estonia > History.
Estonia > History > Soviet occupation, 1940-1941.
Estonia > History > 1940-1991.
Estonia > History > Autonomy and independence movements.
Folk songs, Estonian.
Music > Estonia.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Table of Contents:
  • Disc 1 (100 min.): Open
  • WWII (1939-1945)
  • Post WWII (1945-1969)
  • Song Festival Protest (1969)
  • Gorbachev & early protests (1985-1987)
  • The singing revolution begins (1987-1988)
  • Things come together (1988-1989)
  • Things heat up (1990-1991)
  • The Moscow coup (1991)
  • Close (98 min.) ; special features (director's commentary sound track; segment of Soviet propaganda film (in Russian with English subtitles ; 2 min. : b&w).
  • Disc 2 (157 min.): 1939-1956, the Soviet & Nazi occupations: Comments on the Atlantic Charter/Yalta/Hungarian uprising (8 min.) ; Estonians fleeing Stalin, waiting to return (13 min.) ; Deportation stories (Mari-Ann Kelam, Enn Sarv, Heiki Ahonen, Heino Noor, Tiia-Ester Loitme, Matti Pats) (ca. 35 min.) ; Forest Brother Alfred Kaarmann extended story (51 min.) ; Soviet propaganda film (2 min.) ; newsreels, b&w (1939 Soviet/Nazi joint victory parade in Poland, 4 min. ; 1945 Yalta newsreel, 8 min.; 1956 Hungarian revolution, 4 min.) ; PC-printable documents for 1939-1956)
  • 1957-1986, The stagnation years: The role of Finnish TV, Voice of America, & Radio Free Europe (7 min.) ; Comments from Trivimi Velliste, the Acorn Book Club (9 min.) ; Estonian dissidents (7 min.) ; Soviet education & youth (13 min.) ; Estonian Independence Day (2 min.) ; PC-printable documents for 1957-1986.
  • Disc 3 (128 min.): 1987-1991, the Singing Revolution: Details on the 1987 Hirve Park demonstration (11 min.) ; Comments on the Popular Front (9 min.) ; Tunne Kelam on the citizens registration (10 min.) ; Comments on Gorbachev (7 min.) ; Role of culture under Soviet occupation (7 min.) ; Comments on the role of Vaino Valjas (32 min.) ; The Baltic bloc, MRP acknowledged in Moscow (9 min.) ; Comments on the August 1991 coup (20 min.) ; PC-printable documents for 1987-1991
  • Song festival/Laulupidu : Importance of the song festival , Laulupidu (14 min.) ; Song festival performance, Ilus maa/Beautiful land (8 min.) ; Song festival performance, boys' choirs (3 min.) ; PC-printable documents
  • Filmmakers' interview (James and Maureen Tusty) (8 min.); Borders of Europe over time (maps) ; PC printable documents