The Trouble with Tolstoy

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Contents 1 General Information 2 Cover 3 Information 3.1 At War with Himself 3.2 In Search of Happiness 4 Screenshots 5 Technical Specs 5.1 SD Version 5.2 HD Version 6 Links 6.1 Further Information 6.2 Release Post 6.3 Related Documentaries 6.4 ed2k Links

[edit] General Information

Biography Documentary hosted by Alan Yentob, published by BBC broadcasted as part of BBC Imagine series in 2011 - English narration

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Alan Yentob takes an epic train ride through Tolstoy's Russia, examining how Russia's greatest novelist became her greatest troublemaker.

[edit] At War with Himself

Alan Yentob reveals a difficult and troubled youth, obsessed with sex and gambling, who turned writer while serving as a soldier in Chechnya and the Crimea. Alan's expedition takes him to the Tatar city of Kazan, where Tolstoy was a teenager, as well as the idyllic Tolstoy country estate. Contributors include Tolstoy's great great grandson Vladimir Tolstoy.

[edit] In Search of Happiness

The success of War and Peace brought Tolstoy fame, wealth and a massive mid-life crisis. Alan follows the writer through the tortured second half of his life as he transformed himself from aristocrat to anarchist and turned his back on his novels, his possessions and finally his wife of 48 years. Contributors include leading Russian commentators, as well as AN Wilson and the author of a new Tolstoy biography, Rosamund Bartlett.

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[edit] Technical Specs

[edit] SD Version

• Video Codec: Xvid
  
• Video Bitrate: 1600 Kbps
  
• Video Aspect Ratio: 1.800:1
  
• Video Resolution: 720x400
  
• Audio Codec: AC3
  
• Audio Bitrate: 128 Kbps CBR 48KHz
  
• Audio Channels: 2
  
• Run-Time: 60 mins
  
• Framerate: 25FPS
  
• Number of Parts: 2
  
• Part Size: 782 MB (average)
  
• Source: HDTV
  
• Encoded by: JungleBoy

[edit] HD Version

• Video Codec: x264 CABAC High@4.1
  
• Video Bitrate: 4000 Kbps
  
• Video Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  
• Video Resolution: 1280x720
  
• Audio Codec: AC3
  
• Audio Bitrate: 192 Kbps CBR 48KHz
  
• Audio Channels: 2
  
• Run-Time: 60 mins
  
• Framerate: 25FPS
  
• Number of Parts: 2
  
• Part Size: 1.82 GB (average)
  
• Source: HDTV
  
• Encoded by: JungleBoy

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[edit] Further Information

• BBC Site

[edit] Release Post

• MVGroup.org (ed2k)
• MVGroup.org (torrent)

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