| Edition |
English edition. |
| Description |
viii, 328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-314) and index. |
| Contents |
The beginnings of Russian cinema (1908-19) -- Revolutionary cinema, or cinema for the masses (1919-29) -- The purges, the Second World War and the Cold War, or how Stalin entertained the people (1930-53) -- The thaw - new beginnings, new lives (1954-66) -- The stagnation: mainstream and auteur cinema (1967-82) -- Glasnost and before (1983-92) -- Post-Soviet Russian cinema (1992-2000) -- Cinema in the Putin era (2001-8) -- Appendixes: 1. Russian films in international festivals -- 2. Chronology of events. |
| Summary |
Film emerged in pre-Revolutionary Russia to become the 'most important of all arts' for the new Bolshevik regime and its propaganda machine. This text is a complete history from the beginning of film onwards and presents an engaging narrative of both the industry and its key films in the context of Russia's social and political history. |
| Subject |
Motion pictures -- Russia (Federation) -- History.
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| Chronological Term |
Geschichte 1908-1919
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Geschichte 1919-1992
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Geschichte 1992-2008
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Beumers, Birgit. History of Russian cinema. English ed. Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2009 (OCoLC)649251532 |
| ISBN |
1845202147 cloth |
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9781845202149 cloth |
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1845202155 paperback |
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9781845202156 paperback |
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