Soviet Cinematography, 1918-1991: Ideological Conflict and Social Reality (Paperback)

Preface Acknowledgments PART I Theoretical and Historical Introduction 1. Social Reality and Ideology in Interaction 2. State, Ideology, and Film in Soviet History PART II Soviet Movies in the Revolutionary Period (1918-1928): Cordial Acceptance of Official Ideology 3. Soviet Movies in the Aftermath of the October Revolution: The Civil War 4. The Partial Restoration of Capitalism (1921-1929) PART III Movies During Stalin's Time: Total Submission to the Official Ideology 5. Stalin and Soviet Movies 6. Industrialization and Collectivization (1929-1934) 7. Time of Mass Terror (1934-1941) 8. The Great Patriotic War 9. Stalin's Postwar Years PART IV The Game with Official Ideology 10. Movies during the First Thaw (1954-1968): Timid Challenges to Official Ideology 11. Movies in the Period of Conservatism (1968-1985): The Use of Diversified Official Ideology for Social Critique PARTV Soviet Cinematographers Reject Official Ideology: Cinema during the Last Years of the Soviet Empire 12. The First Years of Freedom: The Beginning of the Offensive against Official Ideology 13. Movie Heroes 1986-1989 14. Total Freedom from Totalitarianism and Its Ideology 15. Russian Movies After the Fall of the Empire References Illustrations Filmography Director List Index