Stalinist Cinema and the Production of History : Museum of the Revolution

'This is a major study of the place of Soviet film within the Soviet cultural system.' Jeff Brooks, The Johns Hopkins University This book explores how Soviet film worked with time, the past, and memory. It looks at Stalinist cinema and its role in the production of history. Cinema's role in the legitimization of Stalinism and the production of a new Soviet identity was enormous. Both Lenin and Stalin saw in this 'most important of arts' the most effective form of propaganda and 'organisation of the masses'. By examining the works of the greatest Soviet filmmakers of the Stalin era - Sergei Eisenstein, Vsevolod Pudovkin, Grigorii Kozintsev, Leonid Trauberg, Fridrikh Ermler - the author explores the role of the cinema in the formation of the Soviet political imagination. Key Features * The first study of Stalinist cinema, which fills a gap in the history of Soviet film. * Covers the works of great Soviet film directors. * Focuses on Stalinist political imagination, one of the most understudied aspects of Stalinism. " This book explores how Soviet film worked with time, the past, and memory. It looks at Stalinist cinema and its role in the production of history, the conversion of the present and experience into history, mechanisms of transfer, and what is located between history and the past. The representation of history is always the representation of power. The institution of legitimization and the mechanism for the production of identity, history is the past, constructed and served by the authorities who are attempting to curtail the experience by packaging it into a literary narrative and new visual imagery. Cinema's role in the legitimization of Stalinism and the production of a new Soviet identity was enormous. Both Lenin and Stalin saw in this ‘most important of arts'the most effective form of propaganda and ‘organisation of the masses'. By examining the works of the greatest Soviet filmmakers of the Stalin era †“ Sergei Eisenstein, Vsevolod Pudovkin, Grigorii Kozintsev, Leonid Trauberg, Fridrikh Ermler, Mark Donskoi, Mikhail Romm †“ the author explores the role of the cinema in the formation of the Soviet political imagination.Key Features•The first study of Stalinist cinema, which fills a gap in the history of Soviet film.•Covers the works of great Soviet film directors.•Focuses on Stalinist political imagination, one of the most understudied aspects of Stalinism. "This book explores how Soviet film worked with time, the past and memory. It looks at Stalinist cinema and its role in the production of history, the conversion of the present and experience into history, mechanisms of transfer and what is located between history and the past. Cinema's role in the legitimisation of Stalinism and the production of a new Soviet identity was enormous. Both Lenin and Stalin saw in this 'most important of arts' the most effective form of propaganda and 'organisation of the masses'. By examining the works of the greatest Soviet filmmakers of the Stalin era - Sergei Eisenstein, Vsevolod Pudovkin, Grigorii Kozintsev, Leonid Trauberg, Fridrikh Ermler, Mark Donskoi, Mikhail Romm - the author explores the role of the cinema in the formation of the Soviet political imagination."--Jacket This Text Explores How Soviet Film Worked With Time, The Past And Memory. It Looks At Stalinist Cinema And Its Role In The Production Of History, The Conversion Of The Present And Experience Into History, Mechanisms Of Transfer, And What It Located Between History And The Past. Evgeny Dobrenko ; Translated By Sarah Young. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. A study of Stalinist cinema and its role in the production of history. This book explores how Soviet film worked with time. It covers the works of great Soviet film directors and focuses on Stalinist political imagination, one of the understudied aspects of Stalinism.