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Blockbuster History in the New Russia
Movies, Memory, and Patriotism|
9,49 € |
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| Verlag: | Indiana University Press |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 19.10.2012 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9780253007087 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 406 |
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Beschreibungen
<p>Seeking to rebuild the Russian film industry after its post-Soviet collapse, directors and producers sparked a revival of nationalist and patriotic sentiment by applying Hollywood techniques to themes drawn from Russian history. Unsettled by the government's move toward market capitalism, Russians embraced these historical blockbusters, packing the American-style multiplexes that sprouted across the country. Stephen M. Norris examines the connections among cinema, politics, economics, history, and patriotism in the creation of "blockbuster history"—the adaptation of an American cinematic style to Russian historical epics. </p>
<p>Preface<br>Acknowledgments<br> 1. Introduction: Multiplexing Russia<br>Part 1. The Russia That We Lost<br> 2. The First Blockbuster of the New Nation<br> 3. Terrorism Then and Now<br> 4. Wars and Gambits<br> 5. A Requiem for Communism<br>Part 2. The Price of War<br> 6. Mirror of War<br> 7. Playing with History<br>Part 3. Back in the USSR<br> 8. The Blessed Blockbuster<br> 9. The Soviet Horror Show<br>Part 4. Fantasy Pop History<br> 10. Animating the Past<br> 11. The Look of Fantasy<br> 12. The Business of Patriotism<br> 13. The Production of the Past<br> 14. Conclusion: Packaging the Past<br>Notes<br>Index</p>
<p>Post-Soviet cinema looks to Hollywood and the Russian past</p>
<p>Stephen M. Norris is Professor of History at Miami University of Ohio. He is author of A War of Images: Russian Popular Prints, Wartime Culture, and National Identity and editor (with Willard Sunderland) of Russia's People of Empire: Life Stories from Eurasia, 1500 to the Present (IUP, 2012).</p>
<p>Listen to an <a href="http://voicerussia.com/radio_broadcast/58461471/87941106.html">interview</a> with the author on The Voice of Russia</p>
<p>Norris selects films that focus on the Russian past from long ago to the more recent. By situating these films in their political, economic, and social contexts, he paints a fascinating picture of present-day Russia. . . . A superb book.</p>
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