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- Blockbuster History in the New Russia: Movies, Memory, and Patriotism
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: Indiana University Press
summary
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.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xv
- Part 1. The Russia That We Lost
- pp. 19-22
- 3. Terrorism Then and Now
- pp. 49-71
- 4. Wars and Gambits
- pp. 73-90
- 5. A Requiem for Communism
- pp. 93-110
- Part 2. The Price of War
- pp. 111-113
- 6. Mirror of War
- pp. 115-141
- 7. Playing with History
- pp. 143-166
- Part 3. Back in the USSR
- pp. 167-169
- 8. The Blessed Blockbuster
- pp. 171-187
- 9. The Soviet Horror Show
- pp. 189-207
- Part 4. Fantasy Pop History
- pp. 209-212
- 10. Animating the Past
- pp. 215-233
- 11. The Look of Fantasy
- pp. 235-249
- 12. The Business of Patriotism
- pp. 251-268
- 13. The Production of the Past
- pp. 271-296
- 14. Conclusion: Packaging the Past
- pp. 299-318
Additional Information
ISBN
9780253007087
Related ISBN(s)
9780253006790, 9780253006806
MARC Record
OCLC
812911824
Pages
406
Launched on MUSE
2012-10-19
Language
English
Open Access
No