Defence of the Realm: The ‘New’ Russian Patriotism on Screen
This paper examines the war theme in Russian film since the collapse of the Soviet Union, with special reference to the ongoing conflict in the Caucasus. It will explore the tension and seeming contradiction between the military machine as faceless bureaucracy, and the ordinary soldier, seen as the...
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Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche sur les Sociétés et les Institutions Post-Soviétiques
2005-10-01
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| author | David Gillespie |
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| description | This paper examines the war theme in Russian film since the collapse of the Soviet Union, with special reference to the ongoing conflict in the Caucasus. It will explore the tension and seeming contradiction between the military machine as faceless bureaucracy, and the ordinary soldier, seen as the honest and true face of Mother Russia. Through an analysis of both TV and feature films, it will also explore the evolution of attitudes towards the 'new' Putin-era reality, where business and capitalism are condemned as helping the 'enemy', at the expense of the Motherland. Films to be discussed include Chest' imeiu, Gospoda ofitsery, Blokpost, Marsh-brosok, Voina. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-24917841d4e04f79b33d2f61713849682022-12-21T19:42:38ZdeuCentre d'Etudes et de Recherche sur les Sociétés et les Institutions Post-SoviétiquesJournal of Power Institutions in Post-Soviet Societies1769-70692005-10-013Defence of the Realm: The ‘New’ Russian Patriotism on ScreenDavid GillespieThis paper examines the war theme in Russian film since the collapse of the Soviet Union, with special reference to the ongoing conflict in the Caucasus. It will explore the tension and seeming contradiction between the military machine as faceless bureaucracy, and the ordinary soldier, seen as the honest and true face of Mother Russia. Through an analysis of both TV and feature films, it will also explore the evolution of attitudes towards the 'new' Putin-era reality, where business and capitalism are condemned as helping the 'enemy', at the expense of the Motherland. Films to be discussed include Chest' imeiu, Gospoda ofitsery, Blokpost, Marsh-brosok, Voina.http://journals.openedition.org/pipss/369RussiaChechnyaFilmsWar FilmsChechen WarGreat Patriotic War |
| spellingShingle | David Gillespie Defence of the Realm: The ‘New’ Russian Patriotism on Screen Journal of Power Institutions in Post-Soviet Societies Russia Chechnya Films War Films Chechen War Great Patriotic War |
| title | Defence of the Realm: The ‘New’ Russian Patriotism on Screen |
| title_full | Defence of the Realm: The ‘New’ Russian Patriotism on Screen |
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| title_short | Defence of the Realm: The ‘New’ Russian Patriotism on Screen |
| title_sort | defence of the realm the new russian patriotism on screen |
| topic | Russia Chechnya Films War Films Chechen War Great Patriotic War |
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