Western World in the Soviet and Russian Screen von Alexander Fedorov

Cinema (thanks TV, video, DVD and internet technologies) is an effective means of influence (including political, ideological) to the audience. Therefore, the study of the transformation of the image of the Western world on the Soviet and Russian screens today is still important. Among the objectives of this study the definition of the place and role of the theme of transformation of the image of the West in the feature Soviet cinema since 1946 (the start of the post-war ideological confrontation) and 1991 (fall of the Soviet Union) years compared with the trends of the modern era (1992-2016); the study of political, ideological, social, and cultural context, the main stages of development, goals, objectives, concepts of this topic in the Soviet and Russian films; classification and comparative analysis of ideology, content models, modifications genres stereotypes of Soviet and Russian cinema, associated with the image of the Western world. For scholars, universities professors and students.

Prof. Dr. Alexander Fedorov is media & film researcher. He was a guest professor and visiting senior research scholar in: Central European University (Budapest, 1998, 2006), Maison des sciences de l'homme (France, 2002, 2009), Kennan Institute (USA, 2003), Kassel (2000), Humboldt (2005), Mainz (2010) & Frankfurt (2014) universities.