 | Soviet Cinematography, 1918-1991 : Ideological Conflict and Social Reality With a historical sweep that recent events have made definitive, the authors examine the influence of Soviet ideology on the presentation of social reality in films produced in the Soviet Union between the October Revolution and the final days of glasnost. Within the framework of an introduction that lays out the conceptual terminology used to describe that shifting ideological landscape, the authors analyze both the social groups appearing in the films and the relations of film directors and other film makers to state censorship and ideological control. Dmitry Shlapentokh, Professor of History, Indiana University, South Bend, received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, and his Master's degrees in History from Moscow University and Michigan State University. The author of several articles on various issues in modem Russian history, Dr. Shlapentokh is also a writer of short stories and poetry in Russian. Vladimir Shlapentokh, Professor of Sociology, Michigan State University. He is the author of numerous books, professional articles, and newspaper columns on Soviet issues. |
