Russia and its Other(s) on Film

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Stephen Hutchings

      Pages 1-24

3. Russia Represents the Other

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 25-25

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   2. Scant Sign of Thaw: Fear and Anxiety in the Representation of Foreigners in the Soviet Films of the Khrushchev Years

      • Julian Graffy

      Pages 27-46

   3. ‘The Italians are Coming!’ Italy and the ‘Other’ in Soviet Cinema

      • David Gillespie

      Pages 47-61

   4. In the Cuckoo’s Nest: From a Postcolonial Wondertale to a Post-Authoritarian Parable

      • Mark Lipovetsky

      Pages 62-76

   5. Sokurov’s Russian Ark: Reflections on the Russia/Europe Theme

      • Isabelle de Keghel

      Pages 77-94

   6. The New American Other in Post-Soviet Russian Cinema

      • Seth Graham

      Pages 95-110

4. The Other Represents Russia

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111

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   2. Lost in Translation? Early Soviet Sound Film Abroad

      • Jeremy Hicks

      Pages 113-129

   3. Cinema Thinking the Unthinkable: Cold War Film and the Non-Reality of Russia

      • Irina Sandomirskaia

      Pages 130-147

   4. Bilingualism, Miscegenation and Incest in East/West and Indochine: Russia’s Place in the French Postcolonial Imagination

      • Stephen Hutchings

      Pages 148-165

   5. Through the ‘Other’ Lens? Russians on the Global Screen

      • Birgit Beumers

      Pages 166-183

   6. Russian Marital Migrants in Contemporary Film

      • Karin Sarsenov

      Pages 184-198

   7. Angel, Avenger or Trickster? The ‘Second-World Man’ as the Other and the Self

      • Mark Lipovetsky, Daniil Leiderman

      Pages 199-219

   8. Conclusion

      • Stephen Hutchings

      Pages 220-225

5. Back Matter

   Pages 226-242

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Russia's interactions with the West have been a perennial theme of Slavic Studies, and of Russian culture and politics. Likewise, representations of Russia have shaped the identities of many western cultures. No longer providing the 'Evil Empire' of 20th American popular consciousness, images of Russia have more recently bifurcated along two streams: that of the impoverished refugee and that of the sinister mafia gang. Focusing on film as an engine of intercultural communication, this is the first book to explore mutual perceptions of the foreign Other in the cinema of Russia and the West during, and after, communism. The book's structure reflects both sides of this fascinating dialogue: Part 1 covers Russian/Soviet cinematic representations of otherness, and Part 2 treats western representations of Russia and the Soviet Union. An extensive Introduction sets the dialogue in a theoretical context. The contributors include leading film scholars from the USA, Europe and Russia.

• cinema
• cold war
• film
• Sound
• television

'These well-informed, thought-provoking, and insightful essays contribute significantly to an important, yet understudied aspect of Russian cinema studies. Sophisticated in conception, yet engaging and accessible, this anthology will be read with pleasure and profit by all those interested in Russian film, Russian culture, and the impact of cultural globalization on national cultures.' - Denise J. Youngblood, Professor of History, University of Vermont, USA

• University of Manchester, UK

  Stephen Hutchings

STEPHEN HUTCHINGS is Professor of Russian Studies at the University of Manchester, UK, having previously held a Chair in Russian at Surrey University, and an Associate Professorship at the University of Rochester, New York. He has authored three monographs on aspects of Russian culture, and led three major AHRC-funded Research projects.

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