CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2023
| Author | Pleshkova, Aleksandra |
|---|---|
| Title | Screening the Gendered Past: Women's Narratives in Russian Historical Films about Stalin's Era: 1991-2022 |
| Summary | Memory politics plays a significant role in contemporary Russian politics. Appeal to the past serves as a tool for the unification of the nation and legitimisation of the Russian government administration in the period between 1991 to 2022. The memory of Stalin is one of the most persistent narratives that the government addresses through a variety of mediums. Historical films and television series are one of the methods that help in constructing the collective memory of the past while drawing parallels to the present. This thesis attempts to examine the content of historical cinematic works about Stalin’s era through film analysis, appealing to the notion of conservative values promotion used by the Russian government. It focuses on the construction of female images as an essential aspect of the representation of the past in memory politics. The first chapter addresses the issues of Russian memory politics and the notion of collective memory. The second chapter discusses the Russian film industry, historical film notions, and gender issues in the film. The third chapter includes an analysis of the films and television series and involves the contextualisation of the issues under investigation during Stalin’s era. The conclusion presents the summation of the findings and discusses their interpretations in accordance with the previous theories. |
| Supervisor | Bottoni Stefano |
| Department | History MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2023/pleshkova_aleksandra.pdf |
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