Kinoglasnost: Soviet Cinema in our Time (Cambridge Russian Paperbacks, Series Number 9)

In this pioneering study, Anna Lawton examines the fascinating world of Soviet cinema under Glasnost and Perestroïka. She shows how the reforms that shook the foundations of the Bolshevik state and profoundly affected economic and social structures have been reflected by changes that revolutionized the film industry and in the films the industry produced. Lawton discusses the restructuring of the main institutions governing the industry; the abolition of censorship; the emergence of independent production and distribution systems; the problems connected with the dismantling of the old bureaucratic structure and the implementation of new initiatives. She also surveys the films that remained unscreened for decades for political reasons, films of the new wave that look at the past to search out the truth, and those that record current social ills or conjure up a disquieting image of the future. Together they portray a society in search of its roots and of new directions.

Humor & Entertainment

Lawton, Anna

Movies

Cambridge University Press

In this pioneering study, Anna Lawton examines the fascinating world of Soviet cinema under Glasnost and Perestroïka. She shows how the reforms that shook the foundations of the Bolshevik state and profoundly affected economic and social structures have been reflected by changes that revolutionized the film industry and in the films the industry produced. Lawton discusses the restructuring of the main institutions governing the industry; the abolition of censorship; the emergence of independent production and distribution systems; the problems connected with the dismantling of the old bureaucratic structure and the implementation of new initiatives. She also surveys the films that remained unscreened for decades for political reasons, films of the new wave that look at the past to search out the truth, and those that record current social ills or conjure up a disquieting image of the future. Together they portray a society in search of its roots and of new directions.

Russian Futurism Through Its Manifestoes, 1912-1928 (English and Russian Edition)

Literature & Fiction

Eagle, Herbert

History & Criticism

Cornell University Press

Vadim Shershenevich, from futurism to imaginism

ARDIS

This is an expanded edition of Kinoglasnost: Soviet Cinema in Our Time. The book examines the fascinating world of Soviet cinema during the years of glasnost and perestroika-the 1980s. It shows how the reforms that shook the foundations of the Bolshevik state and affected economic and social structures have been reflected in the film industry. A new added chapter provides a commentary on the dramatic changes that marked the beginning of democracy in Russia. This book will be widely read by students and specialists of Soviet/Russian history, culture and society, and film studies, as well as by anyone with an interest in the transformations of Russian society. "What makes Kinoglasnost pre-eminent among current studies of the subject is the sustained attention Lawton pays to changes in the formal organization of Soviet cinema and in the cinema industry." - Julian Graffy, Sight and Sound, vol. 3 (July 1993) "Lawton's book now stands as a valuable work of history on one aspect of a collapsed system...This remains as a testimony of a fateful moment that has changed the course of history." - Louis Menashe, The Russian Review, vol.53, No.4 (October 1994). "The author constructs a complex, multilayered narrative of a steady and significant movement toward radical change in Soviet society, an account of the growing anxiety and the hope experienced by Russian filmmakers and the intelligentsia." - Ludmila Z. Pruner, Slavic and East European Journal, vol.38, No.4 (Winter 1994).

Before the Fall: Soviet Cinema in the Gorbachev Years

New Academia Publishing/ The Spring

Imaging Russia 2000: Film and Facts

This book incorporates into an organic whole the realities of the 1990s in Russia, focusing on film production, the films themselves, and the socio-political-cultural context. It aims to provide a picture of Russia (with Moscow in the foreground) as the big stage on which the drama unfolded. The author discusses some eighty films made between 1990 and 2000. Many reflect the reality of the present day, either in dramatic or grotesque form. Others reassess the past, placing different spins on various epochs and figures according to the director's ideological orientation. Still others offer escapism into imaginary worlds. The films selected may vary in technical quality and depth of thought; they may be mainstream pictures, or art films. But taken together, they provide an eloquent portrait of Russia, entering the new millennium still in search of its true identity.

Amy's Story

After Elena Ferrante another powerful Italian voice tells a gripping story of two women across two continents. Amy's Story takes the reader on a life journey from Italy to the US. Following in the steps of Amy (full name America) and her childhood friend Stella, the reader experiences friendship, love, struggle, and social turmoil against the background of American history from the 1960s to 2011. Amy moves from Italy to New York to live near her American father. Her journey from immigrant to successful publisher is intertwined with the story of Stella, whose unfinished memoir she intends to publish. They both experience love, setbacks, and success, as their paths run parallel to major historical events ―the Vietnam War, student protests, the hippie culture, the birth of radicalism and feminism, presidential elections and assassinations, immigration, the Watergate scandal, up to the 9/11 attack and beyond― providing an interesting commentary on the highlights in history that influenced the development of American society and brought about the current outcome. Additional captivating characters complete the picture and sustain the action: Jim, a heartthrob who conceals his sensitive nature under a bravado facade; Steve, Stella's husband, conformist and uninspiring; Nik, a passionate and extravagant Russian intellectual; Rosa, once a maid at Amy's grandmother's country estate and now married to the owner of a New York pizzeria. Stella's memoir never gets published, because Amy transforms it into a very successful novel. This twist will have readers re-imagine the entire story, and see it from a surprising new perspective.

United States

After Elena Ferrante another powerful Italian voice tells a gripping story of two women across two continents. Amy's Story takes the reader on a life journey from Italy to the US. Following in the steps of Amy (full name America) and her childhood friend Stella, the reader experiences friendship, love, struggle, and social turmoil against the background of American history from the 1960s to 2011. Amy moves from Italy to New York to live near her American father. Her journey from immigrant to successful publisher is intertwined with the story of Stella, whose unfinished memoir she intends to publish. They both experience love, setbacks, and success, as their paths run parallel to major historical events ―the Vietnam War, student protests, the hippie culture, the birth of radicalism and feminism, presidential elections and assassinations, immigration, the Watergate scandal, up to the 9/11 attack and beyond― providing an interesting commentary on the highlights in history that influenced the development of American society and brought about the current outcome. Additional captivating characters complete the picture and sustain the action: Jim, a heartthrob who conceals his sensitive nature under a bravado facade; Steve, Stella's husband, conformist and uninspiring; Nik, a passionate and extravagant Russian intellectual; Rosa, once a maid at Amy's grandmother's country estate and now married to the owner of a New York pizzeria. Stella's memoir never gets published, because Amy transforms it into a very successful novel. This twist will have readers re-imagine the entire story, and see it from a surprising new perspective.

This is an expanded edition of Kinoglasnost: Soviet Cinema in Our Time. The book examines the fascinating world of Soviet cinema during the years of glasnost and perestroika-the 1980s.  It shows how the reforms that shook the foundations of the Bolshevik state and affected economic and social structures have been reflected in the film industry. A new added chapter provides a commentary on the dramatic changes that marked the beginning of democracy in Russia.  This book will be widely read by students and specialists of Soviet/Russian history, culture and society, and film studies, as well as by anyone with an interest in the transformations of Russian society.  "What makes Kinoglasnost pre-eminent among current studies of the subject is the sustained attention Lawton pays to changes in the formal organization of Soviet cinema and in the cinema industry." - Julian Graffy, Sight and Sound, vol. 3 (July 1993) "Lawton's book now stands as a valuable work of history on one aspect of a collapsed system...This remains as a testimony of a fateful moment that has changed the course of history." - Louis Menashe, The Russian Review, vol.53, No.4 (October 1994). "The author constructs a complex, multilayered narrative of a steady and significant movement toward radical change in Soviet society, an account of the growing anxiety and the hope experienced by Russian filmmakers and the intelligentsia."  - Ludmila Z. Pruner, Slavic and East European Journal, vol.38, No.4 (Winter 1994).

Arts & Photography

Xlibris, Corp.

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Kinoglasnost: Soviet Cinema in our Time (Cambridge Russian Paperbacks, Series Number 9)

Kinoglasnost: Soviet Cinema in our Time (Cambridge Russian Paperbacks, Series Number 9)

Russian Futurism Through Its Manifestoes, 1912-1928 (English and Russian Edition)

Vadim Shershenevich, from futurism to imaginism

Before the Fall: Soviet Cinema in the Gorbachev Years

Imaging Russia 2000: Film and Facts

Amy's Story

Amy's Story

Before the Fall: Soviet Cinema in the Gorbachev Years

Before the Fall: Soviet Cinema in the Gorbachev Years