Izvestiya of Saratov University.
ISSN 1819-7671 (Print)
ISSN 2542-1948 (Online)


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“The most important of all arts”: Film images of the Soviet past in the Russian myth-making practice

Introduction. The article investigates the specifics of cinematic images of the USSR in Russian myth-making practice. The main objective of the study is to analyze the impact of images of the Soviet past, created and broadcast by post-Soviet cinema, on the formation of historical memory about the USSR. Theoretical analysis. The study is based on the hypothesis that cinema is one of the significant aspects of myth-making, which directly participates in the construction of collective representations of the past.

Nostalgia for the USSR: Images of the Soviet era in the media and political practice of modern Russia

Introduction. The relevance of the topic of research is due to the increased role of the Soviet historical legacy in modern socio-political practice. The images associated with the Soviet period of national history are quite actively exploited by modern political and media discourse. Theoretical analysis. The research is based on the hypothesis that the mechanism of influence of the Soviet past on political and media practice is revealed through the social phenomenon of nostalgia.