The West on Soviet and Russian screens

Cinema remains an effective means of influence (including political and ideological) on the audience. Consequently, the study of the transformation of the image of the Western world on Soviet and Russian screens is still relevant today. Among the tasks set in the monograph is to determine the place and role of the theme of transformation of the image of the Western world in Soviet cinema from 1946 (the start of the post-war ideological confrontation) to 1991 (the collapse of the Soviet Union) in comparison with the trends of the modern era (1992-2016); study of the political, ideological, social, cultural context, the main stages of development, directions, goals, objectives, author’s concepts of the treatment of this topic on the Soviet and Russian screen; classification and comparative analysis of ideology, content models, genre modifications, stereotypes of Soviet and Russian cinema related to the treatment of the image of the Western world. For researchers in the field of political science, cultural studies, film studies, media culture, sociology, teachers, postgraduates and university students of humanities specialities.