title: The image of the Soviet man in Russian films: a sociological analysis
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metadata.value: Dupak, Anna A.
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2019-12-13T18:39:42Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2019-12-13T18:39:42Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2019-12
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metadata.value: Dupak A. A. The image of the Soviet man in Russian films: a sociological analysis. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Sociology, 2019, vol. 12, issue 4, pp. 385–402.
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu12.2019.406
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/16861
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metadata.name: dc.description.abstract
metadata.value: Films are viewed as an instrument of historical policy and a means of interpreting and distributing
  certain views about various episodes in national history. The study sample consisted
  of the eight highest box-office non-military Russian films about Soviet society, which were
  released between 2008 and 2017. Based on the method of organizing the plot and the themes
  raised, the films were divided into two groups: “films about achievements” and “films about
  personal life.” The key methods were the following: 1. content analysis of screen time allocated
  to certain scenes and characters, to discussions of various topics; 2. discourse analysis of the
  speech of film characters. On the basis of analysis, three types of characters were described:
  “hero” (main positive character), “opponent” (main antagonist) and “helper.” The results of
  the analysis depict the main tendencies in the interpretations of the events of the Soviet era
  by contemporary Russian cinema. One of the key themes in all the films is the confrontation
  between a person and the state, manifested through the conflict of a “hero” and an “opponent”
  (a representative of the government department). Characters who uphold personal values, act
  independently and are not afraid to take risks, are marked positively. Moreover, behaviour of
  those characters is not always consistent with the interests of the state. At the same time, characters
  who support the values accepted in Soviet society and act strictly in accordance with
  the orders of the authorities are marked negatively. The films contrast the positive ideas about
  the Soviet people, the negative ideas about the state system. In this manner, the problem of the
  ambivalence of modern interpretations of Soviet history is being solved.
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: ru
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Sociology;Volume 12; Issue 4
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Contemporary Russia cinema
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: image of Soviet man
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: historical policy
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: content analysis
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: discourse analysis
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: narrative
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: sociology of film
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: The image of the Soviet man in Russian films: a sociological analysis
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: Article
metadata.lang: en_GB
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