A history of Russian cinema

By Birgit Beumers

Subjects: Motion pictures, history, Motion pictures, soviet union, Pn1993.5.r9 b48 2009, 791.430947, Motion pictures, Motion pictures--russia (federation)--history, Motion pictures--history, History

Description: Film emerged in pre-Revolutionary Russia to become the 'most important of all arts' for the new Bolshevik regime and its propaganda machine. This text is a complete history from the beginning of film onwards and presents an engaging narrative of both the industry and its key films in the context of Russia's social and political history.