The Empire Strikes Back. Russian National Cinema After 2005

The paper provides critical analysis of the latest wave of Russian national cinema (2005-2013), considered one of key instruments of Vladimir Putin’s nation-building cultural policy. The analysis, focused mostly on historical film and war film, reveals the concept of an ‘imperial nation’ as the main...

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Published inColloquia Humanistica Vol. 6; no. 6; pp. 97 - 112
Main Authors Rawski, Tomasz, Roman-Rawska, Katarzyna
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Warsaw Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk 01.01.2017
Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences
Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences (ISS PAS)
Subjects
Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Identity of Collectives
imperial nationalism
national cinema
Nationalism Studies
Politics of History/Memory
politics of memory
Present Times (2010 - today)
Russian cinema
Transformation Period (1990 - 2010)
imperial nationalism
politics of memory
Russian cinema
national cinema
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Summary:The paper provides critical analysis of the latest wave of Russian national cinema (2005-2013), considered one of key instruments of Vladimir Putin’s nation-building cultural policy. The analysis, focused mostly on historical film and war film, reveals the concept of an ‘imperial nation’ as the main concept underlying this policy. The new Russian nation-concept is calculated to binding elements from two former Russian imperial traditions: tradition of the Russian Empire and the Soviet tradition, thus trying to overcome the identity crisis in contemporary Russia.
ISSN:2081-6774
2392-2419
DOI:10.11649/ch.2017.008