Russian Image on the Western Screen

This book included the analysis of evolution Russian image representation on the Western (USA, UK, Germany, Canada, France, Italy) screen - from the period of ideological confrontation (1946-1991) to the present (1992-2010): ideological and social trends, myths, stereotypes, illusions, classification of the contents’ models and modifications of genres. The main conclusion: in the majority of the Western fiction films from 1946 to 2010 the image of Russia is treated as something “alien”, “different”, often hostile...