The Russian-Soviet cinema

a proposal for periodization

Abstract

This article, derived from the extension project “Russian-Soviet Film Library”, proposes a periodization of Russian-Soviet cinematographic production in three different periods: Russian Empire (1896-1917), in which its origins lie, through the cinema produced in the Soviet Union (1917-1991), to the contemporary cinema produced in the Russian Federation since 1991. For this, throughout the course of the analysis, the transformations that occurred in the field of Russian cinema from the first experiences in the 19th century until the last decades are addressed. Methodologically, this article adopted the category of qualitative research. The procedure was a case study with bibliographical and filmographic research. In terms of theoretical foundation that could provide a basis for the construction of the article, the works of Sergei Eisenstein (2002a, 2002b, 2014), Dziga Viértov (2022), François Albera (2002), Zoia Barash (2008) and Pudovquin, Paiva (1958) were of fundamental importance. In this way, it is concluded that, depending on the context, the scope of Russian cinematographic productions was influenced directly from the economic system (semi-feudal, socialist or capitalist), each in its own time, then in force in the country.