CONFRONTATIONAL IMAGES OF THE POST-WAR USSR IN WESTERN CINEMA OF THE EARLY 21ST CENTURY

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34680/EISCRT-2025-3(12)-50-102

Keywords:

mythologization of politics, cinema, confrontational cinematic images of the USSR, ideological confrontation, cold war, films and TV series, Western European film industry, politics and media space

Abstract

In this article, the authors attempt to study the genre features of foreign cinema by analyzing modern films of the 21st century, which purposefully recreate confrontational images of the Soviet Union associated with the events of the Cold War during the ideological confrontation with the West (1946-1991). The authors study the problem of the emergence of the origins of the mythologization of politics in Western and European cinema, as well as the features of the visualization of confrontational images associated with the Soviet state and society: their goals, objectives, influence on the emotions, views and psyche of the Western European viewer. As part of the study of modern films dedicated to the events of the "cold war" between the USSR and the USA, the authors studied one hundred films and series created between 2000 and 2024, the main plot lines of which are focused on confrontation with the Soviet Union in various spheres of political and socio-cultural practice. The main research event of the article was an attempt to typologize the main confrontational plots of Western European films and identify the most frequently used tools for creating confrontational cinematic images of the USSR.

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Author Biographies

Vasily Zadera, Saratov State Law Academy, Saratov, Russia

Master's student
e-mail: vasya.22814@yandex.ru

Ivan Suslov, Saratov State Law Academy, Saratov, Russia

Candidate of Sociological Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of Philosophy
e-mail: suslov85@inbox.ru

 

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Published

2025-09-26

How to Cite

Zadera, V., & Suslov, I. (2025). CONFRONTATIONAL IMAGES OF THE POST-WAR USSR IN WESTERN CINEMA OF THE EARLY 21ST CENTURY. Experience Industries. Socio-Cultural Research Technologies, 3 (12), 50–102. https://doi.org/10.34680/EISCRT-2025-3(12)-50-102

Issue

No. 3 (12): Experience industries. Socio-Cultural Research Technologies

Section

Traditions