«Unassect Lenin». Representation of the image of the soviet leader as a tool for media reconstruction of historical memory in modern russian films and tv series

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https://doi.org/10.34680/EISCRT-2026-3(16)-45-87

Keywords:

media, post-truth, historical memory, V. I. Lenin, media representation, constructing the past, Soviet history

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the image of V.I. Lenin in modern Russian films and TV series "The Demon of Revolution", "Chronicles of the Russian Revolution" and "The Mummy". The main strategies of media representation of the Soviet leader are considered, among which demonization, caricature reduction, biologization, conspiracy theory and the use of occult symbols occupy a special place. It has been established that modern Russian films and TV series often replace historical complexity with emotionally saturated images and dramatized plots, as a result of which the figure of Lenin turns from a historical figure into a media symbol of a political catastrophe and a public threat. It is concluded that such representations have a significant impact on the processes of historical memory formation and may contribute to weakening ideas about the continuity of the imperial, Soviet and modern stages of Russian history.

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Author Biography

Lyudmila Gritsay, K. D. Ushinsky Yaroslavl State Pedagogical University, Yaroslavl, Russia

Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Theory and History of Pedagogy
e-mail: usan82@gmail.com

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Published

2026-09-26

How to Cite

Gritsay, L. (2026). «Unassect Lenin». Representation of the image of the soviet leader as a tool for media reconstruction of historical memory in modern russian films and tv series. Experience Industries. Socio-Cultural Research Technologies, 3 (16), 45–87. https://doi.org/10.34680/EISCRT-2026-3(16)-45-87

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No. 3 (16) (2026): Experience industries. Socio-Cultural Research Technologies

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Traditions