Russia and Its Other(s) on Film: Screening Intercultural Dialogue

by Stephen Hutchings

Book Overview

Russia's interactions with the West have been a perennial theme of Slavic Studies, and of Russian culture and politics. Likewise, representations of Russia have shaped the identities of many western cultures. No longer providing the 'Evil Empire' of 20th American popular consciousness, images of Russia have more recently bifurcated along two streams: that of the impoverished refugee and that of the sinister mafia gang. Focusing on film as an engine...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349355097
• ISBN13: 9781349355099
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"