A Siberian History of Soviet Film by Caroline Damiens - 9781350269927

A Siberian History of Soviet FilmManufacturing Visions of the Indigenous Peoples of the North\nAuthor(s): Caroline Damiens\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781350269927, 978-1350269927\nSynopsis\nWinner of the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies Best First Monograph Award\n\nIn A Siberian History of Soviet Film, Caroline Damiens explores how the depictions of the indigenous 'Peoples of the North' in Soviet cinema and television evolved between 1920 and 1980. \n\nDamiens combines a detailed analysis of key works such as Forest People [tel], Igdenbu [tel], Dersu Uzala (1961 & 1975), Tymanchas Friend [tel] and The Most Beautiful Ships [tel], with primary sources like press articles, archives, and interviews, to reveal how these cinematic portrayals were created and negotiated, providing insight into the concepts of progress and authenticity in the Soviet context. She emphasises th.