Svalbard on the (Post-)Soviet Screen

Шпицберген на (пост)советском экране
Andrei Rogatchevski
2020-02-01
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Norwegian cinemaSoviet and Russian cinemaSvalbardSvalbard demilitarizationcinematic representations
Abstract (AI)
A selection of Soviet/Russian and Norwegian documentary and feature films about Svalbard is analysed to account for the recurrent issues raised in cinematic representations of the archipelago. Such issues primarily include Svalbard's ownership and demilitarization, as well as the role that womenand Russiaplay in the region. The subject of these representations' verisimilitude is also discussed. The article concludes that both film groups show a mutually observed parallel reality.
Key Findings
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Cinematic representations repeatedly address Svalbard’s ownership, demilitarization, and the roles of women and Russia in the archipelago.
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Soviet/Russian and Norwegian films construct mutually observed parallel realities about Svalbard.
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The article analyzes Soviet/Russian and Norwegian documentary and feature films depicting Svalbard.
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The article examines how truthful or plausible these cinematic representations of Svalbard are.
Research Object

Soviet/Russian and Norwegian documentary and feature films about Svalbard

Research Subject

Recurrent cinematic representations of Svalbard’s ownership, demilitarization, the roles of women and Russia, and their verisimilitude

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Andrei Rogatchevski
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