Forever Friends: Soviet- Sino Friendship Through USSR Film Magazines “Iskusstvo Kino” (“Аrt of Cinema”) and “Sovetsky Ekran” (“Soviet Screen”) in the 1950s
https://doi.org/10.69975/2074-0832-2026-67-1-150-160
Abstract
The article surveys the content featuring Soviet-Sino friendship in the 1950s published in the magazines “Iskusstvo Kino” (“Film Art”) and “Sovetsky Ekran” (“Soviet Screen”). Given the major role of visual culture in the political education in socialist states, the author focuses on the promotion of Soviet-Sino friendship through filmmaking and highlights the role of magazines which informed the audience about Soviet films demonstrated in the People’s Republic of China. The author concludes that the impact of Soviet film art on the new Chinese cinema was significant and propelled the friendship between the two nations.
About the Author
T. Craveiro
Federal state autonomous educational istitution of higher education “South Ural State University” (national research university)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Thais Craveiro - post-graduate student; Master of Science
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Craveiro T. Forever Friends: Soviet- Sino Friendship Through USSR Film Magazines “Iskusstvo Kino” (“Аrt of Cinema”) and “Sovetsky Ekran” (“Soviet Screen”) in the 1950s. Vestnik VGIK. 2026;18(1(67)):150-160. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.69975/2074-0832-2026-67-1-150-160
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