Svalbard on the (Post-)Soviet Screen

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 women – a...

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Published in:Nordlit
Main Author: Andrei Rogatchevski
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Norwegian
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2020
Subjects:
Svalbard
Spitsbergen
Soviet cinema
Russian cinema
Norwegian cinema
Norwegian literature
PT8301-9155
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.7557/13.4993
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Norwegian
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Spitsbergen
Soviet cinema
Russian cinema
Norwegian cinema
Norwegian literature
PT8301-9155
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Spitsbergen
Soviet cinema
Russian cinema
Norwegian cinema
Norwegian literature
PT8301-9155
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Svalbard on the (Post-)Soviet Screen
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Spitsbergen
Soviet cinema
Russian cinema
Norwegian cinema
Norwegian literature
PT8301-9155
description 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 women – and Russia – play 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.
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title Svalbard on the (Post-)Soviet Screen
title_short Svalbard on the (Post-)Soviet Screen
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op_source Nordlit: Tidsskrift i litteratur og kultur, Iss 45 (2020)
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