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: Rogatchevski, Andrei
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2020
Subjects:
Svalbard
Spitsbergen
Soviet cinema
Russian cinema
Norwegian cinema
Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/4993
https://doi.org/10.7557/13.4993
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spelling ftunitroemsoe:oai:ojs.henry.ub.uit.no:article/4993 2023-05-15T18:29:20+02:00 Svalbard on the (Post-)Soviet Screen Rogatchevski, Andrei 2020-02-01 application/pdf https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/4993 https://doi.org/10.7557/13.4993 eng eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/4993/4753 https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/4993 doi:10.7557/13.4993 Copyright (c) 2020 Andrei Rogatchevski http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Nordlit; No 45 (2020): Svalbard Studies; 150–174 Nordlit; Nr 45 (2020): Svalbard Studies; 150–174 1503-2086 0809-1668 Svalbard Spitsbergen Soviet cinema Russian cinema Norwegian cinema info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed article Fagfellevurdert artikkel 2020 ftunitroemsoe https://doi.org/10.7557/13.4993 2021-08-16T15:56:25Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Svalbard Spitsbergen University of Tromsø: Septentrio Academic Publishing Svalbard Nordlit 45
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Spitsbergen
Soviet cinema
Russian cinema
Norwegian cinema
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Spitsbergen
Soviet cinema
Russian cinema
Norwegian cinema
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Svalbard on the (Post-)Soviet Screen
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Spitsbergen
Soviet cinema
Russian cinema
Norwegian cinema
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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title_full_unstemmed Svalbard on the (Post-)Soviet Screen
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url https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/4993
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op_source Nordlit; No 45 (2020): Svalbard Studies; 150–174
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