Drawing the Iron Curtain : Jews and the Golden Age of Soviet Animation /

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Drawing the Iron Curtain tells the story of the golden age of Soviet animation and the Jewish artists who enabled it to thrive. Maya Balakirsky Katz reveals how the state-run animation studio Soyuzmultfilm served as an unlikely haven for political dissidents and brought together Jewish creative pers...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Katz, Maya Balakirsky, 1973-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Kino-studii︠a︡ "Soi︠u︡zmulʹtfilʹm" (Soviet Union)
Kino-studii︠a︡ "Soi︠u︡zmulʹtfilʹm" (Soviet Union) > History.
Jews in the motion picture industry.
Animation (Cinematography)
Animated films.
ART > Russian & Former Soviet Union.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
Animation (Cinema) > URSS > Histoire.
Juifs dans l'industrie cinematographique > URSS.
Animated films > Soviet Union > History and criticism.
Animation (Cinematography) > Soviet Union > History.
Jews in the motion picture industry > Soviet Union.
Soviet Union.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Drawing the Iron Curtain tells the story of the golden age of Soviet animation and the Jewish artists who enabled it to thrive. Maya Balakirsky Katz reveals how the state-run animation studio Soyuzmultfilm served as an unlikely haven for political dissidents and brought together Jewish creative personnel from across the land. These artists used the studio to depict distinctive elements of their heritage and ethnic identity, while articulating a cosmopolitan sensibility and a multicultural vision for the Soviet Union.
Physical Description:1 online resource (288 pages).
ISBN:9780813577036

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