First Films of the Holocaust - Soviet Cinema and the Genocide of the Jews, 1938-1946

Jeremy Hicks presents a pioneering study of Soviet contributions to the growing public awareness of the horrors of Nazi rule. He recovers much of the major film work in Soviet depictions of the Holocaust and views them within their political context, both locally and internationally. Winner of the 2013 Vucinich Book Prize from ASEEES Named an Outstanding Academic Title for 2013 by Choice Magazine

About the author

Jeremy Hicks is professor of Russian culture and film at Queen Mary University of London. He is the author of First Films of the Holocaust, Dziga Vertov: Defining Documentary Film, and Mikhail Zoshchenko and the Poetics of Skaz.

Summary

Jeremy Hicks presents a pioneering study of Soviet contributions to the growing public awareness of the horrors of Nazi rule. He recovers much of the major film work in Soviet depictions of the Holocaust and views them within their political context, both locally and internationally.

Product details

• Authors: Jeremy Hicks
• Publisher: University Of Pittsburgh Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.11.2012
• EAN: 9780822962243
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-6224-3
• No. of pages: 312
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 228 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 579 g
• Series: Pitt Series in Russian and Eas; Russian and East European Stud; Pitt Series in Russian and Eas; Russian and East European Studies
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries