АНІМАЦІЯ ЯК ІНСТРУМЕНТ РАДЯНСЬКОЇ ПОЛІТИЧНОЇ ПРОПАГАНДИ ТА ФОРМА ЗБЕРЕЖЕННЯ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ КУЛЬТУРИ ТА МОВИ

Abstract

The article explores the problem of the dual status of Ukrainian animation in the context of its historical development due to various cultural, economic and political reasons. In the pre-war period animation was an instrument of political propaganda of the Soviet government, which tried to recreate its ideological positions in it, or animation became simply an advertising means of demonstrating the achievements of the Soviet government. Thus, the attitude to it as a manifestation of a creative idea is complicated, and therefore in the middle of the twentieth century, the genre itself is declining. Its revival took place in a more liberal period, and therefore gives a little more opportunity to demonstrate the creative ideas of artists of this period. This is due to technical development, the opportunity for Soviet animators to use the modern achievements of Western film studios. Already in the second half of the twentieth century animation acquires unique features, Ukrainian flavor with its folklore, language and culture, although the plots are still under strict censorship. In fact, the binary nature of Ukrainian animation as a means of propaganda and at the same time creative realization of artists can be traced throughout its existence, from 1927, which is considered the year of origin of Ukrainian animation, to the present day. Those characters, created in the second half of the twentieth century, were remembered for their uniqueness and brightness, unique style of artistic image and originality of technical performance. The difficulties associated with the shortage of professional equipment, qualified personnel, were offset by creativity and creative abilities, unusual plots and unique ways of their implementation. The peculiarity of this study lies in a new look at Ukrainian animation as a mirror of political, cultural, economic processes, in the analysis of cultural elements reproduced by filmmakers, features of the Ukrainian language, traditions. The study provides an explanation of the reasons for the state of Ukrainian animation that we have today, because they are hidden in the process of its formation in the twentieth century.