Abstract
20th and beginning of 21st century are very hard and tragic for Ukrainian people. Until obtaining independence Ukraine was known as part of Soviet Union and many other countries there had been no distinction between Ukraine and Russia. Events in contempo
Highlights
Ukraine is rather young country with interesting and tragic history
Until 1991 it was known as part of Soviet Union and for the majority of the world there had been no distinction between Ukraine or other Soviet republics and Russia
The aim of this paper is to examine how the image of Ukraine was redefined by American (US and Canadian) cinematographers after the last historical events (Revolution of Dignity and Russian occupation)
Summary
Ukraine is rather young country with interesting and tragic history. Until 1991 it was known as part of Soviet Union and for the majority of the world there had been no distinction between Ukraine or other Soviet republics and Russia. If to speak about Ukraine and Ukrainians in American films, they had been shown rarely and as Russians. After obtaining independence in 1991 Ukraine attracted attention of the world political and society, including film-makers.
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