Abstract
As a leading historian of Russian film in the American academy, Denise J. Youngblood has contributed significantly to our understanding of Russia's rich cinematic tradition. Her previous books—Soviet Cinema in the Silent Era, 1918–1935 (1991), Movies for the Masses: Popular Cinema and Soviet Society in the 1920s (1992), and The Magic Mirror: Moviemaking in Russia, 1908–1918 (1999)—have expanded our knowledge of early Russian and Soviet film far beyond the works of world-famous directors, such as Sergei Eisenstein, Vsevolod Pudovkin, and Dziga Vertov. In addition to treating Soviet art films, Youngblood discusses popular Russian movies, which, although little known outside of their homeland, were seen and enjoyed by millions of Russian viewers. Youngblood's latest book continues this valuable work of integrating popular film into the history of Russian cinema. However, rather than concentrate on a particular period, director, or cinematic movement, the author takes a thematic approach, addressing arguably the most important subject of Russian cinema: namely the armed conflicts that engulfed the country throughout the twentieth century.
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