Abstract
ABSTRACTThe Mezhrabpom studio was one of the most successful film organizations in the Soviet Union during the 1920s and 1930s. The studio produced some of the USSR's most popular films of the time, generating bold new genres, imaginative scripts and highly original cinematography. It constituted a key source of artistic talent and collaboration with foreign film-makers, and was often at the forefront in technological progress. It was also responsible for the export of some of the most well-known Soviet avant-garde films of the 1920s, such as Mat'/Mother (Pudovkin, 1926) or Konets Sankt-Peterburga/The End of St Petersburg (Pudovkin, 1927) and its representatives ensured the successful export of classics, including Bronenosets Potemkin/The Battleship Potemkin (Eisenstein, 1925). This cluster of documents aims to provide further insight into the important political context that had such a big influence on the fate of this organization. The studio operated in very difficult circumstances, yet managed to survive and produce some superb films until its closure in 1936. The documents translated here provide an overview of some of the difficulties faced by the studio throughout its lifetime.
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