The Politics of Film:

Natasha Merkulova and Aleksey Chupov's Captain Volkonogov Escaped offers a gripping portrayal of life in Stalin's Soviet Union. This article discusses the film's evocation of an oppressive social structure and its pertinence as a stimulus and means to comprehending and critically app...

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Published in:	Apparatus. Film, Media and Digital Cultures of Central and Eastern Europe
Main Author:	P. Stuart Robinson
Format:	Article
Language:	Czech
Published:	Natascha Drubek 2023-10-01
Subjects:	Natasha Merkulova Aleksey Chupov Captain Volkonogov Escaped Stalin's Soviet Union authoritarianism NKVD
Online Access:	https://www.apparatusjournal.net/index.php/apparatus/article/view/348

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