Horror films as one of the genres in the history of Soviet cinema (genre analysis of the film "Viy")

Asli Y., Yusuf Y.

VOPROSY ISTORII, cilt.7, sa.1, ss.186-199, 2022 (AHCI, Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 7 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.31166/voprosyistorii202207statyi25
  • Dergi Adı: VOPROSY ISTORII
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, L'Année philologique, American History and Life, Historical Abstracts, Political Science Complete
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.186-199
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Soviet cinema, horror film, film "Viy"
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Soviet cinema was closely tied to the political climate in the country. So, horror cinema could not develop until the 1980s. This article analyzes the film Viy (1967), which is the first horror film in the history of Soviet cinema.