Modern Russian Cinema as a Battleground in Russia's Information War

Alexander Rojavin, formerly of the theater world, is an intelligence, policy, media, and film analyst specializing in information war history, strategy, and tactics. He is currently the Vice President of Counter Foreign Malign Influence Strategy at Deft9 Solutions, Inc.Helen Haft is currently an Assistant District Attorney at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office (she is contributing to this volume in her personal capacity and the views expressed herin do not represent those of the DA's Office or the City of New York). Prior to joining the DA’s office she was a legal fellow at Human Rights in China, after having spent many years studying Russia, with a focus on church-state relations, religiously inspired legislation, and freedom of speech.

• Note on TransliterationContributor DetailsList of IllustrationsIntroduction Alexander RojavinPart I: Regulations, Funding, and Policies of the Russian Film IndustryChapter 1. Russia’s Film Industry between State and Commerce, between National and GlobalBirgit BeumersChapter 2. In Defense of Historical Truth: The Second Front of Russia’s Information WarRebecca JohnstonPart II: Military Adventurism and Foreign Policy FantasiesChapter 3. The Holocaust and Russia’s Cinematic Go-Betweens: Cultural Diplomatic Internationalism or Covert Information Warfare?Stephen HutchingsChapter 4. Exploiting the Seventh Art: Legitimizing of Contemporary Russian Private Military AdventurismKiril AvramovChapter 5. Preparing for Total War: Ukraine in Recent Donbas and Russian CinemaGillian Littleton and Joshua FirstPart III: Law and Dissent on the ScreenChapter 6. The Battle for Narrative Dominance: Criminal Law in Contemporary Russian CinemaAlexander RojavinChapter 7. The Russian Orthodox Church and Religious Legislation Reflected in Contemporary Russian FilmHelen HaftChapter 8. Angry Young Men and Modest Provincials: Reimagining the Dissident Writer in Russian CinemaOtto BoeleIndex