Soviet Animation and the Thaw of the 1960s: Not Only for Children

by Laura Pontieri

Soviet Animation and the Thaw of the 1960s examines the remarkable animation that emerged during the post-Stalin period of liberalization in the Soviet Union as an avenue of expression for a new spirit of aesthetic freedom. Drawing on extensive archival research, Laura Pontieri reconstructs the dynamics inside Soviet animation studios and the relationships between the animators and the political establishment. Pontieri offers a meticulous study of Soviet animated films of the period, using the world of Soviet animation as a lens for viewing the historical moment of the thaw from a fresh and less conventional point of view.

Genres: Art

256 pages, Paperback

First published August 15, 2012

Reviews

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

a really fun experience! so many amazing niches of soviet art that I had never heard of before. Pontieri did an amazing job organizing, analyzing, and describing the works in a way that made it so that the audience doesn't have to interrupt their reading to go and look up the piece themselves. Additionally, it was even more educational to have some of the jokes/allusions explained, such as the idioms and the references to art pieces.