Tatyana А. Solovyova
DOI: 10.47026/2712-9454-2020-1-3-114-119
Key words
Chuvash film, trust “Chuvashkino”, visual perception, national identity, the Chuvash Autonomous Region.
Annotation
The article discusses one of the most important stages in the process of national identity formation of the Chuvash people, which occurred at the beginning of the 20th century. Formation of the Chuvash Autonomous Region on June 24, 1920 set the leadership of the new national state a challenge to consolidate the population and to reinforce the sense of belonging to one nation. It is noted that the basis of the national policy of this period was the appeal to the general historical past and support for cultural and educational endeavors, in particular creation of cinematography as the strongest means of visual perception. The example of the first Chuvash feature film “The Volga Buntari” (1926) traces the deep emotional impact of demonstrating traditional life and rituals images to a wide audience. On the basis of archival documents it is concluded that shooting and release of films played a certain role in forming the national identity of the Chuvash people, giving reason to be proud of its culture and to introduce it to viewers outside the region.
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Information about the author
Tatyana A. Solovyova – Head of the Department of Document Use, State Historical Archives of the Chuvash Republic, Russia, Cheboksary (ts1109p@yandex.ru).
For citations
Solovyova T.А. CINEMATOGRAPHIC ART AS A METHOD OF NATIONAL IDENTITY FORMATION. Historical Search, 2020, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 114–119. DOI: 10.47026/2712-9454-2020-1-3-114-119 (in Russian).
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