TY - JOUR

T1 - Dr. Strangelove Vs Dr. Gusev

T2 - The Evolution of the Image of a Scientist in American and Soviet/Russian Cinematography on the Cold War

AU - Kubyshkin, Alexander

AU - Pushkina, Dania

PY - 2019

Y1 - 2019

N2 - This article examines how American and Soviet/Russian cinematography presented a 'scientist' during the Cold War and in the works about that period. The article presents a comparative analysis of the films from both countries that focus on a 'scientist'. The analysis demonstrates that scientists/scholars have been depicted as both subjects and objects of ideological and political confrontation of the Cold War period. While American cinematography focused on the image of a 'mad scientist,' in the Soviet cinematography scientist is more of an intellectual. Some American films used the grotesque 'mad scientist' (e.g. Dr. Strangelove) to highlight the ultimate danger of nuclear catastrophe, and Soviet films used intellectual scientist conversations (e.g. Dr. Gusev) for the same purpose of warning about the dangers of a nuclear age). We trace gradual growing similarities of the cinematography of both countries: scientist becomes to be presented in a less confrontational way as both countries become aware that scientific cooperation is vital for the prevention of the world nuclear war and global conflict.

AB - This article examines how American and Soviet/Russian cinematography presented a 'scientist' during the Cold War and in the works about that period. The article presents a comparative analysis of the films from both countries that focus on a 'scientist'. The analysis demonstrates that scientists/scholars have been depicted as both subjects and objects of ideological and political confrontation of the Cold War period. While American cinematography focused on the image of a 'mad scientist,' in the Soviet cinematography scientist is more of an intellectual. Some American films used the grotesque 'mad scientist' (e.g. Dr. Strangelove) to highlight the ultimate danger of nuclear catastrophe, and Soviet films used intellectual scientist conversations (e.g. Dr. Gusev) for the same purpose of warning about the dangers of a nuclear age). We trace gradual growing similarities of the cinematography of both countries: scientist becomes to be presented in a less confrontational way as both countries become aware that scientific cooperation is vital for the prevention of the world nuclear war and global conflict.

KW - american cinematography

KW - Cold War

KW - ideological confrontation

KW - intellectual

KW - mad scientist

KW - Soviet/Russian cinematography

KW - american cinematography

KW - Cold War

KW - ideological confrontation

KW - intellectual

KW - mad scientist

KW - Soviet/Russian cinematography

U2 - 10.13187/me.2019.4.495

DO - 10.13187/me.2019.4.495

M3 - статья

VL - 59

SP - 495

EP - 499

JO - Медиаобразование

JF - Медиаобразование

SN - 1994-4160

IS - 4

ER -