Film and viewer in Leningrad 1950-1960s
In the article, based on unpublished documents, the policy of film distribution in the “Khrushchev decade” and the reaction of the Leningrad moviegoers to it are analyzed. The authors conclude that the cinema distribution agencies, maneuvering between ideology and plan, were engaged not only in politico-ideological, but also in cultural and educational activities. The Leningrad city spectator, unlike the viewer of rural and medium-sized cities, had little choice but within the framework that the state asked him.