Zhabsky, M.I., Tarasov, K. A. On the History of Social Regulation in the Sphere of Cinema Culture

Abstract: Being relatively autonomous in the society, cinematographic culture is also the object of social regulation. The article is devoted to historical aspects of this process: the nature of social discussion about the cinema at the beginning of the 20th century, views about the moral and political infl uence of the cinematograph, suggested projects of improvement of cinematograph, used social technologies which helped to form the institution of cinematograph as a cultural and ideological tool for dominating social forces. The author suggests that both Russian and European practice of social regulation of cinematographic culture needs to be improved.

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