Film Programming in the USSR

A Case Study of Moscow Cinemas (1946–1955)

Authors

  • Kristina Tanis School of Philosophy and Cultural Studies, HSE University, Moscow, Russia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5389-7761
  • Anastasia Balykova School of Philosophy and Cultural Studies, HSE University, Moscow, Russia
  • Ivan Karnaukhov School of Philosophy and Cultural Studies, HSE University, Moscow, Russia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1163/24523666-bja10041

Keywords:

film programming, database, USSR, Soviet film exhibition, Moscow cinemas

Abstract

This article presents a database on film programming in Moscow cinemas between 1946 and 1955. It outlines the place of this research at the intersection of new cinema history and academic debates on film distribution in the field of Soviet history. The article describes the data collection, the coding to present the data, and the structure of the database, which consists of the three datasets on Moscow film programming (1946–1955), Moscow cinemas (1946–1955), and the 1952 film calendar. Concluding remarks summarize the knowledge obtained from the database and introduce the Soviet case into the international context of digital data collections for historical cinema studies.

Author Biography

  • Kristina Tanis, School of Philosophy and Cultural Studies, HSE University, Moscow, Russia

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Published

2025-10-10

Issue

Vol. 9 (2024)

Section

Data Papers

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How to Cite

Film Programming in the USSR: A Case Study of Moscow Cinemas (1946–1955). (2025). Research Data Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences, 9, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1163/24523666-bja10041