Kino : a history of the Russian and Soviet film /
Jay Leyda.
- 3rd edition
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1983.
- 513 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Princeton paperbacks .
- Princeton paperbacks .
A study of the development of Russian cinema, from 1896 to the present. -- Cover
Filmography: pages 414-475. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Beginning with the Lumiere filming of the coronation of Tsar Nicholas II, this title presents an observation of a major cultural phenomenon: the evolution of the Soviet film as an artistic and political instrument. It contains 150 drawings and photographs and five appendices, including a list of selected Russian and Soviet films.