From “Symphony” to “Cacophony”: metamorphoses of Donbas’ representations in Ukrainian documentary
From “Symphony” to “Cacophony”: metamorphoses of Donbas’ representations in Ukrainian documentary

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the evolution of Donbas’ representations in Ukrainian documentary of the Soviet period and since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2014. The formation of the Soviet myth of Donbas is illustrated by “Enthusiasm: The Donbas’ Symphony” (Vertov, 1930), whereas its deconstruction is traced in “The Cacophony of Donbas” (Minaiev, 2017) and “War Note” (Liubyi, 2020). Distinct representational paradigms in these documentaries are discussed through the lens of Ranciere’s conception of spectatorship.

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