Africans in Russian literature and film

[Giuliano Vivaldi]

speaking of Langston Hughes there is a chapter in his autobiography 'I wonder as I wander' in which he describes his visit to Moscow along with another group of African Americans to make a film based around the theme of American racism in the early or mid 30s- the film never got made (if my memory serves me it was going to made at Mezhrabpom studios) - it gives an excellent account of Soviet misconceptions about the race question during the Stalinist 30s (as well as an account of how far the film script was from any notion of US reality).

Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 12:52:04 -0700
From: kisselev at PDX.EDU
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Africans in Russian literature and film
To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu


  


    
  
  
    a bit odd but interesting: Vladimir Kazakov's dzhazovyj
      spektakl'  "Chernye bljuzy" in which he reads/sings
    wonderfully translated poems of Langston Hughes

    

    On 4/5/2012 11:44 AM, John Lyles wrote:
    Dear Colleagues,
      

      
      Some of my students are doing a research project on the
        depiction of Africans in Russian literature and film, as well as
        their treatment by society (I realize the enormous nature of
        this task, but I am hoping they will begin to scratch the
        surface of it and perhaps remain interested in minority
        depictions and treatment in Russia after the class).  I have
        given them a few places to begin, but I was wondering if any of
        you knew off the top of your head some good sources.  I have
        already pointed them to Circus and Pushkin, as well as
        many works of Socialist Realism, but are there any others that
        you know of that would be good sources?  I am thinking in
        particular of a documentary about Pushkin and Jim Patterson, but
        I can't remember the name of it.  Thanks for any help you can
        give!
      

      
      Sincerely,
      John Lyles
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Olesya V. Kisselev
Russian Language Instructor
Russian Flagship Partner Program
Department of World Languages and Literatures
Portland State University
  

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