Eds. Anastasia Kostina and Masha Shpolberg. The New Russian Documentary: Reclaiming Reality in the Age of Authoritarianism. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2025. xvii, 277 pp. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Photographs. 115. 00, hard bound. 120. 00, eBook.

Key Points

• The volume aims to explore how new Russian documentaries challenge and reclaim reality under authoritarianism.
• Compilation of essays by various contributors focused on Russian documentary cinema
• Critical analysis of documentary films as tools of cultural expression
• Discussion of thematic and stylistic elements within the films
• Showcases the documentary genre as a medium for resistance
• Highlights diverse perspectives in the Russian cultural landscape
• Demonstrates how filmmakers navigate censorship and oppression