The influence of Soviet cultural policy on the formation of the genre structure of animated films

The article examines the impact of Soviet cultural policy on the evolution of the genre system of animated cinema from 1953 to 1991. The relevance of the study is determined by the need for a comprehensive analysis of the mechanisms of direct and indirect influence of state ideology on the artistic features of animation, which played a defining role in shaping the cultural landscape of the era. The subject of the research is the relationship between Soviet cultural policy and the genre development of domestic animation. The main attention is focused on a detailed analysis of the phased transformation of genre models, the fundamental changes in visual-narrative strategies, and the complex dialectical relationship between ideological demands and the creative search of authors. The work systematically conducts a scientific periodization of the development of genres and meticulously investigates the stable correlation between a radical change in political courses and the subsequent modification of plot structures. The article employs comparative methods, historical content analysis, as well as the method of systematization and synthesis of data, which allowed for an objective assessment of the influence of state ideology on the genre structure of animated films. Special attention is given to the systematization of genres by time periods and the transformation of plot schemes under the influence of political settings. The goal of the work is to determine the role of state cultural policy in shaping the genre diversity of Soviet animation. The conclusions presented expand the understanding of the relationship between ideology and the artistic language of animation. The research demonstrates how state initiatives stimulated the development of certain genres (such as educational and propagandistic) while limiting others. The novelty of the study lies in its approach, which combines historical content analysis and comparative methods to consider animation as a mirror of the cultural-political processes of the Soviet era. The materials of the article may be useful to specialists in film studies, cultural studies, and the history of animation, as well as to anyone interested in the mechanisms of interaction between art and power in the USSR.

Soviet culture, animation, genre structure, cultural policy, ideology, socialist realism, author's animation, experimental animation, visual techniques, domestic cinema