TY - BOOK N2 - This title examines the remarkable animation that emerged during the post-Stalin period of liberalization in the Soviet Union as an avenue of expression for a new spirit of aesthetic freedom. Drawing on extensive archival research, Laura Pontieri reconstructs the dynamics inside Soviet animation studios and the relationships between the animators and the political establishment. Pontieri offers a meticulous study of Soviet animated films of the period, using the world of Soviet animation as a lens for viewing the historical moment of the thaw from a fresh and less conventional point of view. AB - This title examines the remarkable animation that emerged during the post-Stalin period of liberalization in the Soviet Union as an avenue of expression for a new spirit of aesthetic freedom. Drawing on extensive archival research, Laura Pontieri reconstructs the dynamics inside Soviet animation studios and the relationships between the animators and the political establishment. Pontieri offers a meticulous study of Soviet animated films of the period, using the world of Soviet animation as a lens for viewing the historical moment of the thaw from a fresh and less conventional point of view. T1 - Soviet animation and the thaw of the 1960s :not only for children / DA - c2012. CY - New Barnet, U.K. : CY - Bloomington, IN : AU - Pontieri, Laura. CN - NC1766.S65 CN - NC1766.S65 PB - John Libbey Pub. Ltd. ; PB - Distributed in N. America by Indiana University Press, PP - New Barnet, U.K. : PP - Bloomington, IN : PY - c2012. ID - 476088 KW - Animated films KW - Animators KW - Motion pictures in propaganda SN - 9780861967056 (paperback) SN - 0861967054 (paperback) SN - 9780253007841 SN - 0253007844 TI - Soviet animation and the thaw of the 1960s :not only for children / ER -