A foot in the door: the Lacy–Zarubin agreement and Soviet-American film diplomacy during the Khrushchev era, 1953–1963

De-demonising Japan? Transitioning from war to peace through Japan’s cinematic post-war cultural diplomacy in UNESCO’sOrientproject 1957–1959

“…Shaw and Youngblood 2010;Roth-Ey 2011) or as a platform for cooperation (see e.g. Siefert 2012;Siefert 2014;Kozovoi 2016), the focus is placed on the states-level with the United States and Soviet Union and their allies as the main actors, thus enhancing our understanding of the intercultural relations of the time as being positioned along this geopolitical East-West axis. With Japan's position in the post-war world as a starting point, the previously uncharted Orient project provides insight into the interplay between Cold War cinema and cultural diplomacy beyond the geopolitical East-West polarisation.…”

The Scientific World Faced with the Apocalypse of Its Own Creation: A Comparison ofDr. StrangeloveandNine Days of One Year

“…Indeed, most Eastern bloc countries published generally positive reviews. Nine Days was released in the United States in 1964 as part of the Lacy–Zarubin Agreement (Richmond 129‐32, Kozovoi). Although shown in only a few art house theaters, it won an American award, and it also received a number of reviews.…”