The Image of an "Ally" in the Soviet Military Cinema of 1945–1991

The article analyzes the transformation of the image of the USSR's ally in the Anti-Hitler coalition in the Great Patriotic War based on the material of Russian cinema from 1945 to 1991, examines the stages in changing this image and the main trends. The author's system of criteria (scientific tools) is presented, which makes it possible to analyze changes in the image of an ally in the domestic cinema of the specified period. The importance of the socio-political reception of the "image of an ally" as a way (mechanism) of influencing public consciousness by the mass media is substantiated. The article considers the correlation of artistic, political, social and economic components in films about the war of different periods, which determine the degree of ideological influence on the audience and mass consciousness in a changing world. Conclusions are drawn about the dynamics of the image of the ally, its artistic, social, cultural and political significance in various eras of the post-war Soviet cinema.