Media Studies with University Students Based on Soviet and Russian Drama Films about Family and Family Education

The study is devoted to media education of university students based on Soviet and Russian drama films about family and family education.The theme of family drama is prominent in Russian cinematography, reflecting our country's deep cultural, historical, and social complexities.This theme is often explored through the lenses of generational conflict, personal versus societal expectations, emotional repression, and the tension between tradition and change.Media education based on critical analysis of Russian family drama films is rather productive as they often explore universal themes, so for students such films provide a foundation for analysing how storytelling conveys human psychology and social transformations.The article contains a list of classroom activities which may help students develop skills in critical analysis, aesthetic interpretation, and cultural contextualization.These activities focus on key media education concepts: media language, media technology, media audience, media category, media representation and media agency.Students should also be involved in creative media production after completing analytical and critical activities.The portrayal of family in Soviet and Russian cinema serves as a mirror to the nation's evolving identity and values.By examining drama films about family, students gain a deep psychological insight into how family, as a fundamental social unit, has been constructed, deconstructed, and reconstructed in the sociocultural context.