<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of this article is to discover the discourse of living spaces of Riga through the films of the Soviet period and to examine essential changes of private space in different residential structures. This study contributes to the field of human geography by conducting content analysis of a vast number of Soviet films with a focus on the development and spatial organization of apartments in Riga. The analysis of 264 films illustrates that living spaces are rarely portrayed in the Soviet cinema and they mostly provide intentionally formed idealistic information about the qualities and achievements of Soviet private space.</p></abstract>

The aim of this article is to discover the discourse of living spaces of Riga through the films of the Soviet period and to examine essential changes of private space in different residential structures. This study contributes to the field of human geography by conducting content analysis of a vast number of Soviet films with a focus on the development and spatial organization of apartments in Riga. The analysis of 264 films illustrates that living spaces are rarely portrayed in the Soviet cinema and they mostly provide intentionally formed idealistic information about the qualities and achievements of Soviet private space.

Private Space in Soviet Cinema: Case Study of Riga

Architecture and Urban Planning

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The aim of this article is to discover the discourse of living spaces of Riga through the films of the Soviet period and to examine essential changes of...

Private Space in Soviet Cinema: Case Study of Riga

Published Online: Feb 23, 2019

Page range: 75 - 82

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aup-2018-0010

Keywords
Apartment, cinema, interior, private space, Riga, the Soviet Period

© 2018 Jānis Matvejs, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Private Space in Soviet Cinema: Case Study of Riga

Published Online: Feb 23, 2019

Page range: 75 - 82

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aup-2018-0010

KeywordsApartment, cinema, interior, private space, Riga, the Soviet Period

© 2018 Jānis Matvejs, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Apartment, cinema, interior, private space, Riga, the Soviet Period