Post-Soviet Filmic Depictions of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Tests
Journal: Slavica Bergensia
Year: 2023

This&nbsp;chapter&nbsp;examines how contemporary Kazakhstani and Russian filmmakers respond to the Soviet legacy of nuclear testing. Engaging with the work of geographer Vladimir Kaganskii, I explore how representing atomic bomb detonations and their effects on humans and the environment open discursive spaces for examining both environmental and political issues. The article focuses specifically on three Russian-language feature films: Satybaldy Narimbetov’s&nbsp;Leila’s Prayer&nbsp;(2002), Rus