Newsgroup: it.cultura.storia.militare
Titolo: il mitico agente Stirlitz (serie tv sovietica cult anni '70)...


 
The series portrays the exploits of Maxim Isaev, a Soviet spy operating
in Nazi Germany under the name Max Otto von Stierlitz, depicted by
Vyacheslav Tikhonov. Stierlitz is tasked with disrupting the
negotiations between Karl Wolff and Allen Dulles taking place in
Switzerland, aimed at forging a separate peace between Germany and the
Western Allies.
 
The series is considered the most successful Soviet espionage thriller
ever made, and is one of the most popular television series in Russian
history.
...
 
*Background*
In the late 1960s, after Yuri Andropov became the chairman of the Soviet
Union's Committee for State Security, he launched a campaign to improve
the service's image, which was primarily associated in the public's view
with its role in the political repressions carried out by the
government. 
 
Andropov encouraged a series of novels, songs, films and other works
glorifying KGB agents, focusing on those serving abroad �" mainly in the
hope of attracting young and educated recruits to the organization. 
 
The television production of Seventeen Moments of Spring was part of
this trend.
...
 
*Inception*
[...]
The character of Stierlitz reflected Andropov's own concept of the ideal
Soviet spy: he was calculated, modest, devoted to his country and above
all an intellectual, who accomplished his mission by outwitting his
enemies. 
 
He was based primarily, although not exclusively and in a loose fashion,
on a Gestapo officer turned Soviet agent, Willi Lehmann. The
American-German negotiations foiled by Stierlitz were modeled after the
real agreement reached by Allen Dulles and Karl Wolff during 1945, which
brought about the surrender of the Wehrmacht in Northern Italy on 2 May
1945.
...
 
*Public reaction* [!!!]
Broadcast at 19:30 by the channel Programme One between 11 and 24 August
1973, Seventeen Moments of Spring was immensely popular in the Soviet
Union: Klaus Mehnert reported that during its original run, the
estimated audience for each episode was between 50 and 80 million
viewers, making it the most successful television show of its time.
 
Ivan Zasursky described the series' reception by the public: "during its
first showing, city streets would empty. It was a larger-than-life hit,
attracting greater audiences than hockey matches." Crime rates dropped
significantly during the broadcasts [!!!]; power stations had to
increase production at the same time, since the activation of many
television sets caused a surge in electricity consumption [!!!]. [...]
 
According to his personal assistant Alexei Chernayev, Leonid Brezhnev
was a devoted fan of Seventeen Moments of Spring, and watched the entire
series some twenty times [!!!]. Author Anthony Olcott claimed that it
was rumored Brezhnev moved meetings of the Central Committee of the
Communist Party of the Soviet Union in order not to miss episodes [!!!].
 
Seventeen Moments of Spring remained highly popular after its first run
in 1973. It was re-aired annually until the dissolution of the USSR,
usually around Victory Day, and continued to be broadcast in Russian
television afterwards. In 1983, a writer of the Paris-based Polish
magazine Kultura described Seventeen Moments of Spring as "the most
successful television production in the history of the Soviet Union."
 
In 1995, after another re-run, Russian commentator Divanov noted: "Just
like 20 years before, city streets were empty during the showing... A
drop in the crime level almost to zero was noted in cities, which
testifies to the popularity of Seventeen Moments."David MacFadyen called
it "the most famous Russian espionage drama."
...
 
*Cultural impact*
[...] Vladimir Putin told that his decision to join the organization was
motivated by the spy thrillers of his childhood, among them Lioznova's
series. Ivan Zarusky that the series' influence of public opinion
greatly contributed to Putin's popularity in the beginning of his term
as President, since his background as the service's agent in East
Germany enabled to identify him with the fictional spy; Putin continued
to benefit from that also later, and remains associated with the
character [...]
 
Catchphrases and expressions from the series entered Russian parlance,
and remain in common use. In 2006, Russian Life rated Seventeen Moments
as the most quoted film or television production in the country'
history. [...] in fishermen's jargon, 'Stierlitz' became the name for a
variant of the common bream, which is known for being hard to catch
[...]
 
-- 
mamox / 
www.mamox.net
 
309. Qual e' il tuo scopo in filosofia? 
- Indicare alla mosca la via d'uscita dalla trappola.

 in russo, sottotitoli in inglese
 
avevo preso nota, ma solo adesso ho cominciato a guardarlo
 
nella 2a puntata Stirlitz ed un suo collaboratore ascoltano una
conversazione registrata su un piccolo apparecchio a nastro, portatile,
lungo poco piů di una spanna, con bobine del diametro di pochi
centimetri
 
mi sembra un discreto anacronismo
 
-- 
Maurizio Pistone    strenua nos exercet inertia  Hor.
 
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 [work in progress]
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 Per il resto che te ne pare? Condividi i miei stupori?
 
devo ancora vedere un po' di puntate per dare un giudizio
 
in ogni caso, il nazismo rimane una specie di enigma della storia che
non perde il suo fascino perverso
 
a quell'epoca la generazione che era stata giovane durante la guerra era
ancora viva e attiva, non stupisce che quella serie (che ha anche tratti
documentaristici) catalizzasse un grande interesse
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 solco lasciando un ricciolo di materiale inciso
 
Puntata 3. Himmler dice a Göring che Hitler non è più in grado di
prendere decisioni, bisogna sostituirlo - Göring dovrebbe essere
Presidente, e lui stesso Cancelliere.
 
Göring vede che Himmler tiene sulle ginocchia una borsa, e pensa che
potrebbe contenere un Dictaphone; teme una trappola e respinge la
proposta.
 
Dictaphone era una ditta che produceva apparecchi per la registrazione
della voce; fino alla fine della II guerra mondiale usava un cilindro
cerato, che veniva inciso con una punta - un perfezionamento del primo
Fonografo di Edison.
 
Solo nel 1947 vennero prodotti i primi Dittafoni magnetici.
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 Solo nel 1947 vennero prodotti i primi Dittafoni magnetici.
 
quindi le licenze sono effettivamente molte, almeno a livello
tecnologico... potremmo dire che c'e' un po' di "bondismo" in questo!
(Nel senso di spie dotate di attrezzature avveniristiche... :-)
 
E a livello storico? 
 
E poi: non stupisce anche te la raffinatezza di pensiero per un prodotto
cosi' enormemente popolare?
 
Scusa la raffica inquisitoria, ma, come forse puoi immaginare, fatico a
trovare interlocutori su questa serie che mi ha colpito molto. 
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