Russian and East European Studies: Film

Richard Wess, a Penn alumnus and a Russian major, has designed and put together a website for Russian and Soviet cinema. You will be able to watch the films directly on the Film Hub site without being redirected.

This Adam Matthew Digital product, includes Soviet "propaganda" news reels; films originating from countries across the USSR and dating from before the Second World War.

The Libraries own thousands of individual DVDs and subscribe to multiple streaming services including Independent World Cinema, Academic Video Online, Kanopy, as well as individual film distributor sites. Be sure to thoroughly browse the collections to take advantage of the rich film holdings.

A ten volume video (VHS) set -- available to check-out from Van Pelt Circulation PN1995.75 .E377 1992 and streaming via Independent World Cinema.

Available online through East View from 2016- We also have in print from 1963-2015 (with gaps) Van Pelt Library PN1993 .I848. 2004-2015 in Van Pelt, earlier volumes can be requested from Libra storage.

Through Ebscohost from 2007-

1998-2014 at Libra storage and Van Pelt. Follow link for details. Van Pelt Library. PN1993 .K554

Request from LIBRA. PN1993.5.R9 S543. 1961-1990