On Finding Hidden Figures:

Abstract

This short essay is an open peer commentary for the first part of Natascha Drubek’s forthcoming monograph Hidden Figures: Rewriting the History of Cinema in the Empire of All the Russias, which appeared in this issue as pre-print at the end of 2021. It is intended to generate discussion about the issues raised by Drubek’s research in advance of the full publication of the book.

Keywords

• Evgenii Bauer; Aleksandr Drankov; Natascha Drubek; Iakov Protazanov; Aleksandr Shiriaev; Russian Empire; Pordenone Silent Film Festival; cinema history; historiography; canon; film