Igor
KokarevPh.D.

1978

На экране Америка

America on Screen

This anthology introduces Russian readers to American film criticism of the 1970s in a systematic form for the first time. Based on publications by the National Society of Film Critics of the USA, it brings together the finest reviews of the most significant American films of the decade, presented alongside introductory essays and commentary by the editor.

1985

США в зеркале голливудского экрана

The USA in the Mirror of the Hollywood Screen

The sharpest socio-political conflicts of modern American life — from the arms race to shifting domestic politics — are reflected on the screen of the 'new' Hollywood, which has mastered sophisticated techniques for shaping the consciousness of millions. A critical analysis of cinema as a political instrument.

1987

США на пороге 80-х. Голливуд и политика

The USA on the Threshold of the 1980s: Hollywood and Politics

An examination of how American films of the 1970s and 1980s reflect the everyday life of the country — its social fabric and political tensions. The author traces the rightward shift in American public opinion and the troubling changes in the political climate, spiritual atmosphere, and moral values of the era.

1987

Диалоги о ПРОКе

Dialogues About PROK

Восемь дней в июле 1987-го

The 1987 Moscow International Film Festival was exceptional. The Union of Soviet Filmmakers introduced a new initiative — the Professional Club (PROK) — where the long-suppressed film "The Commissar" finally premiered, a new generation of films was screened and openly debated, underground bands like Zvuki Mu and Brigada S emerged from the shadows, and candid discussions took place about Perestroika, culture, national identity, and the art of cinema.

1991

Кино как бизнес

Cinema as Business

An exploration of the American film business and the core structures of the new model of Hollywood cinema. The book teaches how to make films under market conditions — essential reading for industry professionals and valuable for a wide audience of business-minded readers.

2002

Российский кинематограф: между прошлым и будущим

Russian Cinema: Between the Past and the Future

An examination of the turbulent restructuring of the Russian Filmmakers' Union, the collapse of Soviet state cinema, and the emergence of a market-based film industry in post-Soviet Russia. Drawing on the New Hollywood of the 1970s–90s as a model, the book analyzes the machinery of the modern film industry — including the rise of powerful talent agencies — and offers practical guidance for investors and emerging professionals in the new Russian cinema.

2004

Местные сообщества и местное самоуправление: технологии участия

Local Communities and Local Self-Government: Technologies of Participation

Библиотека местного самоуправления, вып. 63

This book documents the work of the Citizen Foundation (Narodny Fond), a non-profit organization active in Russia during the 1990s, which trained specialists in the new profession of Social Organizer within territories of community self-governance. It also synthesizes American grassroots experience of citizens organizing into neighborhood communities to improve quality of life through collective action. The book presents a concept of grassroots residential self-organization as the foundation of civil society, which was emerging in post-Soviet Russia in the 1990s with support from USAID and other American philanthropic foundations.

2005

Исповедь «иностранного агента»

Confession of a "Foreign Agent"

Из СССР в Россию и обратно: путь длиной в пятьдесят лет

When the biography of an individual resonates with the history of his country, it is a rare occurrence. It requires the person to be active, and the country to be in constant motion. Here, everything aligned. A memoir tracing fifty years of Russian history from the inside — from the USSR to Russia and back again.

2009

Кино как бизнес и политика

Cinema as Business and Politics

Современная киноиндустрия США и России

A clear and concise guide to the film business and the producer's profession, set against the backdrop of sweeping changes in the global economy and politics. Topics include a comparison of the crises in American and Soviet-Russian cinema, state management of the filmmaking process, and new principles of film industry organization in the context of global diversification.