What happened, in legal terms, to films made by the Soviet Union after it collapsed?
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These films were a form of propaganda known as agitki. Agitki films were intended to both agitate and enthuse the public about the new Soviet regime. A handful of Russian films made prior to the Soviet regime were heavily censored and re-shown in cinema houses of the time, while others were destroyed or shelved. A very small percentage of Russian films made prior to this time remained in private hands.
A few agitki films produced by the Soviet regime as propaganda, as well as posters and other materials remain today, but it is unclear as to who maintains the rights to those.
Sources:
http://agitki.ru/
http://www.filmreference.com/encyclopedia/Romantic-Comedy-Yugoslavia/Russia-and-Soviet-Union-THE-CINEMA-OF-STALINISM-1930-1941.html
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