THE INFLUENCE OF THE FILM PLOT OF THE HISTORICAL SERIES ON THE FORMATION OF THE HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE VIEWER (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE RUSSIAN TV SERIES «EKATERINA» IN 2014.)

Abstract

This article touches upon the problem of the influence of the film industry on the perception of historical events by the audience. Today, more and more people interested in history are learning about certain historical events through films and TV series, which cannot but cause concern about the possibility of distortion of historical facts. In this study, various manipulative tools and film technologies used by directors and screenwriters to influence the perception of the viewer were considered. The analysis of the Russian historical series "Ekaterina" (2014) was also carried out from the point of view of the influence of this work on the formation of the image of Catherine the Great, other historical figures and events in the eyes of the mass audience.