Atheism Propaganda in Azerbaijan Cinema at the Beginning of the Soviet Era: A Study on ‘Bismillah’ Movie

The Influence of Atheism Propaganda on Azerbaijan Cinema during the Soviet Era

Abstract

Each country’s history of cinema and the subject of films differ, but the events that have left a great mark in the world history, events that changed the world history have affected all the cinemas of almost all countries in different ways. For example, the First and Second World Wars, the Iranian Revolution, the Great October Revolution, the Cold War and finally the Arab Spring added to the richness of the world cinema and left it under its influence. Not only these events, but many civil movements have brought a lot of issues in world cinema. Feminist movements, Anti-Fascist movements have changed world intellectual history and created its ideological infrastructure in cinema. Cinema has often been transformed into the ideological propaganda tool of many groups by influencing human consciousness.The study will focus on Azerbaijan’s history of cinema in the soviet era, the historical development process of cinema in the country and the influence of governments on cinema. The study will focus on the concept of propaganda and atheism, both of which had a great impact on the history of world opinion. The study will also analyse, the process the occupation of the country by the Russian forces. Lastly propaganda of atheism and its effect on cinema and society will be examined with a special study on the movie Bismillah.