RUDN Journal of Russian HistoryRUDN Journal of Russian History2312-86742312-8690Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)3851Image of the enemy of the period of «cold war» in detective and adventure films 1950-1980s: the spectator's audience and the problem of historical memoryKolesnikovaA GRussian State University for the Humanities-Russian State University for the Humanities15032009314415307092016Copyright © 2009, Kolesnikova A.G.2009Some statistical data and letters with responses of the Soviet spectators are analyzed in this article. These materials prove presence of a wide spectator audience at detective films 1950-1980s. Some generations of the people who born and have grown during «cold war», are brought up on products of soviet art cinema in which elements of an image of the enemy were present in full and, certainly, have affected a position of these people in relation to the «hostile» nation in the further.«cold war»detective and adventure filmsimage of the enemyhistorical memory«холодная война»детективно-приключенческий жанробраз врагаисторическая память