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Abstract

The essay provides a detailed description of Daydreams, the first scholarly database of feature films produced in the Russian Empire and its former territories from the first years after the October Revolution until the end of private film production. This database contains the most complete filmographies, synopses, iconographic materials (such as promotional stills, posters, and frame enlargements), and video clips for more than 2,500 films. Tracing its goals, scope, sources, and structure, the article discusses a fundamental digital platform of materials related to the cinema of the Russian Empire which is about to open in the fall of 2023.

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Figure 1. Postcard featuring Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be Silent (Молчи, грусть . . . молчи . . . ; Chardynin, 1918).
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Figure 2. Postcard featuring Vera Kholodnaya with her daughter.
Where is Justice_ (1913) Clip 2 - Kovalova.mp4 (149325 kB)
Clip 2. Where Is Justice? (Где правда?; 1913)
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Figure 3. Advertisement for The Slave of Sin (Niewolnica zmyslów; Ordynski and Pawlowski, 1914) [Source: Zhivoi ekran, no. 7–8 (1914)]
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Figure 4. Advertisement for the recently discovered film The Tragedy of Two Sisters (Трагедия двух сестер; 1914) starring Diana Karenn. [Source: Sine-Fono, no. 7 (1914).]
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Figure 5. Advertisement for the lost film The Picture of Dorian Gray (Портрет Дориана Грея; Meyerhold, 1915). [Source: Sine-Fono, no. 18 (1915)]
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Figure 6. Cover of Kino-teatr i sport.
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Figure 7. Handbill for films starring Konstantin Varlamov, Russian National Library.
Children of the Age (1915) Clip 3 - Kovalova.mp4 (85817 kB)
Clip 3. Children of the Age (Дети века; Bauer, 1915).
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Figure 8. Photograph from Children of the Age (Дети века; Bauer, 1915).
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Figure 9. Promotional photographs for Anna Karenina (Gardin, 1914) [Source: Iskry, no. 20 (1914)].
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Figure 10. Advertisement for Katerina (Hansen, 1911) [Source: Sinema-Pathe, no. 13 (1911)].
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Figure 11. Promotional still for The Dying Swan (Умирающий лебедь; Bauer, 1916) [Source: Proektor, no. 16 (1916)]
The Dying Swan (1916) Clip 4 - Kovalova.mp4 (27080 kB)
Clip 4. The Dying Swan (Умирающий лебедь; Bauer, 1916).
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Figure 12. Promotional still for Mask of Death (Маска смерти; Gardin, 1914) [Source: Sine-Fono, no. 3 (1914)].
Life for Life (1916) Clip 5 - Kovalova.mp4 (70179 kB)
Clip 5. Life for Life (Жизнь за жизнь; Bauer, 1916).
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Figure 13. Poster for The Jewish Volunteer Fighter (Еврей-доброволец; Koiranskii, 1915), Russian National Library.
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Figure 14. Poster for Who Is To Blame? (Кто виноват?; Kasianov, 1917), Russian National Library.
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Figure 15. Poster for Give Me This Night (Отдай мне эту ночь; Doronin, 1916).
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Figure 16. Promotional still (left) and postcard (right) for The Last Tango (Последнее танго; Viskovskii, 1918) [Source: Mir ekrana, no. 1 (1918)]
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Figure 17. Postcard for Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be Silent (Молчи, грусть . . . молчи; Chardynin, 1918).
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Figure 18. Postcard for A Nest of the Gentlefolk (Дворянское гнездо; Gardin, 1914).
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