The film «The Horde»: realities and myths of the Russian-Tatar Middle ages

This article analyses the historical film "The Horde" (2012) directed by A. Proshkin, script by U. Arabov. It focuses on the representation of the Russian-Tatar Middle Ages and the cinematographic image of Metropolitan Alexius. It also examines the images of the dominant myths about the relationship between Moscow princely power and the Russian Orthodox Church. The article concludes that with the appearance of this film the state now plays a new role in the creation of Russian historical films: determining its ideological content and also providing its financial support.