Eisenstein
Americannoun
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Ferdinand Gotthold Max 1823–52, German mathematician.
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Sergei Mikhailovich 1898–1948, Russian theatrical and motion-picture director.
noun
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Cinematic montage — pioneered by Sergei Eisenstein and reinvented by Jean-Luc Godard — becomes an organizing principle of the exhibit, as artworks compete for attention.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
Lenin declared that “of all the arts the most important for us is the cinema,” and Eisenstein ranked high among the many directors urged to produce propagandist films.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
Kate Eisenstein, who is part of the team leading the inquiry, says the pandemic was a "life-changing set of circumstances" for the children and teenagers who lived through it.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025
Charles Eisenstein, a New Age author, is an adviser.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2024
The Eisenstein thesis has never been popular with historians.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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