"This is an accourt of filmmaking in Eastern Europe in which Stoil has combined film criticism with political and social analysis. The film history of the Soviet Union is considered apart from that of other Communist states in the region: Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Rumania and Albania, with East Germany omitted because it is basically in the Western tradition. Intended as an introduction for students and laymen unfamiliar with the subject. There is a bibliography of works available in English, an index of films and a general index." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 1495)