The book explores the history of Tajik feature cinema in the context of multinational Soviet cinema, the principles of managing Soviet film production and the implementation of ideological policy in the field of Soviet feature cinematography. The author explores the historical conditions for the formation and development of Tajik cinema, analyzes the role of the Soviet legacy in the formation of cinema of sovereign Tajikistan, focusing on the main directions of development of Tajik cinema and the problems of national cinema. The monograph is intended for historians, cultural experts, film scholars, art critics and anyone interested in the development of the history of the national and world cinema. Contents: Historical conditions for the formation and main stages of the development of Tajik cinema by the middle of the 20th century. The main stages of the development of Tajik cinema in the context of the history of Soviet cinema in the first half of the 20th century. Historical conditions for the formation of Tajik cinema in the 1950s. Development of Tajik cinema in 1950s. Main trends in the development of cinema in Soviet Tajikistan in 1960-1990. Development of Tajik cinema in 1960-1968. Main trends in the development of feature films in Tajikistan in 1969-1990. Development of cinema in sovereign Tajikistan in 1991-2013. State of Tajik cinema in the 1990s: Soviet legacy, development paths, problems of national cinema. Main directions of development of Tajik feature films in 2000-2013