This document discusses the development of Soviet silent cinema and the theory of montage between 1917-1931. It introduces the Kuleshov technique using juxtaposition to create abstract meanings. It then covers Eisenstein's theories of intellectual montage and montage of attractions to shock audiences into political commitment. The Bolsheviks saw art as reflecting dialectical materialism and the montage technique was aimed to incorporate this dialectic. The Russian Revolution in 1917 led to the establishment of a communist state committed to radically restructuring society and culture, including cinema which was seen as an important art form for propaganda. The film Strike from 1925 is analyzed as an example that engages the audience through montage rather than individual acting.