The Cold War left a mark far beyond politics - its ideas penetrated cinema, literature, television, and even romantic comedies. The lecture will examine how mass culture became a space for ideological struggle. The Cold War unfolded simultaneously in the offices of politicians and in the realm of mass culture. Cinema, television, and literature helped shape perceptions of the opponent, one's own society, and possible futures, making screen stories and popular books part of a larger ideological conversation. The lecturer will discuss how the political context infiltrated the entertainment industry and how state propaganda interacted with commerce. It will be particularly interesting to trace the boundary between direct political commissions and plots created for public success, which nonetheless reflected the fears, expectations, and values of their time. Even genres that seem distant from international politics could participate in shaping the image of the world and cultural symbols. A separate section will be dedicated to science fiction. Stories about space expeditions and alien civilizations provided authors with the opportunity to discuss the confrontation of superpowers, the threat of global conflict, societal structure, war, and peace. The lecture will be conducted by Nadezhda Grebneva, a graduate of the Master's program "History of Ideas and Intellectual Culture" at RGGU and the lead librarian at the Center for Cultural Studies of English-speaking countries.