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Investigates how cultural and ideological myths as those of a great leader, utopian future, a new man, a hero, "enemies of the people", and some others were produced in Soviet Russia from the 1920's to the 1950's; what general mechanisms of the cultural production in the age of modernity do they reveal. Recommended prereqs., RUSS 4821, 2221, 2211. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
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Focuses on the critical analysis of the Russian cultural discourse through Russian idioms. Taught in Russian. Prereq., RUSS 2020 or instructor consent. Same as GSLL 5230. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: critical thinking.
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Surveys the development of American-Russian cultural relations from the second half of the 18th century to the present. Examines the character and significance of Russian-American relations in social, intellectual, artistic, and other spheres from a comparative perspective. Restricted to juniors/seniors. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context or U.S. context.
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Explores major fictional and dramatic texts of great Russian writer Nikolai Vasil'evich Gogol (1809-52) -- "the strangest prose-poet Russia ever produced" (Nabokov). Works will be analyzed in the context of Western and Russian Romanticism. Relevant nonfiction texts will also be introduced when appropriate. Class will be run largely as group discussion, with necessary historical and critical background provided. Same as GSLL 5421.
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Focuses on close reading of major novels and other works by Dostoevsky, one of the most important psychological novelists in modern literature, a profound religious thinker, and the greatest crime novelist in the world. Same as GSLL 5431.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the developments of Tolstoy's thought and literary style through study of the novel War and Peace and short works from different periods of Tolstoy's writing. Recommended prereq., some experience with college-level expository writing. Same as GSLL 5441.
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3.00 Credits
Analyzes the life and creative works of the author of some of the funniest and some of the gloomiest stories in Russian literature. Examines Chekhov's major plays that laid the foundation for modernist theatre. Same as GSLL 5451.
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3.00 Credits
Acquaints students with major issues concerning women in 20th century Russian culture. Examines sources from folk culture, popular culture, and high culture (poetry, prose, songs, tales, visual art, and cinema) that mythologize or question women's images and societal roles. All texts and films are offered in English translation. Recommended prereq., course(s) in literature or film studies, and upper-division writing courses. Same as WMST 4471 and GSLL 5471. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: cultural and gender diversity.
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3.00 Credits
Surveys background of Russian literature from 1800 to 1900. Russian writers and literary problems in the 19th century emphasizing major authors: Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Chekhov. Same as HUMN 4811. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
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3.00 Credits
Interdisciplinary course emphasizing the influence of art in 20th century Russian literature. Follows the changing cultural landscape from the time when Russia was in the vanguard of modern European literature to the gradual cultural relaxation that culminated in perestroika and glasnost. Same as HUMN 4821. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.
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