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(Taught in English; Same as History 212s) This course examines pivotal archetypes of Russian civilization that reflect Russia's past, demarcate its present, and constrict its future. We will focus on the canonic historical monuments of Russia, such as the kremlin of Moscow and the downtown of St. Petersburg. Starting with the representation of these landmarks in the media, we will explore them in depth by reading conflicting historical narratives and cultural histories and eventually deconstruct their cultural message and value. By the end of the course, students will be familiar with the Eastern Orthodox Christianity rites and able to identify and discuss the most common artifacts of Russian civilization. Meets Humanities I-B requirement C. Pleshakov 4 credits
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(Taught in English) To explain the fundamental conflict in Tolstoy's art, Sir Isaiah Berlin advanced the now famous formula that Tolstoy was a fox (pluralist) struggling to be a hedgehog (monist). Indeed, throughout his life and in his art, Tolstoy sought to shape experience into a single and all-embracing philosophical principle, but he was never able to suppress his extravagant intuition that existence, being contradictory, fragmentary, and ultimately subject to forces beyond human control, defeated attempts at codification. We will readWar and Peace in an attempt to understand how that irresolvable conflict fuels Tolstoy's intellectual pursuits and informs his theories on art. Meets Humanities I-A requirement E. Cruise 4 credits
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The Brothers Karamazov (Taught in English) Perhaps no other novelist has delved as deeply into the psychological and metaphysical dimensions of evil as the Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky. This course will be devoted to a close reading of Dostoevsky's landmark novel of murderous passion and parricide, The Brothers Karamazov. Why should crime and transgression be a privileged avenue of access into the human interior How is psychology tied to the metaphysical aspect of human existence What are the sources of evil--and redemption Meets Humanities I-A requirement P. Scotto 4 credits
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Through focus on a specific theme or idea, we will study a variety of texts and set them in the cultural context that marks them as distinctly Russian. Text will be selected from a broad range of genres and sources. Topics will be designed to accommodate student interests. Readings, discussions, short oral and written reports. Taught in Russian. From "Lady into Lassie" to "Lady with thDog": A study of the nineteenth-century prose and poetry of Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Chekhov. Meets Humanities I-A requirement The department 4 credits
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Through focus on a specific theme or idea, we will study a variety of texts and set them in the cultural context that marks them as distinctly Russian. Text will be selected from a broad range of genres and sources. Introduction to basic bibliography and sources for research in Russian. Reading, discussions, short oral and written reports. Taught in Russian. Topics and meeting times will be in consultation with the department and will be Meets multicultural requirement; meets Social Sciences III-A requirement S. Glebov 4 credits
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4.00 Credits
(Taught in English; Same as Politics 20 f) Russia was transformed by communist revolution into a global superpower that challenged the dominant ideologies of liberalism and nationalism. It became a powerful alternative to capitalism. In 1 1, this imperial state collapsed and underwent an economic, political, and cultural revolution.What explains the Soviet Union's success for 0 years and its demise in 1 1 What sort of country is Russia as it enters the twenty-first century Is it a democracy How has Russia's transformation affected ordinary people and Russia's relationship to theWest Meets Social Sciences III-A requirement S. Jones 4 credits
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4.00 Credits
(Taught in English; Same as Politics 264f) Since its creation at the beginning of the twentieth century, the Soviet Union dominated the minds ofWestern foreign policymakers. none of theWest's policies in the Middle East, the ?irdWorld, Europe, or China a?erWorldWar II can be understood without the study of Soviet foreign policy.We will examine the development of Soviet foreign policy since 1 1 and, following the collapse of the USSR in 1 1, the role played by Russia and Russia and the former Soviet republics in the far more complex and multipolar "newWorld Order."What should U.S.policy be toward the emerging new states of the Baltics, Central Asia, and Caucasia Meets Social Sciences III-A requirement S. Jones 4 credits
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4.00 Credits
(Taught in English; Same as Politics 242s) Following the collapse of the USSR and the GulfWar, Central Asia and the Caucasus became new centers of geopolitical rivalry. The new states are a source of energy (oil and gas) forWestern powers and a vital transit corridor between Eastern Europe and China. While a new "Great Game" is being foughtbetweenWestern, Far Eastern, and Middle Eastern powers for control over energy pipelines, the region is threatened by environmental catastrophe and water shortages. Is the new oil industry a source of prosperity or an instrument for exploitation, corruption, and instability How important are the new states to theWest's strategic energy interests Meets Social Sciences III-A requirement S. Jones 4 credits
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4.00 Credits
(Same as History 260(0 )) The Bolshevik Revolution of 1 1 marked the coming of totalitarianism to Russia. Led first by Lenin and then by Stalin, the country went through the most brutal civil war, purges,WorldWar II, and the first stages of cold war. This period also saw immense social change and sweeping economic transformation.What were the causes of totalitarianism in Russia How did the regime function What were the major landmarks of Russian history in the period 1 1 -1 5 Meets Humanities I-B requirement C. Pleshakov 4 credits
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Does not meet a distribution requirement The department 1 to 4 credits
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