RUSS6711A-L15
Russ Culture between West&East
Russian Culture between West and East
The course will dwell on eternal Russian questions: Where is Russia’s place? In Europe? In Asia? Or maybe there is some “third path” between West and East? Students will investigate how the most famous Russian writers (18th-21th centuries) sought answers to these questions. We will examine how Russia was perceived by foreign travelers, and how Russian writers construed West or East while traveling abroad. Slavophiles and westernizers from Nikolay Karamzin and Denis Fonvizin up to Vladimir Maikovsky or Andrei Platonov will be among our topics. We will study literary works in the wide context of Russian political history, arts, and music.
The course will dwell on eternal Russian questions: Where is Russia’s place? In Europe? In Asia? Or maybe there is some “third path” between West and East? Students will investigate how the most famous Russian writers (18th-21th centuries) sought answers to these questions. We will examine how Russia was perceived by foreign travelers, and how Russian writers construed West or East while traveling abroad. Slavophiles and westernizers from Nikolay Karamzin and Denis Fonvizin up to Vladimir Maikovsky or Andrei Platonov will be among our topics. We will study literary works in the wide context of Russian political history, arts, and music.
- Term:
- Summer 2015 Language Schools, LS 6 Week Session
- Location:
- Warner Hall 506(WNS 506)
- Schedule:
- 10:00am-10:50am on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (Jul 2, 2015 to Aug 14, 2015)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Oleg Proskurin
- Subject:
- Russian
- Department:
- Russian
- Division:
- Language School
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- Civ Cul & Soc Literature
- Levels:
- Non-degree, Graduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 60556
- Subject Code:
- RUSS
- Course Number:
- 6711
- Section Identifier:
- A