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RUSS6667A-L11

The Russian Fairy Tale

The Russian Fairy Tale: Fools, Villains, Magic Helpers and Their Use in Soviet Culture)

This seminar introduces students to the structural classification of Russian fairy tales and then focuses on the techniques Russian writers and filmmakers of different ideological persuasions and different periods of Soviet history use to harness the fairy tale's narratives, stylistics, and protagonists for the purpose of promoting or undermining Soviet values and mentalities.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
60572
Subject Code:
RUSS
Course Number:
6667
Section Identifier:
A

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RUSS 6667

All Sections in Summer 2011, LS 6 Week Session

Summer 2011, LS 6 Week Session

RUSS6667A-L11 Lecture (Slivkin)