The twentieth century was tumultuous globally, and dramatically so in Russia, which witnessed revolutions, wars, and multiple changes of political regime. Alongside these socio-political shifts came aesthetic changes; from 1900 to the new millennium, Russian culture saw, broadly speaking, shifts from realism, to symbolism, to socialist realism, to post-modernism. This course samples major Russian, émigré, Soviet and post-Soviet writers, paying attention to the way they responded to, and even contributed to, historical events.
Texts and discussion in English, with the option for those with advanced Russian to read in the original.
Satisfies the
cultural diversity requirement.
Satisfies the Literary Studies, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric requirement.
Counts as an elective in the English major and minor.
Satisfies a requirement in the Global Literary Theory interdisciplinary minor.
RUS 270 will be taught entirely remotely for spring 2021 and has been redesigned with the fully online format in mind. The course will include synchronous group discussions and asynchronous learning components, ensuring that all students are able to actively participate in the course.
- Teacher: Megan Race