RUS 295-01 - Special Topic: Modern Russia and the Culture of Revolution and Change

4 credits (Fall)

Cross-listed as: GLS 295-01 and HUM 295-01. This course offers an exploration of the intersection of culture and revolution in Russia, from its beginning in the 1900s to the present day. In the first part of the course, students will consider the vibrant literary and artistic world of the Russian Avant-Garde; the cataclysmic change ushered in by the Russian Revolution; and the establishment of the totalitarian doctrine of Socialist Realism. The second part of the course will explore the Soviet experience - Stalinism, World War II, the Thaw, ad the Cold War, as reflected in Russian aesthetic traditions. The final part of the course will consider the culture of post-Soviet Russia, which emerged in the revolution of 1991 - from the difficult 1990s to the reemergence of Russia under Putin. This course will have a significant video-conferencing component.

Prerequisite: None.
Note: Plus-2 option available.
Foreign language option available in Russian for course and +2.
Instructor: Armstrong