Artistic Petersburg

3 credits · Undergraduate

St. Petersburg is one of Russia's most vibrant cities, credited as its key link to the West and modernism. It embodies political, social, and artistic history of Russia of the past three hundred years and gave birth to Russia's greatest writers, painters, and musicians. In this course we will be reading works by Dostoevsky, Bely, Blok, Akhmatova and Nabokov while visiting the homes where they were born and raised; we will be studying particular paintings by visiting museums of fine arts and getting first-hand knowledge about Russia's musical scene by attending the world-class operas and stage adaptations. Whenever possible we will arrange the "behind the scene" meetings with Russian artists to foster authentic dialogue and experience Russian culture as it is possible only in St. Petersburg. PREREQUISITES: At least 1 year of Russian language studies FORMATS: Lecture | Discussion