RUSSIAN LIFE AND CULTURE THROUGH LITERATURE AND ART (TO 1917)

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Literature Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and summarize important features of Russian cultural history from its origins to 1917, with an emphasis on the interaction between culture and the development of Russian politics and society. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify and summarize significant works of Russian “high art” (e.g., painting, literature) as well as mass culture or popular culture (folklore and the culture of the everyday) and to think about the connections between them. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Articulate knowledge about Russian culture in writing and discussion. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Think critically about the “functions” (artistic, social, and political) of Russian culture through discussions and writing assignments. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and summarize important features of Russian cultural history from its origins to 1917, with an emphasis on the interaction between culture and the development of Russian politics and society. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify and summarize significant works of Russian “high art” (e.g., painting, literature) as well as mass culture or popular culture (folklore and the culture of the everyday) and to think about the connections between them. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Articulate knowledge about Russian culture in writing and discussion. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Think critically about the “functions” (artistic, social, and political) of Russian culture through discussions and writing assignments. Audience: Undergraduate