SOVIET LIFE AND CULTURE THROUGH LITERATURE AND ART (FROM 1917)

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing 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: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and summarize important features of Russian cultural history of the Soviet period, with an emphasis on the interaction between politics and culture between 1917 and 1991. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify and summarize significant works of Russian “high art” (e.g., painting, literature, film) as well as mass culture or popular culture (the culture of the everyday) and to think about the connections between them. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate knowledge about Russian Soviet culture in writing and discussion. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Students will be able to think more critically about the “functions” (artistic, social, and political) of Russian Soviet culture through discussions and writing assignments. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and summarize important features of Russian cultural history of the Soviet period, with an emphasis on the interaction between politics and culture between 1917 and 1991. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify and summarize significant works of Russian “high art” (e.g., painting, literature, film) as well as mass culture or popular culture (the culture of the everyday) and to think about the connections between them. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate knowledge about Russian Soviet culture in writing and discussion. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Students will be able to think more critically about the “functions” (artistic, social, and political) of Russian Soviet culture through discussions and writing assignments. Audience: Undergraduate