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This course is designed to provide students with a broad introduction to the unique and influential contributions made by Russian culture to the human experience. Through the investigation of literary and artistic works (including epic tales and fables, poetry and prose, along with music, painting, film, and architecture) we will examine the manner in which the creative products of Russia’s past have pointed the way towards its future while embodying the fundamental striving of individuals and nation to establish identity and meaning both within and beyond history.<\/p>\n

The following themes serve as a framework for the course: Russians’ particular approaches to understanding spirituality, space and time; the challenges posed by geography and environment; the latent tension between state authority and personal autonomy; the quest to articulate and actualize the Russian “idea.”<\/p>\n

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