OSUN Theme: Arts and Society
Literature and Art from the Soviet Union
Term: September 5, 2023 – December 21, 2023Level: 200-Level
Day/Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:35 AM EDT - 6:50 AM EDT
The course offers an overview of the most important literature and art produced in the Soviet Union from the 1917 Revolution until the country’s dissolution in 1991. The required readings include short poems and stories of Mayakovsky, Akhmatova, Mandelshtam, Babel, Grossman, Shalamov, and others, and some short novels (Bulgakov, Yerofeyev). The art forms examined include the avant-garde, socialist realism, and the non-conformist art.
Credits: 3 U.S. / 6 ECTS