Focuses on three decades, 1900-30, and their various artistic movements as reflected in literature, painting, and theater. Explores the interrelationships between artistic movements and the political scene. Usually offered every second year. An undergraduate seminar intended primarily for students who are heritage speakers or students who have acquired advanced proficiency in Russian. Examines the prose of major figures in Russian literature.
Topics vary from year to year.
Required for Track 2 concentrators and open to qualified non-concentrators. Taught in Russian. Usually offered every second year. An undergraduate seminar intended primarily for students of Russian as a second language. Examines and analyzes poets and poetic movements of the 19 th and 20 th centuries.