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Galya Diment
RUSS 120
Seattle Campus
Introduction to important issues in Russian literary and cultural history. Topics and instructors vary. Offered in English.
Class description
RUSSIAN CRIME FICTION. From czars to comrades and to new Russians, from Alexander Pushkin and Fyodor Dostoevsky to Boris Akunin and Alexandra Marinina, the course will cover more than two centuries of Russian crime writing. Other featured writers include Anton Chekhov, Vladimir Nabokov, Lev Sheinin, and Anatolii Gladilin. It's all about who is good, who is evil, who is up, who is down, and, of course, who dunnit. All readings, lectures, and discussions will be in English. No prior knowledge of Russian, Russian literature or history is required to take this course.
Student learning goals
List of works we will read (will be available at the UBookstore and in a class packet): Pushkin, "Queen of Spades"; Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment; Chekhov, "Murder"; Nabokov, Despair; Sheinin, Notes of a Prosecutor; Gladilin, Moscow Racetrack; Marinina, Confluence of Circumstances; Akunin, Sister Pelagiia and the White Bulldog, and The Death of Achilles
General method of instruction
Lecture and Discussion
Recommended preparation
You can start reading ahead :-)
Class assignments and grading
Reading, occasional writing
Class participation 20%; Midterm 30%; Final 50%
