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Galya Diment
RUSS 420
Seattle Campus
A special topic in the literary and cultural history of Russia. Topics vary.
Class description
Winter 2002 The course will focus on the writings of those who perished in Stalin camps (Osip Mandelstam, Isaac Babel, Daniil Kharms), on the camp literature written by survivors (Varlam Shalamov, Eugenia Ginzburg, Alexander Solzhenitsyn), and literary memoirs and "requiems" created by those whose loved ones were taken away from them (Anna Akhmatova, Nadezhda Mandelstam). In addition, it will feature historical and archival materials from the era, including documentaries about the times (like the award-winning "Kolyma") and diaries of ordinary citizens. We will also discuss some propaganda feature films created at the time (like "Volga, Volga" and "Seekers of Happiness") and, if time allows, contemporaneous music and pictorial art.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
Taught in English, it is meant for both undergraduates and graduate students.
Recommended preparation
Class assignments and grading
