Professor Semyon Leonenko
Prerequisite: 01:860:302, or 01:860:306, or placement. May be taken out of sequence with 860:401, 860:402, 860:403, or 860:404.
Taught primarily in Russian, the course fosters advanced language skills of conversational fluency, listening comprehension, writing and composition, expanded vocabulary, recognition of stylistic registers, and advanced syntax. These skills are practiced through exploration major issues in Soviet history and Russian culture throughout the 20th century, such as de-Stalinization, art & censorship, the dissident movement, and political repression, through the viewing of the contemporary television show The Thaw (2013, Valery Todorovsky). Students will also read literary and non-literary texts and watch additional feature and documentary films related to the events and cultural phenomena in each of the 12 episodes.