This course presents Russian masterpieces in the context of Russian culture and history. We explore the reality of Russia as “one country, two continents,” that is, as a Eurasian culture. Students study works by Russian monks, folk singers, poets, novelists, and filmmakers. Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin, Gogol’s short stories, Dostoevsky’s Poor Folk and The Devils, Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, Bely’s Petersburg, and Olesha’s Envy are among works read.

OWU Units: 1.00. Crosslisting(s): None. Prerequisite(s): None. Corequisite(s): None. Antirequisite(s): None. Fee: None. Core Competency: Examine Power and Inequities. Offered: TBD.