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Laurea in Lingue e culture per il turismo e il commercio internazionale - Enrollment from 2025/2026

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Teaching code

4S002905

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/21 - SLAVIC STUDIES

Period

Semester 1  dal Oct 2, 2017 al Jan 20, 2018.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students are expected to:

1) know the most important moments and the main peculiarities of the Russian History, as well as the essential elements of 19thcentury structures of the Russian language;
2) apply the acquired knowledge to the analysis of the literary works presented during the classes, with the help of the provided critical references;
3) have the ability to formulate autonomous judgments about the main themes of the course, and to explain them correctly and coherently.



Program

1) A walk through Russian History
2) 19th century Russian Literature and Culture

Primary sources:

• A. Puškin, La donna di picche
• N. Gogol’, Il Revisore
• F. Dostoevskij, Delitto e Castigo
• L. Tolstoj, I racconti di Sebastopoli
• A. Čechov, Il grasso e il magro


Secondary sources:
• V. Strada, EuroRussia. Letteratura e cultura da Pietro il Grande alla rivoluzione (selezione di pagine), Bari, Laterza, 2005.
• E. Lo Gatto, Il mito di Pietroburgo. Storia, leggenda, poesia, Milano, Feltrinelli, 1960 (ultima edizione 2013) (selezione di pagine).
• V. Nabokov, Lectures on Russian literature, edited and with an introduction by Fredson Bowers, Orlando [etc.] : Harvest ; Harcourt ; Bruccoli Clark Layman, 1981, Ch. FYODOR DOSTOEVSKI (1821-1881), pp. 67-90.
• Ju. Mann, La poetica di Gogol’, Roma, Lithos, 2014 (Capitolo quinto: Il revisore. La situazione generale e l’intreccio miraggio, pp. 179-272).

General reference:

— M. Colucci e R. Picchio (a cura di), Storia della civiltà letteraria russa, Torino, UTET 1997 (le parti relative agli autori e ai periodi trattati)
— P. Buskovitch, Breve storia della Russia. Dalle origini a Putin, Torino, Einaudi, 2013

Teaching mode: frontal lessons, e-learning
Other materials will be provided on the course e-learning page.

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
P. Bushkovitch Breve storia della Russia. Dalle origini a Putin Einaudi 2013
V. Strada EuroRussia. Letteratura e cultura da Pietro il Grande alla rivoluzione Laterza 2005 Solo una selezione di pagine
E. Lo Gatto Il mito di Pietroburgo. Storia, leggenda, poesia Feltrinelli 2013 Prima edizione: Milano 1960. Solo una Selezione di pagine
Ju. Mann La poetica di Gogol' Lithos 2014 Solo il capitolo quinto: Il revisore. La situazione generale e l’intreccio miraggio, pp. 179-272.
M. Colucci e R. Picchio (a cura di) Storia della civiltà letteraria russa UTET 1997 Le parti relative agli autori e ai periodi trattati.

Examination Methods

Intermediate evaluation: written exam on Russian History.
Final evaluation: oral exam.
The questions will cover any of the topics mentioned in the programme. During the interview, the student will be asked to analyse the literary texts proposed during the classes.

The assessment will consider the following criteria:
- Content accuracy and completeness
- Achievement of adequate analysis abilities
- Clarity in the exposition, arguing ability, and knowledge of the subject-specific lexicon.

Prerequisites for exam:
This exam cannot be taken before having passed Saperi Minimi.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE