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

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CURRICULUM TIPO:

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2° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2023/2024

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Teaching code

4S002915

Coordinator

Sara Paolini

Credits

9

Language

Russian ru

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/21 - SLAVIC STUDIES

Period

I semestre (Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Sep 25, 2023 al Dec 22, 2023.

Courses Single

Authorized

Learning objectives

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 20thcentury ; 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 in a correct and coherent form.

Prerequisites and basic notions

Before taking this exam students must have previously passed the following exams: Russian culture and literature 1 and Russian language 1.

Program

«One thing was clear: transforming utopia into real life was not possible» (S. Aleksievič)
The course includes an initial historical study, aimed at providing the notions necessary for the interpretation of the complex socio-cultural dynamics that characterize the Russian twentieth century . The social engineering experiment that followed the revolutions of 1917, the attempt to turn the socialist utopia into reality, changed the existence of every single man, without exception, and brought on extreme phenomena, enthusiasm, excesses, violence , drifts, aberrations. The course moves from the analysis of the strategies implemented in the first post-revolutionary decade to create the new man, passes through Stalinism and its deconstruction, to arrive at the sense of disillusionment and bewilderment that accompanies the decline of great ideas. It is from this perspective that the literary texts in the programme will be examined.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
E. ZAMJATIN, Noi (Мы)
M. BULGAKOV, Cuore di cane (Собачье сердце)
M. ZOŠČENKO, Racconti sentimentali e satirici
V. GROSSMAN, Vita e destino (Жизнь и судьба)
S. ALEKSIEVIČ, Tempo di seconda mano (Время секонд хэнд)
GENERAL REFERENCE
AA.VV., Storia della letteratura russa. Il Novecento, Torino, Einaudi 1989-1991 (a selection of chapters)
G.P. Piretto, Quando c’era l’URSS. 70 anni di storia culturale sovietica, Milano, Raffaello Cortina Editore, 2018 (a selection of chapters)
P. Buskovitch, Breve storia della Russia. Dalle origini a Putin, Torino, Einaudi, 2013 (the chapters about the period concerned)
Other reference materials will be suggested during the course and related information will be published on the course e-learning page.
Programme and bibliography are the same for both attending and non-attending students.
Non-attending students should contact the teacher to get all the information they need for studying for this exam.

Bibliography

Visualizza la bibliografia con Leganto, strumento che il Sistema Bibliotecario mette a disposizione per recuperare i testi in programma d'esame in modo semplice e innovativo.

Didactic methods

Teaching methods: frontal classes. The classes will include reading and analysis of excerpts in Russian from the literary works in the programme.

Learning assessment procedures

Oral exam.
The final mark is out of thirty.

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

Evaluation criteria

The evaluation will consider the following aspects:
- the possession of the historical, cultural and literary notions dealt with during the course
- the ability to orient oneself in the different areas of Russian History and Literature
- the ability to make a critical analysis of the literary works with particular attention to the quality of personal rework
- the autonomy in organizing the speech and a proper use of the language.

Exam language

Italiano