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Spring 2025  |  RUSS 3512 Section 001: Russian Art and Culture (54300)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025
Mon, Wed, Fri 01:25PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Enrollment Status:
Open (0 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Major trends in Russian visual arts in context of social, political, and ideological questions.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?RUSS3512+Spring2024
Class Description:
This course explores Russian art, architecture, music, literature, film, and popular culture in four tumultuous eras: Peter the Great's forcing old Russia to confront Western European culture, the nineteenth-century Great Reforms that saw one of the largest systems of slavery in world history abolished, the three revolutions of the early twentieth century, and the upheaval of perestroika. Through all these periods, individual artists tried to escape, redefine, or find the true essence of an unstable concept of what is Russian. By engaging with Orthodox Christian icons and Soviet propaganda posters, realist and avant-garde paintings, Shostakovich operas and post-Soviet romance novels, students will address the issues of what culture is and how it works.
Who Should Take This Class?:
No knowledge of Russian is required, and the course is well suited for anyone interested in one or more aspects of Russian culture. The course counts toward the Arts/Humanities core requirement and the Global Perspectives theme in the current Liberal Education requirements, as well as toward the Russian major and minor.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/54300/1253
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
13 April 2017

Spring 2024  |  RUSS 3512 Section 001: Russian Art and Culture (54903)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024
Mon, Wed, Fri 01:25PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 3
Enrollment Status:
Open (18 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Major trends in Russian visual arts in context of social, political, and ideological questions.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?RUSS3512+Spring2024
Class Description:
This course explores Russian art, architecture, music, literature, film, and popular culture in four tumultuous eras: Peter the Great's forcing old Russia to confront Western European culture, the nineteenth-century Great Reforms that saw one of the largest systems of slavery in world history abolished, the three revolutions of the early twentieth century, and the upheaval of perestroika. Through all these periods, individual artists tried to escape, redefine, or find the true essence of an unstable concept of what is Russian. By engaging with Orthodox Christian icons and Soviet propaganda posters, realist and avant-garde paintings, Shostakovich operas and post-Soviet romance novels, students will address the issues of what culture is and how it works.
Who Should Take This Class?:
No knowledge of Russian is required, and the course is well suited for anyone interested in one or more aspects of Russian culture. The course counts toward the Arts/Humanities core requirement and the Global Perspectives theme in the current Liberal Education requirements, as well as toward the Russian major and minor.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/54903/1243
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
13 April 2017

Spring 2023  |  RUSS 3512 Section 001: Russian Art and Culture (64543)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/17/2023 - 05/01/2023
Mon, Wed, Fri 01:25PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Kolthoff Hall 140
Enrollment Status:
Open (13 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Major trends in Russian visual arts in context of social, political, and ideological questions.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?emcdonal+RUSS3512+Spring2023
Class Description:
This course explores Russian art, architecture, music, literature, film, and popular culture in four tumultuous eras: Peter the Great's forcing old Russia to confront Western European culture, the nineteenth-century Great Reforms that saw one of the largest systems of slavery in world history abolished, the three revolutions of the early twentieth century, and the upheaval of perestroika. Through all these periods, individual artists tried to escape, redefine, or find the true essence of an unstable concept of what is Russian. By engaging with Orthodox Christian icons and Soviet propaganda posters, realist and avant-garde paintings, Shostakovich operas and post-Soviet romance novels, students will address the issues of what culture is and how it works.
Who Should Take This Class?:
No knowledge of Russian is required, and the course is well suited for anyone interested in one or more aspects of Russian culture. The course counts toward the Arts/Humanities core requirement and the Global Perspectives theme in the current Liberal Education requirements, as well as toward the Russian major and minor.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/64543/1233
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
13 April 2017

Fall 2021  |  RUSS 3512 Section 001: Russian Art and Culture (34518)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/07/2021 - 12/15/2021
Mon, Wed, Fri 01:25PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 123
Enrollment Status:
Open (14 of 25 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Major trends in Russian visual arts in context of social, political, and ideological questions.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?emcdonal+RUSS3512+Fall2021
Class Description:
This course explores Russian art, architecture, music, literature, film, and popular culture in four tumultuous eras: Peter the Great's forcing old Russia to confront Western European culture, the nineteenth-century Great Reforms that saw one of the largest systems of slavery in world history abolished, the three revolutions of the early twentieth century, and the upheaval of perestroika. Through all these periods, individual artists tried to escape, redefine, or find the true essence of an unstable concept of what is Russian. By engaging with Orthodox Christian icons and Soviet propaganda posters, realist and avant-garde paintings, Shostakovich operas and post-Soviet romance novels, students will address the issues of what culture is and how it works.
Who Should Take This Class?:
No knowledge of Russian is required, and the course is well suited for anyone interested in one or more aspects of Russian culture. The course counts toward the Arts/Humanities core requirement and the Global Perspectives theme in the current Liberal Education requirements, as well as toward the Russian major and minor.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34518/1219
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
13 April 2017

Spring 2021  |  RUSS 3512 Section 001: Russian Art and Culture (51794)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Online Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/19/2021 - 05/03/2021
Off Campus
Virtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
Enrollment Status:
Closed (33 of 33 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Major trends in Russian visual arts in context of social, political, and ideological questions.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?emcdonal+RUSS3512+Spring2021 This course is completely online in an asynchronous format. There are no scheduled meeting times.
Class Description:
This course explores Russian art, architecture, music, literature, film, and popular culture in four tumultuous eras: Peter the Great's forcing old Russia to confront Western European culture, the nineteenth-century Great Reforms that saw one of the largest systems of slavery in world history abolished, the three revolutions of the early twentieth century, and the upheaval of perestroika. Through all these periods, individual artists tried to escape, redefine, or find the true essence of an unstable concept of what is Russian. By engaging with Orthodox Christian icons and Soviet propaganda posters, realist and avant-garde paintings, Shostakovich operas and post-Soviet romance novels, students will address the issues of what culture is and how it works.
Who Should Take This Class?:
No knowledge of Russian is required, and the course is well suited for anyone interested in one or more aspects of Russian culture. The course counts toward the Arts/Humanities core requirement and the Global Perspectives theme in the current Liberal Education requirements, as well as toward the Russian major and minor.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/51794/1213
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
13 April 2017

Spring 2020  |  RUSS 3512 Section 001: Russian Art and Culture (63457)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020
Mon, Wed, Fri 01:25PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 12
Enrollment Status:
Open (18 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Major trends in Russian visual arts in context of social, political, and ideological questions.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?emcdonal+RUSS3512+Spring2020
Class Description:
This course explores Russian art, architecture, music, literature, film, and popular culture in four tumultuous eras: Peter the Great's forcing old Russia to confront Western European culture, the nineteenth-century Great Reforms that saw one of the largest systems of slavery in world history abolished, the three revolutions of the early twentieth century, and the upheaval of perestroika. Through all these periods, individual artists tried to escape, redefine, or find the true essence of an unstable concept of what is Russian. By engaging with Orthodox Christian icons and Soviet propaganda posters, realist and avant-garde paintings, Shostakovich operas and post-Soviet romance novels, students will address the issues of what culture is and how it works.
Who Should Take This Class?:
No knowledge of Russian is required, and the course is well suited for anyone interested in one or more aspects of Russian culture. The course counts toward the Arts/Humanities core requirement and the Global Perspectives theme in the current Liberal Education requirements, as well as toward the Russian major and minor.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/63457/1203
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
13 April 2017

Fall 2018  |  RUSS 3512 Section 001: Russian Art and Culture (19071)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018
Mon, Wed, Fri 10:10AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 31
Enrollment Status:
Open (23 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Major trends in Russian visual arts in context of social, political, and ideological questions.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?emcdonal+RUSS3512+Fall2017
Class Description:
This course explores Russian art, architecture, music, literature, film, and popular culture in four tumultuous eras: Peter the Great's forcing old Russia to confront Western European culture, the nineteenth-century Great Reforms that saw one of the largest systems of slavery in world history abolished, the three revolutions of the early twentieth century, and the upheaval of perestroika. Through all these periods, individual artists tried to escape, redefine, or find the true essence of an unstable concept of what is Russian. By engaging with Orthodox Christian icons and Soviet propaganda posters, realist and avant-garde paintings, Shostakovich operas and post-Soviet romance novels, students will address the issues of what culture is and how it works.
Who Should Take This Class?:
No knowledge of Russian is required, and the course is well suited for anyone interested in one or more aspects of Russian culture. The course counts toward the Arts/Humanities core requirement and the Global Perspectives theme in the current Liberal Education requirements, as well as toward the Russian major and minor.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/19071/1189
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
13 April 2017

Fall 2017  |  RUSS 3512 Section 001: Russian Art and Culture (16052)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017
Mon, Wed, Fri 10:10AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Nicholson Hall 120
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Major trends in Russian visual arts in context of social, political, and ideological questions.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?emcdonal+RUSS3512+Fall2017
Class Description:
This course explores Russian art, architecture, music, literature, film, and popular culture in four tumultuous eras: Peter the Great's forcing old Russia to confront Western European culture, the nineteenth-century Great Reforms that saw one of the largest systems of slavery in world history abolished, the three revolutions of the early twentieth century, and the upheaval of perestroika. Through all these periods, individual artists tried to escape, redefine, or find the true essence of an unstable concept of what is Russian. By engaging with Orthodox Christian icons and Soviet propaganda posters, realist and avant-garde paintings, Shostakovich operas and post-Soviet romance novels, students will address the issues of what culture is and how it works.
Who Should Take This Class?:
No knowledge of Russian is required, and the course is well suited for anyone interested in one or more aspects of Russian culture. The course counts toward the Arts/Humanities core requirement and the Global Perspectives theme in the current Liberal Education requirements, as well as toward the Russian major and minor.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/16052/1179
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
13 April 2017

Fall 2016  |  RUSS 3512 Section 001: Russian Art and Culture (16416)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/06/2016 - 12/14/2016
Mon, Wed, Fri 10:10AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Ford Hall 127
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Major trends in Russian visual arts in context of social, political, and ideological questions.
Class Description:
The general purpose of the course is to develop a broad understanding of some of the principle concepts of culture: history, art, music, religion, philosophy, folklore as they pertain to Russia, with a view toward being able to converse and write generally but cogently about Russian culture.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/16416/1169
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
18 April 2014

Fall 2015  |  RUSS 3512 Section 001: Russian Art and Culture (19741)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2015 - 12/16/2015
Mon, Wed, Fri 09:05AM - 09:55AM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 108
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Major trends in Russian visual arts in context of social, political, and ideological questions.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?nkrylova+RUSS3512+Fall2015
Class Description:
The general purpose of the course is to develop a broad understanding of some of the principle concepts of culture: history, art, music, religion, philosophy, folklore as they pertain to Russia, with a view toward being able to converse and write generally but cogently about Russian culture.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/19741/1159
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
18 April 2014

Fall 2014  |  RUSS 3512 Section 001: Russian Art and Culture (20759)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/02/2014 - 12/10/2014
Mon, Wed, Fri 09:05AM - 09:55AM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 30
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Major trends in Russian visual arts in context of social, political, and ideological questions.
Class Description:
The general purpose of the course is to develop a broad understanding of some of the principle concepts of culture: history, art, music, religion, philosophy, folklore as they pertain to Russia, with a view toward being able to converse and write generally but cogently about Russian culture.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/20759/1149
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
18 April 2014

Fall 2013  |  RUSS 3512 Section 001: Russian Art and Culture (27014)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2013 - 12/11/2013
Thu 06:20PM - 08:50PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 4
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Major trends in Russian visual arts in context of social, political, and ideological questions.
Class Description:
The general purpose of the course is to develop a broad understanding of some of the principle concepts of culture: history, art, music, religion, philosophy, folklore - as they pertain to Russia, with a view toward being able to converse and write generally but cogently about Russian culture. Students will view a goodly amount of visual material, and classes will be conducted through discussions and lectures on assigned texts as well. There will be two exams--a midterm and a final. Both will consist of essays (with topics given out in advance) on topics covered in class. The final exam will be similar in format to the midterm, but based on the material of the second half of the course. Students may in addition write a paper (7-8 pages) on a personally selected topic of Russian culture, in which case the paper will be weighted into the grade, the better the paper the more the weight. Information on the paper will be handed out in class. The paper, if written, is due at the final class session. Book review essay: The book to be reviewed is From Nyet to Da, and the essay is due at the midterm session October 20. Your essay should be at least two pages typed and double-spaced, though it may be longer if you wish. Your essay should include a brief summary of the contents and a critique of the book discussing its relative strengths and weaknesses. Here are some questions to consider: Is the material well organized and clearly presented? What can you say about the book's language and style? What did you like most and least about the book? How useful do you think it is to the student of Russian culture? Online research project (second half of the course): The purpose of this project is to acquaint you with current news coverage in Russia in comparison with comparable coverage in the US. Use the websites of the Moscow Times (themoscowtimes.com) and/or the St. Petersburg Times (sptimes.ru), and compare them with coverage in the New York Times (nytimes.com) and/or the Washington Post (washingtonpost.com, or perhaps the Washington Times (washingtontimes.com). On the last day of class turn in an essay of about two pages (typed and double-spaced) on one or more of the following topics: 1) Do you see a difference in the news coverage of the Russian papers as opposed to the US papers? If yes, describe. 2) In what ways does the Russian approach to news differ from the American one? Do you see differences in style, language, choice of topics, etc.? 3) Find a specific international event which is covered both in the Russian press and the U.S. press and see if you can compare and contrast the approaches. 4) Find a topic related to some aspect of Russian culture that is of particular interest to you and relate how that topic is handled in the Russian press.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/27014/1139
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
30 August 2012

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