INSTITUTIONS, HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE FIRST LANGUAGE OF CHOICE - RUSSIAN LANGUAGE
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No prerequisite knowledge of Russian history and culture is required to take this course.
Learning will be verified through a final exam aimed at evaluating knowledge of the course contents.
The course aims to provide students who have no knowledge of Russian history and culture with an overview of the main issues of historical and cultural identity of modern Russia.
The course will present the main moments of Russian history and culture, with particular reference to the modern and contemporary era. The socio-institutional framework of the Russian Federation will be highlighted.
The Russian Federation: geography, borders, population.
The Slavic world and the history of the Slavic languages.
The post-Soviet space
The history of ancient Russia
Russia between 1400 and 1700.
Development of Russian culture in the XIX-XX centuries
Main characters in Russian history.
Russian literature
The Soviet era and the perestroika period
Holidays in Russia
Big cities: Moscow and St. Petersburg
Right to education and the Russian school system
Russian customs and traditions, national character
Russian theatre, ballet and circus
Typical Russian cuisine
Religion in Russia
Culture of modern Russia: runet, youth, slang, alternative culture
Russian music and painting
Russian cinema
Economy and politics after the fall of the Soviet Union.
Human rights in the post-Soviet space.
The course takes place in the first and second semester through 60 hours of lessons.
The lessons will be supported by Power Point presentations which will then be uploaded to the course page on the E-Learning platform.
The teacher will stimulate the participation and discussion of the students on the topics introduced, also with the aim of identifying topics to be explored individually or in groups. The different themes will also be presented through the viewing of excerpts from documentaries, films, photos and other audio-visual sources, followed by discussion with the group.
The curse is divided into two modules.
Frequency mode
Continuous attendance is strongly recommended. Any not attending students are requested to contact the course tutors at the beginning of the academic year for an integrative programme.
The course tutors receive in the studio 2.2. of Via Bossi 5, 22100 Como or, if is not possible due to force majeure, online via Teams. Students are invited to email the course tutors to
make an appointment.