Russian Studies
Term:  

Winter Quarter

Dept Course No and Title Instructor
RUSSIAN (W26)1B  FUNDAMENTALSMJOLSNESS, L.
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RUSSIAN (W26)2B  INTERMEDIATEMJOLSNESS, L.
No detailed description available.
RUSSIAN (W26)50  VOICES OF EAST EUROSANDALSKA, Z.
No detailed description available.
RUSSIAN (W26)99  SPECIAL STUDIES RUSSTAFF
No detailed description available.
RUSSIAN (W26)150  SOV RUSSIAN CINEMAMJOLSNESS, L.
Soviet Cinema: From Russia With Love

From the outset, the Soviet Union believed that film would be the ideal propaganda because of its widespread popularity among the established citizenry of the new land; Vladimir Lenin, in fact, declared it the most important medium for educating the masses. Joseph Stalin later echoed this position with the emergence of Socialist Realism.  While censorship remained in the later years of the Soviet Union, filmmakers were given more freedom after the death of Stalin.

This course will include films that revolve around the theme of love: romantic love, brotherly love, and love of country.  All of these films illustrate the significant changes that have taken place in 20th-century Russia: social developments during the October Revolution, the Stalinist repression, the Khrushchev Thaw, Glasnost, and Post-Soviet films. These films are landmarks of Russian cinema, popular with viewers and film critics alike.
RUSSIAN (W26)199  INDEPENDENT STUDYSTAFF
No detailed description available.