Slavic 145: Russian Literature in Translation

A survey of major works of fiction from Pushkin through Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Chekhov. Key themes include Russia's encounter with East and West; urban and rural life; the writer and the state; generational conflict and continuity; religion and science; reform and radicalism; and the collapse of empire. Primary materials are supplemented by readings in cultural and intellectual history.

All readings in English.

Taught by Oleh Kotsyuba.