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Course: Russian Literature of 20th Century

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Course title Russian Literature of 20th Century
Course code KRF/RLIT2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Artemov Andrej, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Sováková Jana, PhDr. CSc.
Course content
1. Periodization of Russian literature of the 20th century from the historical, cultural and social development 2. Political and ideological influence on literary development in the first half of XX. Century, absence of objective criticism, censorship 3. The literary situation in the 1920s: the coexistence of realism and modernism, genre diversity, the division into "domestic" and exile literature. The work of I. Bunin versus that of M. Gorky 4. Literature in the 3Os - mid-5Os: socialist realism, official work and the so-called work of internal emigrants, the building novel. 5. The work of M. Sholokhov versus the works of M. Bulgakov 6. Characteristics of exile literature, works of V. Nabokov and A. Solzhenitsyn 7. Literature of the second half of the 1950s - the first half of the 1980s. Overcoming socialist realism, gradual emergence of postmodernism. 1960s - revival of the literary process, entry of the young generation of writers into the literary context, thematic diversity (rural, war prose, camp themes) 8. Philosophical-mythological problems of Russian literature of the XX century in the works of B. Pasternak, M. Bulgakov 9. Interpretation of Bulgakov's novel The Master and Margaret and Pasternak's novel Doctor Zhivago on the basis of the analysis of extracts from these works 10. The issue of the so-called "bicultural" authors of Russian literature. 11. Analysis of excerpts from Yakhinova's prose Zulejlka opens her eyes and Kim's novel Father-Les. 12. The basic features of postmodernism, analysis of V Sorokin's short story "Kasparek".

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, One-to-One tutorial, Self-study of literature
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
characterize the developmental stages of Russian literature of the 20th century in a broader cultural and social context
characterize the negative effects of ideology and censorship on the literary process
explain the phenomenon of exile literature
characterize the work of important 20th century writers in the context of European literature
Skills
explain the specificity of the development of 20th century Russian literature in comparison with the literary process in Europe
carry out a literary analysis of the key works of Russian official and exile literature of the 20th century
characterize so-called normative criticism
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
orientate in the literary context of the 20th century, recognize the essential literary works of this period
evaluate the literary process of the 20th century in terms of the present
characterize the literary process in Russian literature of the 20th century in terms of literary movements (from modernism to post-modernism)
characterize literary works of the 20th century in terms of the use of artistic methods and means
understand the literary context of the 20th century
Skills
interpret independently interpret important works of Russian official and exile literature of the 20th century
compare the evaluation of selected works in contemporary and contemporary criticism
work independently with information sources and professional literature
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Self-study of literature
One-to-One tutorial
Skills
Collaborative instruction
Individual study
Textual studies
Seminar
Skills demonstration
Competences
Collaborative instruction
Cooperative instruction
Seminar
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Continuous assessment
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Individual presentation at a seminar
Peer evaluation of students
Recommended literature
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  • Celerová, Jaroslava; Sováková, Jana. Kapitoly z ruské literatury 80. a 90. let 20. století. 1. vyd. Ústí nad Labem : Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně, 1994. ISBN 80-7044-068-6.
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  • Kasack, Wolfgang; Klepikovová, Xenie. Slovník ruské literatury 20. století. Praha : Votobia, 2000. ISBN 80-7220-084-4.
  • Korzov, J., Ševčenko, L. I., Zajarnaja, I. S. Sovremennaja russkaja litěratura. Kijev, 2003. ISBN 966-581-417-4.
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  • Pechtěrev, A.S., Klapka, J. Russkaja litěraturnaja emigracija v Čechoslovakii. Praha-Brno, CDVU MU, 1993.
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  • pod red. Meskina, V. A. Istorija russkoj literatury XX - načala XXI vekov. Učebnik i praktikum dlja akademičeskovo bakalavrijata.. Moskva, Jurajt, 2016. ISBN 978-5991660013.
  • pod red. V. A. Meskina. Istorija russkoj literatury XX - XXI vekov. Učebnik i praktikum dlja akademičeskovo bakalavriata.. Moskva, 2016.
  • pod red. V. I. Korovina. Istorija russkoj literatury XX - XXI veka. Učebnik dlja vuzov v 3 častjach.. Moskva, 2014.
  • Polonskij, V. V. Meždu tradicijej i modernizmom: russkaja literatura rubeža XIX-XX vekov: istorija, poetika, kontekst. Naučnoje izdanije.. Moskva: IMLI RAN, 2011. ISBN 978-5-9208-0389-4.
  • Pospíšil, I. Ruská literatura: setkání a konfrontace. Brno, Masarykova univerzita, 2020. ISBN 978-80-210-9615-8.
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  • Sováková, J., Filippov, V. Od Slova o pluku Igorově k postmodernismu. Fraus Plzeň, 1999.
  • Sováková, Jana; Zahrádka, Miroslav. Literaturnyje tečenija i ličnosti russkoj literatury XX veka. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita. Pedagogická fakulta, 2000. ISBN 80-7082-589-8.
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  • Zahrádka, Miroslav. Ruská literatura XX. století : (literární proudy a osobnosti). V Olomouci : Periplum, 2003. ISBN 80-86624-08-0.
  • Zahrádka, Miroslav. Současní ruští prozaici. 1. vyd. Plzeň : Pedagogická fakulta Západočeské univerzity, 1997. ISBN 80-7082-332-1.


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