At the end of the course students are expected to: 1) know the most important moments and the main peculiarities of the Russian History, as well as the essential elements of 19thcentury structures of the Russian language; 2) apply the acquired knowledge to the analysis of the literary works presented during the classes, with the help of the provided critical references; 3) have the ability to formulate autonomous judgments about the main themes of the course, and to explain them in a correct and coherent form.
St. Peterburg and Moscow in Russian Literature and Culture of Twentieth Century
Primary sources:
A. Belyj, Peterburg (Pietroburgo) (selezione di pagine)
A. Blok, Dvenadcat’ (I dodici)
E. Zamjatin, My (Noi)
M. Bulgakov, Master i Margarita (Il Maestro e Margherita)
A. Achmatova, Rekviem (Requiem)
V. Grossman, Žizn’ i sud’ba (Vita e destino)
A. Solženicyn Archipelag GULag (Arcipelago gulag) (selezione di pagine)
Secondary sources:
C. De Lotto, Una parabola sulla salvezza in «Vita e destino» di Vasilij Grossman, in Interpretazione e trasformazione, MIMESI, 2017, pp. 155-170
Introduzione, in A. Achmatova, La corsa del tempo. liriche e poemi, a cura di Michele Colucci, Torino, Einaudi, 1992, pp. V- XLVII.
G.P. Piretto, Quando c’era l’URSS. 70 anni di storia culturale sovietica, Milano, Raffaello Cortina Editore, 2018 (selezione di pagine);
Ju. Lotman, La casa ne Il Maestro e Margherita, trad. di M. Vanin, eSamizdat 2005(III) 2–3, pp. 31–36 (http://www.esamizdat.it/ojs/index.php/eS/issue/view/14/15)
A.M. Ripellino, “Pietroburgo: un poema d’ombre”, in A. Belyj, Pietroburgo, a cura di A.M. Ripellino, Aldephi, Milano 2014.
General reference:
— AA.VV., Storia della letteratura russa. Il Novecento, Torino, Einaudi 1989-1991 (le parti relative agli autori e agli argomenti trattati);
— P. Buskovitch, Breve storia della Russia. Dalle origini a Putin, Torino, Einaudi, 2013 (i capitoli relativi al Novecento).
| Author | Title | Publisher | Year | ISBN | Note |
| P. Buskovitch | Breve storia della Russia. Dalle origini a Putin | Einaudi | 2013 | ||
| M. Colucci | Introduzione, in A. Achmatova, La corsa del tempo. liriche e poemi, a cura di Michele Colucci, Torino, Einaudi, 1992, pp. V- XLVII. | Einaudi | 1992 | ||
| G. P. Piretto | Quando c'era l'URSS. 70 anni di storia culturale sovietica | Raffaello Cortina Editore | 2018 | 9788832850567 | |
| AA.VV. | Storia della letteratura russa. Il Novecento | Einaudi | 1991 |
Final evaluation: oral exam.
The questions will cover any of the topics mentioned in the programme. Students will be asked to read, translate, and analyse the literary passages proposed during the classes.
The assessment will consider the following criteria:
- Content accuracy and completeness
- Achievement of adequate analysis abilities
- Clarity in the exposition, arguing ability, and knowledge of the subject-specific lexicon.
Pre-requisites:
This exam cannot be taken before having passed the following exams: Русский язык 1 and Русская литература 1.
Итоговый контроль: устный экзамен.
При проведении итогового контроля вопросы экзамена будут отражать основные понятия и темы курса.
Кроме того, oдним из аспектов проверки на экзамене является чтение, а также перевод и анализ литературных текстов.
Критерии контроля качества знаний:
- точность и полнота ответа с точки зрения содержания
- способность самостоятельного анализа
- ясность изложения, умение аргоментировать и владение специальной терминологией и лексикой дисциплины.
Условия допуска к экзамену:
- К экзамену допускаются только студенты, успешно сдавшие экзамены по русскому языку и литературе за первый год обучения (Lingua russa 1 и Letteratura e cultura russa 1).
