The course aims to show the fundamental values for the Russians today, values which shape the "grand narrative" of the Russia culture.

1. Culture and values

2. Grand narrative, cultural identity, ideocracy, nation identity

3. The values of traditional Russia

4. The values of Soviet Russia

5. The values of post-Soviet Russia

6. The cultural shock of the 90s

7. The revival of tradition

8. Long-lasting values of Russian culture

9. The cultural and social issue nowadays

Knowledge and understanding

Knowledge of a culture approach

Awareness of the relationship between truth and prejudice

Applying knowledge and understanding

Ability to recongnize one's own cultural prejudices

Awereness of the dialectic between universal and particular values

Making judgements

Ability to create and independent view of the cultural processes in Russia

Learning skills

Independent interpretation of the cultural events in Russia

Communication skills

Ability to convey clearly and coherently the contents of the lessons to specialists and non-specialists interlocutors

Ability to convey with accuracy and effectiveness the contents of the lessons to specialists and non-specialists interlocutors

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Teaching

Frontal lessons with audiovisual support

Course books

P. Bushkovitch, Breve storia della Russia. Dalle origini a Putin, Torino, Einaudi, 2013. 

Extra bibliography will be given at the beginning of the course

Assessment

The exam consists of 5 open-ended questions and it lasts 50 minutes.

Evaluation criteria (for each answer): 4 points are reserved to the first four learning achievements, i.e to Adequacy. 1 point to Coherence,  and 1 point to Accuracy.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

Independent study

Course books

P. Bushkovitch, Breve storia della Russia. Dalle origini a Putin, Torino, Einaudi, 2013. V. Zaslavsky, Storia del sistema sovietico. L'ascesa, la stabilità, il crollo, Roma, NIS, 1995. F. Benaroya, L'economia della Russia, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2007. M. Gannon, Global-mente : metafore culturali per capire 17 paesi, Milano, Baldini & Castoldi, 1997: chapters 1 e 7.

Assessment

The exam consists of 5 open-ended questions and it lasts 50 minutes.

Evaluation criteria (for each answer): 4 points are reserved to the first four learning achievements, i.e to Adequacy. 1 point to Coherence,  and 1 point to Accuracy.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

See Notes in the Information about course in Italian.