HISTORY OF RUSSIAN CULTURE
STORIA DELLA CULTURA RUSSA
Russia between tradition and modernity: a comparison both axiological and ideological with the West
La Russia fra tradizione e modernità: il confronto assiologico e ideologico con l'Occidente
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| 2022/2023 | 8 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
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| Giuseppe Ghini | Please contact professor by email |
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Course with optional materials in a foreign language
Russian
This course is entirely taught in Italian. Study materials can be provided in the foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The course aims to make students familiar with longue-durée “values” of Russian culture in comparison with European culture.
These values will be analyzed by examining the seminal moments of Russian culture.
At the same time, the course aims to enable the students to effectively communicate what they have learnt and to argue for their own view.
Program
1. Culture and values.
2. “Grand narrative”, cultural identity, ideocracy, national culture.
3. The values of European tradition
4. Europe and the West
5. Modernity
6. The values of Russian tradition
7. The values of Soviet Russia
8. The values of post-soviet Russia
9. The cultural shock of the so-called savage Nineties.
10. The revival of traditional value in Russia and their ideological manipulation
11. Longue-durée “values” in Russian culture
12. Power vs Society
13. Russia-Ukraine: ideological aspects of the war
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
Knowledge and understanding
Knowledge of a proper cultural approach
Awareness of the relationship between truth and prejudice
Applying knowledge and understanding
Ability to recognize one's own cultural prejudices
Awereness of the dialectic between universal and culturally defined values
Making judgements
Ability to create and independent view of the cultural processes in Russia
Learning skills
Independent interpretation of the cultural processes
Communication skills
Ability to convey clearly and coherently the contents of the lessons to specialists and non-specialist interlocutors
Ability to convey with accuracy and effectiveness the contents of the lessons to specialists and non-specialist interlocutors
Teaching Material
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, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Frontal lessons with audiovisual support
- Course books
P. Bushkovitch, Breve storia della Russia. Dalle origini a Putin, Torino, Einaudi, 2013.
O. Figes, La danza di Nataša. Storia della cultura russa (XVIII-XX secolo), Torino, Einaudi, 2002.
M. Bertolini – G. Ghini, Guerra e pace al tempo di Putin. Genesi del conflitto ucraino e nuovi equilibri internazionali, Siena, Cantagalli, 2022.
Extra materials will be given out in class.
- Assessment
The exam consists of 3 open-ended questions and it lasts 90 minutes.
In addition to the content, the evaluation will also specifically consider the students' ability of clearly, coherently, and effectively communicating and arguing for his own views.
- 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.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
Individual study.
- Course books
F. Conte, Gli Slavi. La civiltà dell'Europa centrale ed orientale, Torino, Einaudi, tutto tranne i segg. capitoli: Libro A, V; Libro E, I, II, III; Libro F, II, IV.1 e 2; Libro G, II.4. 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. O. Figes, La danza di Nataša. Storia della cultura russa (XVIII-XX secolo), Torino, Einaudi, 2002. M. Bertolini – G. Ghini, Guerra e pace al tempo di Putin. Genesi del conflitto ucraino e nuovi equilibri internazionali, Siena, Cantagalli, 2022.
- Assessment
The exam consists of 3 open-ended questions and it lasts 90 minutes.
In addition to the content, the evaluation will also specifically consider the students' ability of clearly, coherently, and effectively communicating and arguing for his own views.
- 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.
Notes
Beginning from academic year 2014-15 the course lasts one academic year.
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