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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Periodization of Russian literature. Writers, streams, schools. 2. Symbolism. Acmeism. Impresionism 3. Futurism, imaginism, OBERIU. 4. Russian Literature in the 1920s. 5. The Russian emigration. 6. Literature in the 1930s. 7. Literature and the Great Patriotic War. 8. Literature and GULAG. 9. Literature of the "Thaw" period 10. Era of stagnation. Underground. 11. Russian theater and drama. 12. Postmodernism.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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Learning outcomes
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These lectures present the students with the periodization of the development of Russian literature since the 20th century till the present day, the features of separate streams, movements and genres. We shall discuss the prominent writers who wrote in Russia or behind its boundaries and the reception of their work in Czech culture. We shall also focus on the phenomenon of Russian emigration and Russian literary theory of the 20th century, Russian literary aesthetics and Czech scholarly reception of Russian literature of the 20th century.
Students will understand the development of Russian literature in the 20th century and the method of literary analysis.
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Prerequisites
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A practical knowledge of Russian, at least A2 level of the European Framework of Reference for Languages. Knowledge of the basic terminology of literary theory from the course Introduction to Literary Theory and the knowledge of theoretical basis as presented at the course Russian Literature of the 19th Century 1 and 2.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam, Written exam, Student performance
Passing the credit test. Learning the necessary theoretical base on Russian literature of the 20th century. Reading and understanding the representative texts of Russian literature of the 20th century.
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Recommended literature
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Glanc T., Kleňhová J. (2005). Lexikon ruských avantgard. Praha.
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Kasack, W. Slovník ruské literatury 20. století. Praha 2000..
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Kremencova. Ruskaja literatura XX. v. v dvuch tomach. M. 2005..
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Lejderman, H.L., Lipoveckou, M.N. Sovremennaja russkaja literatura. 1950-1990 gody. M. Editorial. 2001..
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Pechal, Z. (2011). Fenomén živlu v ruské literatuře. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci.
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Zadražilová, M. Ruská literatura přelomu 19. a 20. stol. Praha 1995..
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