Rus 251/WL 389: Russian Culture

Course Schedule

Date	TOPIC	READING
Aug. 24	Introduction The Land, People, History
Aug. 26	The Land, People, History	Rzhevsky, #1
Aug. 29	The Land, People, History	Massie #2-4
Aug. 31	The Land, People, History	Schultze, #1
Sep. 2	The Land, People, History	Milner-Gulland, #1-2
Sep. 7	The Land, People, History	Figes, Intro and #1
Sep. 9	Revolutionary Tradition	Figes, #2
Sep. 12	Language	Dabars, #52, 43, 73; Rzhevsky, # 2
Sep. 14	Religion	Rzhevsky, #3; Schultze, #2
Sep. 16	Religion	Massie, #1; Dabars, # 50
Sep. 19	Religion	Milner-Gulland, # 3;
Sep. 21	Folk Tradition	Rzhevsky, #7
Sep. 23	Folk Tradition	Massie #12-13, pp. 17-19.
Sep. 26	Handicrafts	Figes, #3
Sep. 28	Marriage and Family	Schultze, #3; Dabars, #18, 21
Sep. 30	Marriage and Family	Figes, #4
Oct. 3	Exam #1
Oct. 5	Education	Dabars, # 20; Schultze, pp. 45-48.
Oct. 7	Food and Drink	Schultze, #5; Dabars, # 33, 36, 38, 41, 51, 64; 75
Oct. 10	The Banya ; The Dacha	Dabars, #8, 17
Oct. 12	Customs and Miscellaneous	Dabars, # 3-6, 9, 12-16, 22-28; 32, 45-46, 48-49; 60; 63; 65, 69, 76;
Oct. 14	Customs and Miscellaneous	Figes, #5
Oct. 17	Holidays and Leisure	Schultze, #4; Massie, #21;
Oct. 19	Holidays and Leisure	Dabars, #12-13, 74
Oct. 21	Moscow and St. Petersburg	Stavrou #2; Massie, # 17
Oct. 24	Russia and Asia	Rzhevsky, #4
Oct. 26	Russia and the West	Rzhevsky, #5, 6
Oct. 28	Music	Rzhevsky, #10
Oct. 31	Music	Schultze, #8
Nov. 2	Theater and Drama	Rzhevsky, #11
Nov. 4	Opera and Ballet	Dabars, # 7; Massie, #23-25
Nov. 7	Exam #2
Nov. 9	Art and Architecture	Schultze, # 9-10
Nov. 14	Art and Architecture	Milner-Gulland, #5; Rzhevsky, #9.
Nov. 16	Art and Architecture	Massie, #15, 20, 22, 26
Nov. 18	Literature	Rzhevsky, #8; Schultze, #6.
Nov. 21	Literature	Milner-Gulland, #4; Massie, 16, 19