Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
THAW PERIOD OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE URUS443 7. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 5.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Elective
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors
Assistants
Goals To teach students how "Thaw" period, that filled society with hopes for changes, echoed in the Russian Literature. Program also aims to introduce important literary features, authors and works of the period mentioned.
Course Content Important writers and works of Russian literature of the sixties (20th century). The style, originality and literary features of the works of the period.
Learning Outcomes 1) Acquire basic theoretical and practical skills related to Russian Language and Literature.
2) Students reflect what they learn in their scientific studies.
3) Have knowledge of preparing written and visual presentatitons about Russian language and literature.
4) To have the theoretical and practical knowledge about the history, culture, economy, political backgrounds of Russian literature.
5) Translating from Russian to Turkish and from Turkish to Russian.
6) Doing research and academic publications in the field of literature and linguistics.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Main features of literature of the time. A new look at the war in a stories written by V. Nekrasov, E. Kazakevich, V. Panova. Lecture; Question Answer

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week The socio-political contradictions in V. Ovechkin, G. Troepolskaya essays. Lecture; Question Answer

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Novels of L. Leonov "Russian forest" and Boris Pasternak's "Doctor Zhivago". Lecture; Question Answer

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Lyrics of the war generation poets. S. Orlov, M. Dudin, A. Nedogonov, S. Narovchtov. The development of the poem in the postwar period. Lecture; Question Answer

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week The post-war drama. B. Lavrenev, K. Simonov, L.Leonov. Lecture; Question Answer

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Prishvin’s creativity. Human and nature in Prishvin’s literature. Lecture; Question Answer

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Activation of the literature. "Thaw" period. Lecture; Question Answer

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Moral conflicts in the novels written by V.Dudintsev, G. Nikolaeva, D. Granin. Lecture; Question Answer

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Moral and social issues in A. Yashin and V.Tendryakov’s novels. S. Smirnov and novel "Brest Fortress". Lecture; Question Answer

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week S. Nilin, J. Dombrowski, S. Zalygin. Lecture; Question Answer

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Confessional prose and the character of the young contemporary in works of A. Kuznetsov, A. Gladilina, V. Aksenov. Lecture; Question Answer

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Moral and philosophical understanding of war in Grossman's novel "Life and Fate". Lecture; Question Answer

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Russian national identity in V. Belov and B. Mozhayev’s stories. Lecture; Question Answer

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week F. Abramov and village prose. Lecture; Question Answer

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Bıçkova, V., Leksikon nonklassiki, Moskova, 2003.
Bogdanova, P, Rejisserı-şestidisyatniki, NLO, Moskova, 2010.
Epştein, M., Paradoksı noviznı, Moskova, 1998.
Leyderman, N., Lipovetskiy, M., Sovremennaya russkaya literatura, Moskova, 2003.
Niçiporov, İ., Avtorskaya pesnya v russkoy poezii, Moskova, 2006.

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 3
Homework 14 2
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 10
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 10
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
Quick Access Hızlı Erişim Genişlet
Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • ECTS credits and course workload