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| RDE3003 | 20th century Russian literary | 3+0+0 | ECTS:3 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of RUSSIAN LANGUAGE and LITERATURE | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Badegül CAN EMİR | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of this course is to enable students to study 20th-century Russian literature within its historical, social, and cultural context, and to recognize and evaluate the major literary movements, representative authors, and significant works of the period. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Understands the main characteristics of 20th-century Russian literature and identifies its key features. | 1 - 2 - 9 | 1,3,5, | | LO - 2 : | Compares 20th-century Russian literature with that of previous periods, analyzing similarities and differences. | 1 - 2 - 9 | 1,3,5, | | LO - 3 : | Recognizes major authors and significant works of the 20th century, interprets literary texts, and draws thematic conclusions | 1 - 2 - 9 | 1,3,5, | | LO - 4 : | Demonstrates knowledge of the socio-cultural, political, and economic context of 20th-century Russia and evaluates its reflection in literature. | 1 - 2 - 9 | 1,3,5, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
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20th-century Russian literature is examined within the framework of the period?s socio-historical conditions, major literary trends and movements, as well as its leading authors and works. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | An Introduction to 20th-Century Russian Literature: A General Evaluation in Comparison with the 19th Century | | | Week 2 | Historical events leading to 20th century literature and an overview of social life. Literary movements in the 20th century Russian literature | | | Week 3 | Symbolism and its pioneers in Russian literature | | | Week 4 | The life and literary creativity of Andrei Bely, Valery Bryusov, and Alexander Blok. | | | Week 5 | Akmeism and its predecessors in Russian literature | | | Week 6 | The creativity and literary significance of Nikolai Gumilyov, Anna Akhmatova, and Osip Mandelstam. | | | Week 7 | Futurism and its predecessors in Russian literature | | | Week 8 | The creativity and literary significance of Velimir Khlebnikov, Sergei Yesenin, and Vladimir Mayakovsky.
| | | Week 9 | Midterm Exam | | | Week 10 | General revision and discussion after the exam | | | Week 11 | The Life and Creative Work of Ivan Bunin, His Nobel Prize | | | Week 12 | The Socio-Historical Analysis of Ivan Bunin?s The Village | | | Week 13 | The Life and Literary Art of Boris Pasternak, His Nobel Prize, and His Poetry | | | Week 14 | The Life and Literary Creativity of Yevgeny Zamyatin: Dystopia and the Conflict between the Individual and Society | | | Week 15 | An Analysis of Yevgeny Zamyatin?s "We" | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Lyssog?, Yu. I. (2007). Russkaya literatura XX veka: 11 klass. Chast? 1. Moskva: Izdatel?stvo ?Mnemozina?. | | | 2 | Skatov Nikolay (Pod. red.), Russkaya Literatura XX veka, prozaiki, poetı, dramaturgi: bibliografiçeskiy slovar, Tom 1, OLMA PRESS İnvest, Moskva 2005. | | | 3 | Skatov Nikolay (Pod. red.), Russkaya literatura XX veka. Prozaiki, poetı, dramaturgi: biobibliografiçeskiy slovar,, Tom 3, OLMA- PRESS İnvest, Moskva 2005. | | | 4 | Skatov Nikolay (Pod. red.), Russkaya Literatura XX veka, prozaiki, poetı, dramaturgi: bibliografiçeskiy slovar,, Tom 2, OLMA PRESS İnvest, Moskva 2005. | | | 5 | Parer, M. Özlem. (2004). Rus Biçimciliği ve Şklovski. Ankara: Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları. | | | 6 | 20. yüzyıl'ın başlıca eseri ve dönemle ilgili makaleler | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 17.11.2025 | 60 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 23.12.2025 | 60 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 7 | 1 | 7 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 7 | 1 | 7 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 5 | 5 | 25 | | Diğer 2 | 5 | 5 | 25 | | Total work load | | | 150 |
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