LIT 215 - 20th-Century Russian Literature in Translation

Prerequisite: completion of FDR:FW requirement.
FDR: HL Literature Distribution
Credits: 3

In this course, we read some of the most famous works of Russian 20th and 21st centuries writers such as Vladimir Nabokov (the author of “Lolita”) and Svetlana Alexievich (the recent Noble Prize winner) among others. We will address issues like political violence, the wars led by USSR, the art of propaganda, and the various forms of resistance against powerful authoritarian regimes.