Cultural and Literary history of
20th century Russia:
Block 1: from the Revolution to the end of
the 1920s
- Literature and Revolution; the
NEP era; 20s-30s;
- E. Zamjatin, Noi.
Block 2: 1929 to 1953
-
Stalinism;
- A. Ždanov, Socialist Realism;
- Selection of verses and songs;
- M. Bulgakov, Il Maestro e Margherita;
- film/serial: Cirk, Svetlyj put’, Novaja Moskva (watching movies and tv shows inspired by
Bulgakov's novel is optional).
Block 3: 1953 to 1964
(1968)
- The ‘Thaw’;
- A. Solženicyn, Una giornata
di Ivan Denissovič;
- film/serial:
Stiljagi, Ottepel’, Zastava
Il’iča.
Block 4: 1964 to 1982
- The ‘Dissent’;
- Samizdat: poetry, music, prose;
- Ven.
Erofeev, La notte di Valpurga
- A. e B.
Strugackie, Picnic sul ciglio della strada
- film/serial (optional): Stalker,
Tainstvennaja strast’.
Critical and reference
reading
- G.P. Piretto, Quando c’era
l’URSS, Milano, Cortina editore, 2018; pp. 1-605 (or G.P. Piretto, Il radioso avvenire, Torino, Einaudi,
2001, pp. 3-332);
- *G. Manganelli, Leggere i
russi;
Literary and anthological texts
- E. Zamjatin, Noi,
Fanucci editore, 2021 oppure Voland edizioni, 2013;
- M. Bulgakov, Il Maestro e Margherita, Milano, Mondadori, 2016 (the
student may also opt for an edition of his choice);
- A. Solženicyn, Una giornata di Ivan
Denissovič, Torino, Einaudi, 2019 (the student may also opt for an edition of his choice);
- *Ven. Erofeev, La notte di Valpurga,
in V.V. Erofeev, Moskva-Petuški, Milano,
Feltrinelli, 2004, pp. 211-312;
- A. e B.
Strugackie, Picnic sul ciglio della strada, Milano,
Marcos y Marcos, 2011 (or 2003);
Additional teaching materials
Slides,
texts, videos, audio, songs, films, exercises, supplementary readings on
Russian language and culture of the 20th century will be provided on
STUDIUM during the lessons.
All the texts in the programme
are available in the library and/or at the teacher's room; the texts marked with an asterisk will
be made accessible on the STUDIUM platform.
Please remember that in compliance with art 171
L22.04.1941, n. 633 and its amendments, it is illegal to copy entire books or
journals, only 15% of their content can be copied.
For further information on sanctions and regulations
concerning photocopying please refer to the regulations on copyright (Linee
Guida sulla Gestione dei Diritti d’Autore) provided by AIDRO - Associazione
Italiana per i Diritti di Riproduzione delle opere dell’ingegno (the Italian
Association on Copyright).
All the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.