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RUSS 381 — Russia's Utopia Complex

From Zamiatin's We (1921), and Dostoevskii's "Grand Inquisitor" (1880), an examination of the Russian creation of and imprint on the dystopian genre. From prototypes in Russian romanticism and folklore, to dissident masterpieces of the Stalinist era, to sci-fi as rediscovered in the post-Soviet experience. Literature, film, and beyond.

  • Rating: 5.00 out of 5 from 38 student reviews
  • Difficulty: 3.00 out of 5
  • Credits: 3
  • Faculty: Faculty of Arts
  • Department: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
  • Prerequisite(s): A 200-level course in literature or culture, in Russian or in the European or Asian traditions.