University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 40

ECTS credits : 20

Level : SCQF level 11

Semester: 1

Planned timetable: To be arranged.

This module serves as an introduction to Russian intellectual culture for postgraduate students taking a taught MLitt in Central and East European Studies. Based on a close reading of sources (in translation and/or in Russian), it analyses a number of key themes in Russian thought with reference to the socio-political contexts in which they first arose as well as their subsequent transformation in the Soviet era. The module also explores the ways in which some of the leit-motifs of pre-Revolutionary intellectual culture have more recently been recovered as a 'resource' by intellectuals and public figures in endeavors to re-articulate the 'authentic' nature of Russian culture in the aftermath of communism.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 2-hour seminars

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100%


Re-assessment: New coursework: 6,000-word essay

Personnel

Module coordinator: Professor F M Nethercott
Module teaching staff: Dr F Nethercott