FYS 117R REVOLUTION AND CULTURE

An interdisciplinary examination of the revolutionary impulse across cultures but with special attention to Russian examples. The course examines four distinct historical moments: the reign of Peter the Great (1682-1725), the Decembrist uprising of 1825, the revolutions of 1905 and 1917, and the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. It includes analyses of memoirs, historical accounts, secondary literature, prose fiction, poetry, films, propaganda posters, and visual art. A comparative approach, which looks at revolutionary art and political movements in other cultures, is welcome and encouraged.