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Russian literature scares people. It is famous for asking the biggest questions: What is the meaning of life? Why does God allow evil? Will beauty save the world? What is love? In this introductory course, we will attempt to overcome trepidation and uncover at least a bit of the wisdom and beauty that is contained in the literature of 19th-century Russia. We will read works by Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol’, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Lev Tolstoy, and Anton Chekhov. Beginning with a brief history and introduction to the cultural and literary backdrop, the course will explore how these fictional stories tell us truths about the human experience, truths that cannot be fully understood in any other way than through the veiled form of story. We will read stories of human sufferings, ideas, struggles, and triumphs and discover how the shadows of stories might be reflected in our own hearts and lives. Hopefully each student will glimpse the joy that comes with reading great literature and gain tools for understanding how to read it better.
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Kristin Edwards (Kristina Robertovna) has been teaching Russian language and literature for over 10 years. She has an M.A. in International Affairs from George Washington University and an M.A. in Slavic Languages and Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Her courses in modern Russian help students to become confident and adept Russian-speakers. The courses will draw upon the language’s cultural backdrop and its interaction with the language spoken today. We will look at (and, hopefully, delight in) a few of the ways that the beauty of Church Slavonic and Russian Orthodoxy are hidden inside modern Russian. Mrs. Edwards-Kubrina hopes that the rigor of learning Russian will enrich and beautify the minds, hearts, and everyday lives of students, much as it has in her own family. She lives in Wyoming and serves as the choir director at her local parish.
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