Soviet Culture Topic and Posting Schedule
This document will evolve in accordance with the will of the collective. The most current information will be on the website (in the Red Corner section).
You need to post at least 5 times over the semester: 2 times before the first Midterm, and 3 times before the end of the term.
You should always respond to comments you get on your posts.
In addition, you must read and comment on at least 3 posts (written by other people) every time there is a posting opportunity. That means you need to read and comment on 3 posts even if you do not post yourself that week.
More detailed discussion is in the Soviet Culture for the Digital Age handout.
TLDNR: Post at least 5 times; Respond to comments on your posts; Read and comment on at least 3 posts every time there is a posting opportunity.
Week | Topic | Common Reading – Print Sources |
Week 1 T 8/21 Th 8/23 | Intro / Pre-Revolutionary Heritage | Fitzpatrick 1-39; RR 1-11, 40-53, 128-133 (Intro, Bathing, Buck Morss, Cooking) |
Week 2 T 8/28 Th 8/30 | The Avant-Garde | RR 13-15 (Scythians) |
Sun 9/2 | Post (1-2): Realism and /or Commercial Culture / Avant-Garde |
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Week 3 M 9/3 | Questions of Soviet History Comment on Posts (everyone) ⇒ Labor Day ⇐ | Fitzpatrick 40-120 |
T 9/4 Th 9/6 | ||
Week 4 T 9/11 Th 9/13 | Questions of Soviet History (finish) Bolshevik Visions / Revolutionary Cinema | MC 3-120; RR 303-347 |
Sun 9/16 | Post (3) | |
Week 5 M 9/17 T 9/18 | Entertainment vs. Enlightenment Comment on Posts (everyone) | RR 351-412 |
Th 9/20 | ⇒ First Midterm ⇐ |
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Week 6 T 9/25 Th 9/27 | Cultural Revolution / War on Backwardness | MC 120-214 (Cultural Revolution); RR 413-440 |
Week 7 | Joyful Songs / Heroes & Heroines | MC 215-286 (High Stalinism); |
M 10/1 T 10/2 Th 10/4 Sun 10/ 7 | ⇒ Drop Day ⇐ Post (4) |
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Week 8 M 10/8 T 10/9 Th 10/11 Sun 10 / 14 | Lady MacBeth Comment on Posts (everyone) Post (5) | MC 287-330 (Purges); RR 441-486 |
Week 9 M 10/15 T 10/16 Th 10/18 | Purges and the Coming of War Comment on Posts (everyone) | |
Fr 10/19 | ⇒ Fall Break <== |
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Week 10 T 10/23 Th 10/25 Sun 10/28 | Defending the Motherland Guest speaker - Dr. Drozdova Post (6) | MC 333-407 (Russia at War); RR 487-532 (The War Years) |
Week 11 M 10/29 T 10/30 Th 11/1 Sun 11/4 | Finding the “Big Deal” Comment on Posts (everyone) Post (7) | MC 411-489 (Postwar Era) |
Week 12 M 11/5 T 11/6 Th 11/8 Sun 11/11 | Thaw Comment on Posts (everyone) Post (8) | RR 533-568 (The Thaw) |
Week 13 T 11/13 Th 11/15 | Mature Socialism ⇒ 2nd Midterm ⇐ | RR 615-665 (Life Under Advanced Socialism) |
Thanksgiving Break | ||
Week 14 T 11/26 Th 11/29 | Things Fall Apart | RR 663-696 (Things Fall Apart) |
Week 15 T 12/4 F 12/7 | Brave New Worlds ⇒ Final Self- Assessment Due ⇐ |
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