RSb051 Russian Art and Culture

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Josef Šaur, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Josef Šaur, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Josef Šaur, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Josef Šaur, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 12:00–13:40 A31
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to give a detailed outline of the Russian art development key periods from ancient times to the present. During the lectures, students will get acquainted with Russian architecture, painting, sculpture, and the development of Russian cinema. The emphasis will be put on the relations between the literary development and other kinds of art.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able:
- to understand the development of Russian culture in juxtaposition to the Russian literature and history;
- to use the knowledge about the Russian cultural history from the ancient times to the 20th century;
- to characterize the main art movements in the Russian art and to determine their significant representatives;
- to prepare a paper and present it in the course.
Syllabus
  • 1. Russian Medieval Art, Architecture.
  • 2. Russian Culture of the 16th to 17th Century—Art, Sculpture, Architecture.
  • 3 Russian Culture of the 18th Century—Art, Sculpture, Architecture.
  • 4. Russian Culture of the 19th Century—Art, Sculpture, Architecture.
  • 5 Russian Culture of the 20th Century—Art, Sculpture, Architecture.
  • 6. Cinema of Russia
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ADAMČIK, Miroslav Vjačeslavovič. Istorija russkogo iskusstva. Minsk: Charvest, 2008, 543 stran. ISBN 9789851652958. info
  • KUPKA, Valerij and Ivana KUPKOVÁ. Slovník ruskej umeleckej kultúry 20. storočia. 1. vydanie. Prešov: Filozofická fakulta Prešovskej univerzity, 2014, 295 stran. ISBN 9788055512204. info
  • THOMPSON, Kristin and David BORDWELL. Dějiny filmu : přehled světové kinematografie. Translated by Helena Bendová. 2., opr. vyd. V Praze: Akademie múzických umění, 2011, 827 s. ISBN 9788073312077. info
  • FIGES, Orlando. Natašin tanec : kulturní dějiny Ruska. Translated by Daria Dvořáková. Vyd. 1. Praha: BETA-Dobrovský & Ševčík, 2004, 571 s. ISBN 8073061627. info
  • PUTNA, Martin C. Obrazy z kulturních dějin ruské religiozity. Vydání první. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2015, 335 stran. ISBN 9788074295348. info
  • VYDRA, Zbyněk, Michal ŘOUTIL, Jitka KOMENDOVÁ, Kateřina HLOUŠKOVÁ and Michal TÉRA. Dějiny Ruska. Vydání první. Praha: NLN, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2017, 499 stran. ISBN 9788074223242. info
    not specified
  • Podoby ruského umenia 19. a 20. storočia: kľúčové etapy vývoja ruského umenia 19. a 20. storočia a ich rezonancia v európskom kultúrnom priestore. V Bratislave: Univerzita Komenského, 2016. ISBN 978-80-223-4038-0.
  • Dejiny ruského umenia. Pallas, Bratislava 1977.
  • ČERNUŠÁK, Gracian. Dějiny evropské hudby. 5. dopl. vyd. v Pantonu 3. Praha: Panton, 1974, 526 s. URL info
  • VYSLOUŽIL, Jiří. Hudobníci 20. storočia. Translated by Július Pašteka. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Štátne hudobné vydavateľstvo, 1964, 457 s. info
Teaching methods
The lectures are accompanied with illustrations and presentations of artworks; working on coursework; regular homework.
Assessment methods
The exam—a written test, preparation of a paper and its presentation in the course
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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