RJ_KRR Selected Chapters in Russian Culture

Faculty of Education
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Janina Krejčí, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Mgr. Simona Koryčánková, Ph.D.
Department of Russian Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Supplier department: Department of Russian Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable
each even Tuesday 8:00–9:50 učebna 36
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to acquaint students with basic phenomena related to Russian realities and culture.
Learning outcomes
The student is able to identify and describe the basic phenomena related to Russian culture, has an understanding of connection between this phenomena, can explain and describe them.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction - basic geographic information, the most important milestones of Russian history 2. Religion in Russia, the influence of Christianity on culture and daily life, the Russian Orthodox Church, most important Orthodox churches in Russia, icon painters and icons (A. Rublev, F. Grek) 3. Art and traditional crafts (matryoshka, khokhloma, gžel and others), traditional musical instruments 4. Russian holidays and traditions - folk, religious and national holidays, traditions and customs (Maslenica, New Year, Easter, etc.) 5. Peoples of Russia - traditions, customs and religions of the ethnic groups living on the territory of Russia, traditional clothing and kitchen, living space and the current status 6. Significant representatives of Russian culture - Mussorgsky (Mighty handful), Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, painters Kandinsky, Malevich, Chagall and others, Djagilev and Russian season
Literature
    recommended literature
  • PEŠEK, Petr. Ruská kuchyně v proměnách doby: gastro-etno-kulturní studie. Červený Kostelec: Pavel Mervart, 2007. Russia Altera. ISBN 978-80-86818-55-9
  • PERNICOVÁ, Andrea. Slavnosti a tradice zimních církevních svátků u Čechů a Rusů v komparativním aspektu
  • NYKL, Hanuš. Náboženství v ruské kultuře. Červený Kostelec: Pavel Mervart, 2013, 368 stran. ISBN 9788074650789. info
  • ŠVANKMAJER, Milan. Dějiny Ruska. 6., dopl. vyd. Praha: NLN Nakladatelství lidové noviny, 2010, 601 s. ISBN 9788074220265. info
  • SKOKAN, Ladislav. Reálie Ruska. Vyd. 1. Praha: Fortuna, 2009, 223 s. ISBN 9788073730765. info
  • Kulturní, duchovní a etnické kořeny Ruska : vlivy a souvislosti. Edited by Hanuš Nykl. Červený Kostelec: Pavel Mervart ;, 2006, 349 s. ISBN 8086818349. info
  • Slovanské národy dnes : sborník příspěvků stejnojmenného přednáškového cyklu pořádaného FF ZČU v Plzni v akademickém roce 2005/2006. Edited by Michaela Pešková. 1. vyd. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2006, 135 s. ISBN 8073800055. info
  • BERDJAJEV, Nikolaj Aleksandrovič. Ruská idea :základní otázky ruského myšlení 19. a počátku 20. století. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2003, 247 s. ISBN 80-7298-069-6. info
  • FLORENSKIJ, Pavel Aleksandrovič. Ikonostas. Translated by Hanuš Nykl. 1. vyd. Brno: L. Marek, 2000, 134 s. ISBN 8086263134. info
  • FOZIKOŠ, Andrej and Taťjana REITEROVÁ. Reálie rusky hovoriacich krajín. 1. vyd. Plzeň: Fraus, 1998, 75 s. ISBN 8085784769. info
  • LICHAČEV, Dmitrij Sergejevič, Vera Konstantinovna LAURINA and Vasilij Aleksejevič PUŠKAREV. Novgorodské ikony 12.-17. století. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1984, 347 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
Written test; at least 70% of the correct answers.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023.
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