RSb048 Contemporary Russian Literature

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Anna Agapova, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomáš Erhart (lecturer)
Anna Agapova, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tomáš Erhart (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Anna Agapova, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Anna Agapova, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 10:00–11:40 D33, except Mon 17. 11. to Sun 23. 11.
Prerequisites
RSb012 An Overview of Russian Lit. II
Knowledge of Russian (at least at B2 level) and the history of the Russian literature of the 18th–20th centuries.
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 course reflects in particular the phenomenon of the reassessment of cultural values after 1985 and is focused on the analysis of so-called "returned literature." A great attention is paid on the literature of Russian emigration and the Russian 20th century underground literature, as well as on the specifics of Russian literary scene in 1990–2020.
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course, the student will be able:
to identify and to sum up the notable features of the contemporary Russian literature, its key periods, movements and trends;
to prove the knowledge of crucial texts for this literature (on basis of recommended reading) and an ability to analyze works of contemporary literature.
Syllabus
  • 1. The outline of the Russian literature from 1985, with respect to the intellectual, cultural and socio-political changes in Russia.
  • 2. The literature of Russian emigration (Sergey Dovlatov, Joseph Brodsky).
  • 3. "Returned literature." Uncensored poetry of the second half of the 20th century: Lianozov school (Kropivnicky, Kholin, Sapgir, Satunovsky), minimalism of Vsev. Nekrasov, Moscow lyrical conceptualism (Prigov, Rubinshtein).
  • 4. Venedikt Yerofeyev’s "Moscow – Petushki."
  • 5. Andrey Bitov.
  • 6. Conceptualism, soc-art and the literary work of Vladimir Sorokin.
  • 7. Viktor Pelevin’s literary work.
  • 8. Russian literature of the 1990s (Lyudmila Petrushevskaya, Mikhail Shishkin, Boris Akunin).
  • 9. Russian prose in 2000-2010.
  • 10. Russian prose in 2010–2020.
  • 11. Contemporary Russian speculative fiction.
  • 12. Russian comics and graphic novels.
Literature
  • Obzor russkoj literatury : ot Slova o polku Igoreve k postmodernizmu (Souběž.) : Přehled ruské literatury : od Slova o pluku Igorově k postmodernismu. info
  • The new Cambridge history of Russian literature. Edited by Simon Franklin - Rebecca Reich - Emma Widdis. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2024, xx, 901. ISBN 9781108737104. info
  • HAUSER, Michael. Cesty z postmodernismu : filosofická reflexe doby přechodu. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filosofia, 2012, 280 s. ISBN 9788070073827. info
  • BUSLAKOVA, Tat'jana Pavlovna. Sovremennaja russkaja literatura : tendenciji poslednego desjatiletija : [učebnoje posobije]. Moskva: Vysšaja škola, 2008, 126 s. ISBN 9785060052596. info
  • ZAHRÁDKA, Miroslav. Ruská literatura XX. století : (literární proudy a osobnosti). 1. vyd. V Olomouci: Periplum, 2003, 236 s. ISBN 8086624080. info
  • BINOVÁ, Galina Pavlovna. Pokusy o překonání postmodernismu v ruské literatuře. Ostrava, 2002, vol. 6, 3/4, p. 26-29. ISSN 1212-5776. info
  • SKOROPANOVA, Irina Stepanovna. Russkaja postmodernistskaja literatura : učebnoje posobije dlja studentov filologičeskich fakul'tetov vuzov. Moskva: Flinta, 1999, 607 s. ISBN 5020116173. info
  • POSPÍŠIL, Ivo. Současná ruská literatura. In Současná ruská literatura. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 1995. ISBN 80-85867-73-7. info
  • CELEROVÁ, Jaroslava and Jana SOVÁKOVÁ. Kapitoly z ruské literatury 80. a 90. let 20. století. 1. vyd. Ústí nad Labem: Pedagogická fakulta UJEP v Ústí nad Labem, 1994, 135 s. ISBN 80-7044-068-6. info
  • LYOTARD, Jean-François. O postmodernismu : postmoderno vysvětlované dětem : postmoderní situace. Translated by Jiří Pechar. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filosofia, 1993, 206 s. ISBN 8070070471. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, presentations, discussion, recommended reading.
Assessment methods
1. Handing in the list of readings. (There must be a minimum of 4 recommended prose texts and texts of 3 poets on the list).
2. Active participation in the seminar parts of the course. (Six seminars in total. A = active participation in 5 seminars; B = 4, C = 3, D = 2, E = 1, F = 0).
3. Oral exam: answering a question on one of the course topics.
The overall grade is the average of the marks for participation in the seminars and for answering the oral question.
Language of instruction
Russian
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
The RSb012 (An Overview of Russian Literature II) prerequisite is valid only for the students of the Russian Studies bachelor program.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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