Rusn 250. Final Exam Study Guide
folk epics
and their uses in Russian popular culture.
Medieval
chronicles
and
hagiography
St. Petersburg
Literary fairy tales
A few words about
versification (poetic meter)
Todorov's notion of
modern fantastic
vs. traditional magic.
Revivalist art
inspired by folklore and mythology
fakelore (Richard Dorson's article) and propaganda
folk genres/themes and the Russian Revolution
What is Marxism?
What is socialist realism?
cinema and uses of folk themes:
Eisenstein
,
Kazanskii
Music and Folk Themes
New Year vs. Xmas
Putin-era imperialism
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