VIA THE WWW TO RUSSIA

WEEKLY SCHEDULES

Last update: 8/13/97

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NOTES: Above (in short form) and below you see links to the schedules of what we will be doing each day. The historical topics on Russia are arranged roughly chronologically, with emphasis on current life in Russia at the beginning and at the end of the course. Topics marked "Net" refer to the technical or practical topic for the day. Other activities for the day (such as video presentations) are also marked. Both reading and web assignments are also given for each day and are due on the day listed. The web links that you are required to explore are marked with a * ; the others are optional - as time and interest dictates. Several additional class meetings will be arranged each month for workshops, group projects, meeting guests, viewing films.

ABBREVIATIONS (full bibliographic citations on previous page):
StP = St. Petersburg (Knopf Guide).
BE = Russia Between Yesterday and Tomorrow by Marika Pruska-Carroll.
POP = Russian Popular Culture: Entertainment and Society Since 1900 by Richard Stites.
AT = The Penguin Historical Atlas of Russia by Jon Channon with Rob Hudson,
XEROX = A xerox copy of a reading (given out in class)
ASSN = Assignments (due the day for which they are listed)

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WEEK 1 (Aug.29, Sept.1, Sept.3) - Geography / Population / Experiences and Impressions of Daily Life/ Navigating the Internet & WWW

WEEK 2 (Sept.5, Sept.8, Sept.10) - Russian Alphabet and Language / People and Values / Social Issues / Russian Women / Touring / Fonts / Web Pages

WEEK 3 (Sept.12, Sept.15, Sept.17) - Early Russian History / Net Services

WEEK 4 (Sept.19, Sept.22, Sept.24) - Peter the Great and Immediately After / Net Discussion Groups

WEEK 5 (Sept.26, Sept.29, Oct.1) - Catherine the Great and the 18th Century / Net Copyright / Scanning / Citations

WEEK 6 (Oct.3, Oct. 6, Oct.8) - Early Nineteenth Century / Net Resources / Graphics

WEEK 7 (Oct.10, Oct.13, Oct.15) - Later Nineteenth Century / The Arts / Imaging

FALL BREAK!

WEEK 8 (Oct.20, Oct.22, Oct.24) - Early Twentieth Century / Popular Culture (songs, dances, jazz, theater, classical music, cooking...)

WEEK 9 (Oct.27, Oct.29, Oct.31) - Russian Revolution and its Aftermath

WEEK 10 (Nov.3, Nov.5, Nov.7) - Stalin's Rise

WEEK 11 (Nov.10, Nov.12, Nov.14) - WWII and Post-War Russia

WEEK 12 (Oct.17, Oct.19, Oct.21) - Krushchev to Brezhnev to Andropov and Chernenko

THANKSGIVING VACATION!

WEEK 13 (Dec.1, Dec.3, Dec.5) - Gorbachev and the Dissolving of the Soviet Union

WEEK 14 (Dec.8, Dec.10, Dec.12) - Russia Today and Tomorrow / Yeltsin

FINAL EXAM: Thursday, Dec.18th, 1:30 p.m.

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