Russian Studies: Language, History and Literature | Summer / Short course | Languages | On Campus | up to 5 weeks | HSE University-Saint Petersburg | Russia

This module is specifically designed to meet the needs of all the students interested in studying Russian regardless of their level of language proficiency. The programme offers three levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced) of intensive Russian classes. The participants will also have ample opportunities to explore the culture and History of St Petersburg. Soviet History: Russia in the Age of Transformation This course examines the History of the 20th century Russia in the context of multiple transformations, ranging from global political events to internal cultural changes. We will go through key stages of Soviet and Post-Soviet Russian History from 1917 to 2000 by looking at the interplay between global and local developments. Cold War Cultures The course explores cultural dimensions of the Cold War. Covering topics from spy movies and abstract art, to American-Soviet students exchange and Media representations of the space race, this course will discuss ideolofy and knowledge transfers across the Iron Curtain. the course consists of lectures, and seminars to take place both in the classroom and relevant museums of St Petersburg.