Course: Czech-Russian Cultural and Literary Relations

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Course title Czech-Russian Cultural and Literary Relations
Course code KRF/ČRVRJ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Derková Martina, PhDr. CSc.
Course content
1. The cultural relationship between Russia and Czech republic (the openness or the closeness of the culture, the cultural influences). The affinity of both nations. 2. The differences of both nations, the differences between Czech and Russian culture. The relationship between the culture and politics (the influence on the cultural dialogue by the political events). 3. The oldest added contacts of feudal formations in the central and east Europe. 4. The Russian Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church. The differences between social development in Russia and the Czech in dependence on different history. 5. Panslavonic tendency. (The relationship of T. G. Masaryk to Russia and the relationship K. H. Borovský to Russia.) 6. The Slavophil (the imaginations about Slavonic mutuality). 7. The problem of Czechoslovak legions in Russia, prewar emigration. 8. The relationship of Czechoslovakia and Russia after the 2nd World War. The delicate problem - the events of the year 1968. 9. The contemporary situation in region of the Czech - Russian relationships (the removing of economical dependence, the detachment of bilateral contacts). 10. The Renaissance of the Czech - Russian dialogue in the area of culture. 11. The translations of Russian literature in our country (the personalities of the translations, publishing house, the reception of works from Russian literatur). 12. The continuation in the topic. 13. The Russian philology in the Czech.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
partly use the knowledge gained in LPR
characterize important historical events in 19th and 20th century Russia, which influenced the relationship of both countries
explain the essence of panslavism and russophilia
explain the concept of Russian exile literature
Skills
demonstrate ability of orientation in literature and internet resources
learning outcomes
Knowledge
orientate in the development of Czech-Russian relations in the field of ecomics and culture
characterize the phenomenon of Russian legions
clarify the relationship of T.G. Masaryk to Russia
evaluate the relationship of Russia of the Czech Republic in the second half of the 20th century to the present
Skills
read and interpret excerpts of the third volume of the book by T. G. Masaryk Russia and Europe
evaluate the image of Russia on the pages of the Czech press in the 1930s
evaluate the image of the Russian Federation on the press and on the Internet at present
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
assessment methods
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • Masaryk, T. G. Rusko a Evropa. Díl I., II., III.. Praha, 1995.
  • Orian, E. Československá legie v Rusku 1914 - 1920. Praha, 2014. ISBN 978-80-206-1413-1.
  • Racek, J. Příběh ruských legií. Praha, 2017. ISBN 978-80-88216-00-1.
  • Richterek, Oldřich. Dialog kultur v uměleckém překladu. Hradec Králové, 1999. ISBN 80-86148-22-X.
  • Zahrádka, M. Paralely a vztahy.. Praha, Česká a sovětská poválečná próza, 1986.
  • Zahrádka, M. Sovětská literatura a my. Praha, 1981.


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