RJ_KRR Selected Chapters in Russian Culture

Faculty of Education
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Aneta Čermáková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Mgr. Simona Koryčánková, Ph.D.
Department of Russian Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Supplier department: Department of Russian Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
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 aim of this course is to acquaint students with Russian realities and culture.
Learning outcomes
The student is able to identify and describe the basic phenomena related to Russian culture, has an understanding of connection between this phenomena, can explain and describe them.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction – basic geographic information, the most important milestones of Russian history 2. Religion in Russia – comparison of Orthodox and Catholic church, the influence of Christianity on culture and daily life, the Russian Orthodox Church, most important Orthodox churches in Russia, icon painters and icons (A. Rublev) 3. Art and traditional crafts – matryoshka, khokhloma, gzhel and others); traditional musical instruments 4. Russian holidays and traditions – folk, religious and national holidays, traditions and customs (Maslenica, New Year, Easter, etc.) 5. Russian cuisine; Ethnic groups in Russia – nationalities, Tatars, Bashkirs, Yakuts, Udmurts (traditions, traditional clothing and kitchen, living space) 6. Significant representatives of Russian culture – literature (Golden age and Silver age of Russian poetry/literature), fine art (Repin, Vrubel, Kandinsky, etc.), music (Mighty handful – Mussorgsky; Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, etc.), ballet (Russian season, Maya Plisetskaya), film (Eisenstein, Mikhalkov, Zvyagintsev)
Literature
    recommended literature
  • PERNICOVÁ, Andrea. Slavnosti a tradice zimních církevních svátků u Čechů a Rusů v komparativním aspektu
  • PEŠEK, Petr. Ruská kuchyně v proměnách doby: gastro-etno-kulturní studie. Červený Kostelec: Pavel Mervart, 2007. Russia Altera. ISBN 978-80-86818-55-9
  • NYKL, Hanuš. Náboženství v ruské kultuře. Červený Kostelec: Pavel Mervart, 2013, 368 stran. ISBN 9788074650789. info
  • ŠVANKMAJER, Milan. Dějiny Ruska. 6., dopl. vyd. Praha: NLN Nakladatelství lidové noviny, 2010, 601 s. ISBN 9788074220265. info
  • SKOKAN, Ladislav. Reálie Ruska. Vyd. 1. Praha: Fortuna, 2009, 223 s. ISBN 9788073730765. info
  • Kulturní, duchovní a etnické kořeny Ruska : vlivy a souvislosti. Edited by Hanuš Nykl. Červený Kostelec: Pavel Mervart ;, 2006, 349 s. ISBN 8086818349. info
  • Slovanské národy dnes : sborník příspěvků stejnojmenného přednáškového cyklu pořádaného FF ZČU v Plzni v akademickém roce 2005/2006. Edited by Michaela Pešková. 1. vyd. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2006, 135 s. ISBN 8073800055. info
  • BERDJAJEV, Nikolaj Aleksandrovič. Ruská idea :základní otázky ruského myšlení 19. a počátku 20. století. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2003, 247 s. ISBN 80-7298-069-6. info
  • FLORENSKIJ, Pavel Aleksandrovič. Ikonostas. Translated by Hanuš Nykl. 1. vyd. Brno: L. Marek, 2000, 134 s. ISBN 8086263134. info
  • FOZIKOŠ, Andrej and Taťjana REITEROVÁ. Reálie rusky hovoriacich krajín. 1. vyd. Plzeň: Fraus, 1998, 75 s. ISBN 8085784769. info
  • LICHAČEV, Dmitrij Sergejevič, Vera Konstantinovna LAURINA and Vasilij Aleksejevič PUŠKAREV. Novgorodské ikony 12.-17. století. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1984, 347 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
Written test; at least 70% of the correct answers.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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