Week - 1 |
Russian Folk Literature (folklore) |
Week - 2 |
Slavic Mythology |
Week - 3 |
Medieval Russian History |
Week - 4 |
Medieval Russian Culture: Lifestyles, Religious Beliefs, Art and Architecture |
Week - 5 |
11th Century Literary Works: Apocrypha, "The Sermon on Law and Grace", "The Life of Feodosiy Pechersky", "The Legend of Boris and Gleb" |
Week - 6 |
12th Century Literary Works: "The Tale of Bygone Years (Primary Chronicle)", "The Journey of the High Priest Daniil", "The Teaching of Vladimir Monamah", "The Tale of Igor's Campaign". |
Week - 7 |
Midterm Exam |
Week - 8 |
13th Century Literary Works: "Journey to Istanbul", "The Story of the Taking of Istanbul by Foreigners in 1204", "Praying of Daniel the Immured". |
Week - 9 |
14th Century Literary Works: "Epics of the Battle of Kulikova", "Zadonshchina", "The Legend of Mamay's Defeat", "The Life of Metropolitan Petro", "The Legend of Aksak Timur". |
Week - 10 |
15th Century Literary Works: "The Life of Stefan Permskiy", "The Life of Sergiy Radonejskiy", "Nestor Iskander's Tale on the Taking of Tsargrad", "Afanasiy Nikitin's Journey Beyond the Three Seas". |
Week - 11 |
16th Century Literary Works: "The Tale of the Princes of Vladimir", "The Legend of Sultan Mehmet", "Great Menaion Reader", "The Genealogical Book", "The Legend of the Kazan Khanate", "Domostroy". |
Week - 12 |
17th Century Literary Works: "The Life of Avvakum", "The Story of Erş Erşovic", "Tale of Woe and Misfortune", "The Tale of Savva Grudtsyn". |
Week - 13 |
Review |
Week - 14 |
Final Exam |