| Unit name | Russian Thought 1825-1881 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | RUSS20039 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Offord |
| Open unit status | Open |
| Pre-requisites |
none |
| Co-requisites |
none |
| School/department | Department of Russian |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
Two classes a week on the major Russian social and political thinkers of the ages of Nicholas I and Alexander II and on the historical, philosophical and literary contexts in which the thinkers were writing. Thinkers studied include Chaadaev, the Slavophiles and Westernisers, Chernyshevskii, Dobroliubov, Pisarev, and the revolutionary Populists.
