Masterpieces of 19th-Century Russian Literature Credit Hours: 3 In the nineteenth century, Russia witnessed an unprecedented explosion of literary and intellectual activity, a renaissance which yielded some of the greatest masterpieces world literature has seen. In our course we will read short stories and poems that became part of Russian literary canon. Our authors will include Nikolai Karamzin, Alexander Pushkin, Fedor Tiutchev, Evgenii Baratynsky, Mikhail Lermontov, Ivan Turgenev, Afanasy Fet, Nikolai Nekrasov, Fedor Dostoevsky, Lev Tolstoy, and Anton Chekhov. All readings to be done in Russian. Satisfies the Franklin College Literature requirement. Prerequisites: RUSS 3001 Semester Offered: Spring Course Type: Russian Courses Level: Undergraduate