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Summer 2009 “Literary St. Petersburg in Its Historical Context” Profs. Gerald Pirog and Jochen Helbeck St. Petersburg was home to many of Russia’s most important writers—Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Blok, Akhmatova, Mandelshtam, Majakovsky, among many others—and has many literary museums devoted to their work and lives. It was also the site of momentous and sometimes calamitous events in Russian history that were often the subject of literary works. That Russia’s public sphere often operated through the medium of literature will be an important aspect of this course. Excursions to literary museums and important historical sites will complement the lectures and reading assignments. Traditionally, experts in literature, often with advanced degrees, staff these museums so the level of the excursions will be very high. Course Requirements: 1. regular attendance 2. preparation for all classes 3. attendance at all excursions 4. participation in discussions Evaluation: 1. two 3-5 page essays submitted in August after the program ends Texts: 1. Elaine Blair, Literary St. Petersburg: A Guide to the City and Its Writers, NY: The Little Bookroom. 2006. 2. Anna Lisa Crone and Jennifer Day, My Petersburg/Myself: Mental, Architectural, and Imaginative Space in Modern Russian Letters. Bloomington, IN: Indian UP. 2004. 3. Bruce W. Lincoln, Sunlight at Midnight: St. Petersburg and the Rise of Modern Russia (New York, 2000) 4. James Cracraft, The Revolution of Peter the Great (Cambridge, Mass: 2003) 5. Lidiya Ginzburg, Blockade Diary (London, 1995) Recommended: 1. Laurence Kelly, St. Petersburg: a Travellers’ Companion (2nd ed., New York, 2003) 2. Lisa Kirschenbaum, The Legacy of the Siege of Leningrad, 1941-1995: Myth, Memories, and