We will explore the arts and life in Russia from the time of Peter the Great to the Russian Revolution. First, we will discuss the economy: the lives of the people in the cities and country and their education; then the artists and their art: architecture; Russian painting and the paintings in the Hermitage; writers, playwrights and poets such as Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Turgenev, Pushkin and Chekov; music, opera, ballet-Glinka, Borodin, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Petipa.

In this high-participation group everyone is expected to make a presentation and actively join in the discussion.

Moderators: Jan Meyers and Colin Hudson

To register by mail or in person: Pay for your membership ($100) and any lectures ($7 each) with a single cheque payable to McGill University. Cash is not accepted. To register online: You have the option to use Internet banking. You can set up McGill University as a payee with your bank. You may also register for a lecture at the door (the fee is $10) on the day of the lecture. We recommend that you contact the office beforehand to check if space is available. Lectures are non-refundable. Full details: http://www.mcgill.ca/conted/milr