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The same way everybody else does it... DomA Send a noteboard - 27/01/2012 04:14:41 AM
And what would happen to those that fail to comply. Either way, I don't see it as being any more effective than a recommendation. The people that are interested in reading will look at it with interest and read what they want from there, and the people not into reading will go on ignoring literature. Not to mention that I'd be worried about a list of books being given by the government anyway. Not the sort of people I would trust to choose the best quality books.



Putin plans to add reading a canon of a hundred books by Russian authors to the school program for all Russian students, with an essay about one of these books to become part of their final exams.

He got his inspiration from a similar canon established in some American universities in the 20s...

Some have already called it "social engineering through mandated literature", but several nations have a list of required readings for all students (We have one such though ours is much shorter than 100 books. But a lot of people complain it should be much longer, and include French classics, not only littérature québécoise. I actually had to read about 20 incl. French literature, but in the public system it was 6 québécois novels)

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So Vladimir Putin wants a canon of 100 Russian books for all Russians to be required to read Larry - 26/01/2012 01:21:44 PM 1447 Views
I have no idea, BUT nossy - 26/01/2012 01:29:02 PM 889 Views
Oh, I'd read it right after I finish Le Monde's list Larry - 26/01/2012 01:44:59 PM 919 Views
I can come up with 75 without any problem Tom - 26/01/2012 05:10:47 PM 935 Views
I was wondering if you'd have to include Sholokhov there Larry - 26/01/2012 05:15:48 PM 803 Views
I think it's probably safe to conclude from that list... Legolas - 26/01/2012 08:15:35 PM 802 Views
Considering his first 20... Larry - 26/01/2012 09:30:10 PM 768 Views
Oh, nevermind, I'd overlooked his plays there on the 16th position. Ignore what I said. Legolas - 26/01/2012 09:42:03 PM 760 Views
You were absolutely 100% correct, though. Tom - 26/01/2012 11:29:50 PM 687 Views
It was more in chronological order, rather than in terms of quality Tom - 26/01/2012 11:35:10 PM 2646 Views
Ah Larry - 26/01/2012 11:48:25 PM 718 Views
It was that obvious? *NM* Tom - 26/01/2012 11:29:06 PM 282 Views
Apparently not for me Larry - 26/01/2012 11:34:29 PM 739 Views
The only Sorokin I care to read is Pitirim Sorokin. Tom - 26/01/2012 11:39:39 PM 731 Views
Pelevin being the exception? Larry - 26/01/2012 11:49:18 PM 706 Views
"SNUFF" is coming out in English in February already? Tom - 27/01/2012 12:04:16 AM 683 Views
The Hall of the Singing Caryatids Larry - 27/01/2012 10:55:36 AM 689 Views
That was his 2008 book, called "P5" in Russian. Tom - 27/01/2012 08:18:06 PM 654 Views
Re: I can come up with 75 without any problem Tom - 27/01/2012 12:02:55 AM 784 Views
good list aragornital - 29/01/2012 09:06:28 AM 734 Views
I studiously avoided Fonvizin. Tom - 31/01/2012 08:37:04 PM 762 Views
Zamyatin? *NM* rebelaessedai - 30/01/2012 10:17:29 AM 355 Views
What did you want to ask about Zamyatin? *NM* Tom - 31/01/2012 08:38:31 PM 322 Views
I suspect she, like me, read a little too fast and wrongly thought she'd found an omission. *NM* Legolas - 02/02/2012 06:42:22 PM 311 Views
Shit, did I miss it? rebelaessedai - 03/02/2012 09:07:24 AM 806 Views
Re: Zamyatin? Vivien - 02/02/2012 03:27:01 AM 664 Views
I agree. *NM* rebelaessedai - 03/02/2012 09:08:02 AM 329 Views
Stupid double post. *NM* rebelaessedai - 30/01/2012 10:17:30 AM 300 Views
I'm more interested in how this would be enforced A Deathwatch Guard - 27/01/2012 02:39:15 AM 794 Views
The same way everybody else does it... DomA - 27/01/2012 04:14:41 AM 835 Views
That's exactly what they're talking about. Tom - 27/01/2012 04:38:08 AM 856 Views
Did you ever hear of the flea joke? Vivien - 02/02/2012 03:23:06 AM 883 Views
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