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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 1595 Views
I have no idea, BUT nossy - 26/01/2012 01:29:02 PM 1021 Views
Oh, I'd read it right after I finish Le Monde's list Larry - 26/01/2012 01:44:59 PM 1098 Views
I can come up with 75 without any problem Tom - 26/01/2012 05:10:47 PM 1086 Views
I was wondering if you'd have to include Sholokhov there Larry - 26/01/2012 05:15:48 PM 929 Views
I think it's probably safe to conclude from that list... Legolas - 26/01/2012 08:15:35 PM 972 Views
Considering his first 20... Larry - 26/01/2012 09:30:10 PM 912 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 899 Views
You were absolutely 100% correct, though. Tom - 26/01/2012 11:29:50 PM 826 Views
It was more in chronological order, rather than in terms of quality Tom - 26/01/2012 11:35:10 PM 2794 Views
Ah Larry - 26/01/2012 11:48:25 PM 873 Views
It was that obvious? *NM* Tom - 26/01/2012 11:29:06 PM 359 Views
Apparently not for me Larry - 26/01/2012 11:34:29 PM 893 Views
The only Sorokin I care to read is Pitirim Sorokin. Tom - 26/01/2012 11:39:39 PM 858 Views
Pelevin being the exception? Larry - 26/01/2012 11:49:18 PM 855 Views
"SNUFF" is coming out in English in February already? Tom - 27/01/2012 12:04:16 AM 810 Views
The Hall of the Singing Caryatids Larry - 27/01/2012 10:55:36 AM 838 Views
That was his 2008 book, called "P5" in Russian. Tom - 27/01/2012 08:18:06 PM 807 Views
Re: I can come up with 75 without any problem Tom - 27/01/2012 12:02:55 AM 924 Views
good list aragornital - 29/01/2012 09:06:28 AM 870 Views
I studiously avoided Fonvizin. Tom - 31/01/2012 08:37:04 PM 895 Views
Zamyatin? *NM* rebelaessedai - 30/01/2012 10:17:29 AM 418 Views
What did you want to ask about Zamyatin? *NM* Tom - 31/01/2012 08:38:31 PM 396 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 411 Views
Shit, did I miss it? rebelaessedai - 03/02/2012 09:07:24 AM 957 Views
Re: Zamyatin? Vivien - 02/02/2012 03:27:01 AM 804 Views
I agree. *NM* rebelaessedai - 03/02/2012 09:08:02 AM 398 Views
Stupid double post. *NM* rebelaessedai - 30/01/2012 10:17:30 AM 364 Views
I'm more interested in how this would be enforced A Deathwatch Guard - 27/01/2012 02:39:15 AM 946 Views
The same way everybody else does it... DomA - 27/01/2012 04:14:41 AM 979 Views
That's exactly what they're talking about. Tom - 27/01/2012 04:38:08 AM 991 Views
Did you ever hear of the flea joke? Vivien - 02/02/2012 03:23:06 AM 1017 Views
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