Suggestions for a Course on Leadership

[Rita Safariants]

As far as women in leadership roles are concerned, Olga Shapir's short story, "The Settlement" might be useful. I recently taught it in a Freshman Writing course and many of the students found the character of Dunyasha, who takes on the responsibilities of the head of the household, very compelling.

Rita Safariants
Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian Studies
Vassar College

On Oct 4, 2013, at 3:43 PM, Martha Kelly <kellymartha at MISSOURI.EDU> wrote:

> Tolstoy comes to mind first. _Khadzhi Murat_, or "Master and Man," or "Father Sergius," for a start. Along different lines, Dostoevsky's "Dream of a Ridiculous Man." 
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> Martha Kelly
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> University of Missouri
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