An examination of selected works of Russian literature that were censored, banned or otherwise prohibited, from tsarist Russia through the Soviet period. The role of censorship in Russian cultural life, and the great works of literature that flourished in spite of it. No prerequisites. May also be offered as ENGL 4337; credit will be granted in only one department. Students taking the course as RUSS 4304 read some texts in the original. Taught in English.