1. English–Russian translation topic: air pollution crisis in Saint Petersburg, 77% resident concern, vehicle exhaust as primary cause, presidential proposal for low-emission zones, public transport development as environmental necessity 2. Literary analysis: The Queen of Spades (Pushkin), madness as central theme, character study of Hermann; The Government Inspector (Gogol), satire on provincial corruption, St. Petersburg vs. provincial town contrast 3. Literary analysis: The Cherry Orchard (Chekhov), social class disparity, Lopakhin’s realism and transformation; One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Solzhenitsyn), depiction of GULAG hardship, authority dynamics 4. Literary analysis: A Week Like Any Other (Baranskaya), Soviet working women’s dual burden, Dima as representation of 1960s male archetype; Sonechka (Ulitskaya), analysis of Sonechka’s respectability, Robert Viktorovich’s complexity 5. Film analysis: Wings (Shepitko), cinematographic portrayal of Nadya’s identity and relationships; Burnt by the Sun (Mikhalkov), realism of Kotov–Nadia bond, character depth of Mitya 6. Film analysis: Prisoner of the Mountains (Bodrov), Sasha’s moral standing, war-time human connection; Leviathan (Zvyagintsev), realism of provincial Russian town, victimization of Lilia under systemic corruption