1. Translation topic: employment trends in Russia, youth unemployment, growing interest in vocational professions, emphasis on solving urban job shortages 2. Literary texts: analysis of themes such as supernatural elements (Pushkin), satire of bureaucracy and character traits (Gogol), realism and tragedy (Chekhov), loss of personal life and ideological shifts (Solzhenitsyn), Soviet womanhood and 1960s Moscow lifestyle (Baranskaya), generational conflict and relationship dynamics (Ulitskaya) 3. Film analysis section: moral character, loneliness, blind faith in Soviet system, love triangle, character development, realism of friendship, individual vs. authority themes (Shepitko, Mikhalkov, Bodrov, Zvyagintsev) 4. Essay requirements: two questions to be answered, choice flexibility across Sections B and C, 215–250 words expected per essay 5. Assessment focus: critical evaluation of character depth, thematic importance, realism, author/director success in conveying messages 6. Translation restriction: no dictionaries or copies of texts allowed, use of black ink, strict time allocation (2h 40min), total 120 marks including 20 for translation and 50 per essay