Russian (RUSS)

For students with no prior experience studying Russian. Development of oral, interpretive, and written language skills in Russian through exposure to authentic texts and multimedia, vocabulary and grammar-building activities, communicative tasks, and cultural projects. Notes: RUSS 101 and RUSS 102 must be taken in sequence. RUSS 110 is the combination of RUSS 101 and RUSS 102. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts. Equivalent to RUSS 110.

Continuation of RUSS 101. For students with prior experience studying Russian. Development of oral, interpretive, and written language skills in Russian through exposure to authentic texts and multimedia, vocabulary and grammar-building activities, communicative tasks, and cultural projects. Notes: RUSS 101 and RUSS 102 must be taken in sequence. RUSS 110 is the combination of RUSS 101 and RUSS 102. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts. Equivalent to RUSS 110.

Combination of RUSS 101 and RUSS 102. Intensive introduction to Russian for students with no prior experience studying the language. Development of oral, interpretive, and written language skills in Russian through exposure to authentic texts and multimedia, vocabulary and grammar-building activities, communicative tasks, and cultural projects. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts. Equivalent to RUSS 101, RUSS 102.

Further development of oral, interpretive, and written language skills in Russian through exposure to authentic texts and multimedia, vocabulary and grammar-building activities, communicative tasks, and cultural projects. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.

Continuation of RUSS 201. Further development of oral, interpretive, and written language skills in Russian through exposure to authentic texts and multimedia, vocabulary and grammar-building activities, communicative tasks, and cultural projects. Notes: RUSS 202 fulfills foreign language requirement. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.

Develops in students ability to express themselves orally on topics of current interest and everyday situations. Provides practice in more difficult forms of written expression. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.

Readings of Russian literary works in original language with lectures, discussions, and exam in Russian. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.

Reading and discussion of recent short stories by best-known Russian writers of today. Notes: Readings in original language. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.

Study of works of major Russian writers in translation. Writers to be studied vary. Notes: May be repeated for credit when course content is different. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 9 credits.

Surveys Russian literature from its beginning to 1880. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.

Surveys Russian literature of late 19th and 20th centuries. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.

Civilization and culture of Russia and former Soviet Union. Includes films, slides, and music in addition to readings and lectures. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.

Considers how cultural forms shape political and social debates, with modern Russia as a central case within broader global trends. Examines how public discourses are produced and contested through media, journalism, political cinema and documentary art, music, and digital communication in a globalized world. Topics include propaganda, entertainment, popular culture, youth culture, sport, influencer politics, and protest art. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.

Comprehensive study of the more difficult characteristics of contemporary standard Russian in areas of grammar, style, and vocabulary usage. Emphasizes developing fluency in oral and written expression. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.

Comprehensive study of the more difficult characteristics of contemporary standard Russian in areas of grammar, style, and vocabulary usage. Emphasizes developing fluency in oral and written expression. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.

Explores the “fall of communism” and how the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe have transformed since 1989. Through a variety of methods, explores survival and creation of new cultural and political practices within the market relations, commodification, and nationalisms in the post-Soviet era. Covers a wide range of topics such as nationalism, oligarchs, workers, gender, the self, religion, environmentalism, misinformation, memory of the socialist past, and Russia’s war in Ukraine. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.

Reading, translation, and discussion of Russian materials in fields of history, politics, geography, and sociology. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.

Development of Russian theater including directing techniques in Moscow Art Theater. Reading and discussion of major Russian plays of 19th and 20th centuries. Notes: Course work in English; knowledge of Russian not required. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.

Historical development of Russian poetry and representative works of major poets. Notes: Reading in Russian; course work in English and Russian. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.

Russian, Soviet, and post-Soviet films selected by type, period, or director with emphasis varying from year to year. Required viewings, student discussion, and written critiques. Notes: May be repeated once with permission of department or film studies adviser. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 9 credits.

Advanced study of Russian language and culture with emphasis on developing high-level communicative proficiency in context. Students engage with authentic texts, discussions, and writing to strengthen their fluency, accuracy, and cultural understanding. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.

Advanced work in major grammatical and lexical topics of Russian with an emphasis on professional and workplace communication through guided written and oral practices. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.

Research and analysis of selected problem in language, literature, or culture in consultation with member of Russian studies faculty. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts.