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Russian Language and Literature Courses in Russian
RUSS 2. Elementary Russian.
Ms. Dwyer. This course continues the acquisition of basic
oral communication with a focus on Russian grammar in social
and cultural contexts. Intensive oral and written practice.
Prerequisite: Russian 1 or equivalent.
RUSS 11, 13. Conversation:
Contemporary Russian Language and Culture.
Ms. Bashaw / Ms. Amirkhanova, Russian Language
Resident. Open to all students except native speakers.
Credit for satisfactory participation in Oldenborg Center
activities and two conversation classes weekly.
Prerequisite: one year of college-level language study or
equivalent. Cumulative, one-fourth course credit; graded
P/NC. Does not satisfy the foreign-language requirement.
Limited to one enrollment per semester and a cumulative
total of one course credit. Offered each semester.
RUSS 44. Advanced Russian.
Ms. Rudova. This course continues the study of the Russian
grammatical system. Focus on oral communicative strategies,
advanced syntax, study of short poems, prose and film.
Prerequisite: Russian 33 or equivalent.
RUSS 180. Readings in
Nineteenth-Century
Russian Literature. Mr. Klioutchkine. Close
analysis of central passages from Russian classics with an
emphasis on provocative and often controversial meanings
that are frequently lost in translation and missed even by
native speakers of Russian. Prerequisites: Russian 44 or
equivalent. Prerequisites: Russian 44 or
equivalent, and permission of instructor.
Literature and Culture Courses in English
These courses do not require knowledge of Russian. Special
separate sections are usually created for those who would
like to read and discuss the texts in the original Russian
language.
RUST 79. Short Fiction by Russian
Masters. Mr. Klioutchkine. Russian culture of the
nineteenth century in the European context. Focus on short
stories and novellas by Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Turgenev,
Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Chekhov.
RUST 112. Politicizing magic. Ms. Rudova.
Explores the evolution of the fairy-tale genre from folklore
to Soviet culture. Special focus on the role of the genre in
the creation of Soviet mythology. Study of different
critical approaches and structure of the genre.
RUST 176.
Moscow-Berlin/Berlin-Moscow. Ms. Dwyer, Mr.
Rindisbacher. Addresses the changing relationship between
Germany and Russia (Soviet Union) and how it affects the
countries of Eastern Europe during the 20th century.
Explores political, cultural, and military histories of the
two countries, their literary and cultural traditions, and
the many forms of their interactions over time.
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