RUSS 101: Elementary Russian

For students with no previous training in or minimal knowledge of Russian. Simultaneous development of skills in speaking, reading, aural comprehension, writing. Students with prior instruction or who speak Russian at home should consult the department for placement information. Class meets five days a week. 6 credit; Does not fulfill a distribution requirement, Does not fulfill a curricular exploration requirement; offered Fall 2012 -- D. Nemec Ignashev, A. Dotlibova

RUSS 102: Elementary Russian

Continues Russian 101. Prerequisite: Russian 101 or placement. Class meets five days a week. 6 credit; Does not fulfill a distribution requirement, Does not fulfill a curricular exploration requirement; offered Winter 2013 -- A. Dotlibova, L. Goering

RUSS 103: Elementary Russian

Concludes introductory method of Russian 101-102. Prerequisite: Russian 102 or placement. Class meets five days a week. 6 credit; Does not fulfill a distribution requirement, Does not fulfill a curricular exploration requirement; offered Spring 2013 -- A. Dotlibova, L. Goering

RUSS 107: Moscow Program: Beginning Grammar

This course will focus on continued study of the fundamentals of Russian grammar, vocabulary expansion, and activation. This course is conducted by members of Moscow State University Philological Faculty and supervised by the program director. Prerequisite: For students who have just recently begun their study of the Russian language, having completed or tested beyond elementary Russian 102. 4 credit; Does not fulfill a distribution requirement, Does not fulfill a curricular exploration requirement; not offered 2012-2013

RUSS 108: Moscow Program: Beginning Phonetics

This course is taken in combination with Russian 107. Students focus on the essentials of Russian pronunciation with preliminary work in intonation. This course is conducted by members of Moscow State University Philological Faculty and supervised by the program director. 2 credit; Does not fulfill a distribution requirement, Does not fulfill a curricular exploration requirement; not offered 2012-2013

RUSS 109: Moscow Program: Beginning Conversation

This course is taken in combination with Russian 107. Emphasis on socially relevant material. This course is conducted by members of Moscow State University Philological Faculty and supervised by the program director. 3 credit; Does not fulfill a distribution requirement, Does not fulfill a curricular exploration requirement; not offered 2012-2013

RUSS 150: Contemporary Russian Culture and Society

This course surveys the complexities and contradictions of contemporary Russia, which today struggles with geography, climate, ethnic and religious diversity, and the legacies of serfdom and official corruption. Course materials include visual media (film, animation, computer graphics), short fiction (fairy tales, classical short works, and post-modern sci-fi), economic reviews, Chechnya reportage, and documentary. Course requirements: short papers aimed at the portfolio, occasional quizzes, final exam. No knowledge of Russian language or Russian studies assumed or required. No prerequisites. 6 credit; Humanities, Humanistic Inquiry, Writing Requirement, International Studies; not offered 2012-2013

RUSS 204: Intermediate Russian

Continued four-skill development using texts and resources from a variety of sources. Emphasis on communicative skills. Prerequisite: Russian 103 or placement. Class meets five days a week. 6 credit; Does not fulfill a distribution requirement, Does not fulfill a curricular exploration requirement; offered Fall 2012 -- A. Dotlibova, D. Nemec Ignashev

RUSS 205: Russian in Cultural Contexts

In this course students continue to develop skills of narration, listening comprehension, and writing, while exploring issues of contemporary Russian life and consciousness. The issues are examined from the position of two cultures: American and Russian. The course draws on a variety of sources for reading and viewing, including the periodic press, film, and music. Prerequisite: Russian 204 or placement. 6 credit; Does not fulfill a distribution requirement, International Studies, Does not fulfill a curricular exploration requirement; offered Winter 2013 -- A. Dotlibova

RUSS 207: Moscow Program: Intermediate Grammar

This course aims at vocabulary expansion and the assimilation and activation of formulaic conversational structures and speech etiquette at the same time it develops familiarity with more complex principles of Russian grammar. This course is conducted by members of Moscow State University Philological Faculty and supervised by the program director. Prerequisite: Russian 205 or placement. 4 credit; Does not fulfill a distribution requirement, Does not fulfill a curricular exploration requirement; not offered 2012-2013

RUSS 208: Moscow Program: Intermediate Phonetics

This course is taken in combination with Russian 207. Students focus on the essentials of Russian pronunciation and correction. Preliminary work in intonation will be offered. This course is conducted by members of Moscow State University Philological Faculty and supervised by the program director. 2 credit; Does not fulfill a distribution requirement, Does not fulfill a curricular exploration requirement; not offered 2012-2013

RUSS 209: Moscow Program: Intermediate Conversation

This course is taken in combination with Russian 207. Emphasis will be placed on socially relevant reading materials. This course is conducted by members of Moscow State University Philological Faculty and supervised by the program director. 3 credit; Does not fulfill a distribution requirement, Does not fulfill a curricular exploration requirement; not offered 2012-2013

RUSS 227: Moscow Program: Russia East and West

Students will read non-fiction and fiction that explores and illuminates Russia's dual identity as European and Asian. Literary readings will include fairy tales, saints' lives, and short prose and poetry by Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Rasputin, Vampilov, and others. Through readings, excursions, and travel in European and Asian Russia students will place the readings in the large cultural context of contemporary Russian, both historical and contemporary. The evaluative exercise for this course will include a project and/or a final examination. 6 credit; Arts and Literature, Recognition and Affirmation of Difference Requirement, Humanistic Inquiry, International Studies; not offered 2012-2013

RUSS 244: Russian Literature in Translation: The Novel to 1917

A survey of representative works from the early nineteenth century to 1917. Close textual analysis will be combined with discussion of the evolution of the genre in its historical and cultural context. Works by Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Gogol and others. No prior knowledge of Russian or Russian history is required. 6 credit; Arts and Literature, Writing Requirement, Literary/Artistic Analysis, Writing Requirement, International Studies; not offered 2012-2013

RUSS 261: Lolita

Rejected by every major publisher to which the author submitted it, first published in France in 1955 by a press known for pornographic trash, Vladimir Nabokov’s scandalous novel of a middle-aged college professor obsessed with a twelve-year-old girl continues to feed controversy as well as to challenge and delight readers with its labyrinthian narrative, endless wordplay, innumerable meta-artistic allusions, and troublesome eroticism. Thus warned, you are invited to join the jury in deliberating the designs and delights of this twentieth-century literary classic. Conducted in English. 3 credit; Arts and Literature, Literary/Artistic Analysis, Writing Requirement; offered Winter 2013 -- D. Nemec Ignashev

RUSS 266: Dostoevsky

An introduction to the works of Dostoevsky. Readings include Poor Folk, Notes from the Underground, and The Brothers Karamazov. Conducted entirely in English. No prerequisites and no knowledge of Russian literature or history required. 3 credit; Arts and Literature, Literary/Artistic Analysis, International Studies; not offered 2012-2013

RUSS 267: War and Peace

Close reading and discussion of Tolstoy's magnum opus. Conducted entirely in English. No prerequisites and no knowledge of Russian literature or history required. 3 credit; Arts and Literature, Literary/Artistic Analysis, International Studies; not offered 2012-2013

RUSS 268: Russian Fiction of the Soviet Period

What avenues of literary expression are open to a writer when the government declares "socialist realism" to be the only acceptable artistic method? In this course we will read novels and short prose written in Russia between 1917 and 1991. Writers to be covered will range from those who conformed in varying degrees to governmental strictures to those who risked their lives to circulate their works underground or publish them abroad. Works by Olesha, Bulgakov, Pasternak, Solzhenitsyn, Tolstaia, and others. In translation. No prerequisite. 6 credit; Arts and Literature, Writing Requirement, Literary/Artistic Analysis, Writing Requirement, International Studies; not offered 2012-2013

RUSS 301: Russian Skill Maintenance

Continued language practice and skill development. Topic in 2011-2012: morphology and vocabulary-building. Meets once weekly. May be repeated according to need; six credits may be counted towards the Russian major. Prerequisites: Russian 204 3 credit; Does not fulfill a distribution requirement, Does not fulfill a curricular exploration requirement; not offered 2012-2013

RUSS 307: Moscow Program: Advanced Grammar

This course combines advanced work in Russian grammar (largely corrective) and fundamentals in composition, with conversational Russian. Prerequisite: at least 6-12 credits beyond Russian 205/­206. 4 credit; Does not fulfill a distribution requirement, Does not fulfill a curricular exploration requirement; not offered 2012-2013

RUSS 308: Moscow Program: Advanced Phonetics and Intonation

This course is taken in combination with Russian 307. Students focus on corrective pronunciation and theory and practice of Russian intonation. This course is conducted by members of Moscow State University Philological Faculty and supervised by the program director. 2 credit; Does not fulfill a distribution requirement, Does not fulfill a curricular exploration requirement; not offered 2012-2013

RUSS 309: Moscow Program: Advanced Composition

This course is taken in combination with Russian 307. Materials will combine literary classics with the socially relevant. This course is conducted by members of Moscow State University Philological Faculty and supervised by the program director. 3 credit; Does not fulfill a distribution requirement, Does not fulfill a curricular exploration requirement; not offered 2012-2013

RUSS 331: Russia's Literature of the Uncanny

A survey of Russia's literature of the fantastic, including: saints' lives, fairy tales, and works by writers such as Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Leskov, Remizov, Grin, Platonov, A.N. Tolstoy, Kharms, Kataev, Sinyavsky, Pelevin, Petrushevskaia. This course is conducted in Russian. Prerequisites: Russian 205 or faculty permission. 6 credit; Arts and Literature, Literary/Artistic Analysis, International Studies; not offered 2012-2013

RUSS 333: Russian Literature for Children

Many well-known Russian writers also wrote literature for children. Some sought new ways of educating; others sought refuge from the constraints of censorship. Some incorporated themes from folklore; others created new characters who became part of the literary culture shared by all Russians. This course will examine the evolution of Russian writing for children from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Works by Tolstoy, Chukovskii, Zoshchenko, Olesha, Kharms, Marshak and others. Conducted in Russian. Prerequisites: Russian 205 or faculty permission. 6 credit; Arts and Literature, Literary/Artistic Analysis, International Studies; not offered 2012-2013

RUSS 336: Pushkin

A study of the major poetry, drama and prose of Russia's most important poet. Prerequisite: Russian 205 or permission of the instructor. 6 credit; Arts and Literature, Literary/Artistic Analysis, International Studies; offered Winter 2013 -- L. Goering

RUSS 345: Russian Cultural Idioms of the Nineteenth Century

An introduction to the names, quotations and events that every Russian knows--knowledge which is essential to understanding Russian literature, history and culture of the last two centuries. We will study the works of Russian writers (Griboedov and Pushkin, Leskov and Dostoevsky), composers (Glinka, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-­Korsakov and Tchaikovsky), artists (Briullov, Ivanov, the Itinerants) and actors (Mochalov, Shchepkin) in the context of social thought and the social movements of the nineteenth century. Conducted in Russian. Prerequisite: Russian 205 or permission of the instructor. 6 credit; Arts and Literature, International Studies, Does not fulfill a curricular exploration requirement; not offered 2012-2013

RUSS 351: Chekhov

A study of Chekhov's short fiction, both as an object of literary analysis and in the interpretation of critics, stage directors and filmmakers of the twentieth century. We will also examine the continuation of the Chekhovian tradition in the works of writers such as Bunin, Petrushevskaia and Pietsukh. Conducted in Russian. Prerequisite: Russian 205 or permission of the instructor. 6 credit; Arts and Literature, Literary/Artistic Analysis, International Studies; not offered 2012-2013

RUSS 395: Senior Seminar: The Cult of Stalin

Drawing on materials from film, literature, architecture, and mass culture, we will examine the cult of Iosif Stalin during "the Leader's" lifetime and continuing into subsequent eras through both repudiation and periodic revivals. We will address the pagan and Christian foundations of the Stalin cult, as well as its connections with the cult of Lenin. Conducted entirely in Russian. Prerequisite: at least 6 credits at the level of Russian 330 or higher or permission of the instructor. 6 credit; Arts and Literature; offered Spring 2013 -- A. Dotlibova

RUSS 400: Integrative Exercise

6 credit; S/NC; Does not fulfill a distribution requirement; offered Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Spring 2013 -- L. Goering, D. Nemec Ignashev