RUSS 101-01 |
Elementary Russian Instructor: Elena Duzs, Ekaterina Ausheva Course Description:
An intensive study of the fundamentals of Russian grammar, with an emphasis on the development of reading, writing, speaking, and understanding skills. Short stories and songs will supplement the text.
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08:30 AM-09:20 AM, MTWRF BOSLER 222 |
RUSS 101-02 |
Elementary Russian Instructor: Ekaterina Ausheva, Elena Duzs Course Description:
An intensive study of the fundamentals of Russian grammar, with an emphasis on the development of reading, writing, speaking, and understanding skills. Short stories and songs will supplement the text.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MTWRF BOSLER 222 |
RUSS 201-01 |
Intermediate Russian Instructor: Alyssa DeBlasio, Ekaterina Ausheva Course Description:
Advanced grammar review incorporating controlled reading and composition. Emphasis on speaking competence continued through oral reports and conversational topics. Prerequisite: 102 or the equivalent. This course fulfills the language graduation requirement.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MTWRF BOSLER 211 |
RUSS 231-01 |
Russian for Discussion Instructor: Ekaterina Ausheva Course Description:
Practice in the techniques and patterns of everyday conversation, especially as these reflect different cultural orientations. Reading and discussion of short works by well-known authors. Prerequisite: 202 or the equivalent.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MWF BOSLER 222 |
RUSS 243-01 |
The Most Important Art: Russian & Soviet Film Instructor: Elena Duzs Course Description:
Cross-listed with FMST 210-03.Course taught in English. The course will examine contributions by Russian and Soviet directors to the development of film as an art form. Students will view classic films of the Russian canon, while also gaining a familiarity with current trends in filmmaking. We will also investigate the development of the Soviet-Russian film industry and the close links between film and politics in the history of Russo-Soviet cinema. No knowledge of Russian is required. Conducted in English. Offered every other year.
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03:00 PM-04:15 PM, MR BOSLER 314 |
RUSS 254-01 |
Revolution, War, and Daily Life in Modern Russia Instructor: Karl Qualls Course Description:
Cross-listed with HIST 254-01.Course taught in English. This course explores Russia's attempts to forge modernity since the late 19th century. Students will explore the rise of socialism and communism, centralization of nearly all aspects of life (arts, politics, economics, and even sexual relations), and opposition to the terror regime's attempts to remake life and the post-Soviet state's attempts to overcome Russia's past.This course is cross-listed as HIST 254.
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11:30 AM-12:20 PM, MWF DENNY 203 |
RUSS 335-01 |
Popular Culture and New Media Instructor: Alyssa DeBlasio Course Description:
This course will examine one or several elements and/or genres in Russian popular culture, including folk tales, detective novels, anecdotes, film, television, music, the Internet, and new media. Students will practice close reading and analysis of authentic texts through the study of analytic genres specific to these fields in Russia and the US.
Prerequisite: 231, 232 or equivalent.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MWF BOSLER 211 |