Courses in Russian
Courses in Russian Language
A RUS 101 Elementary Russian I (4)
Introduction to the fundamentals of Russian grammar and basic vocabulary through extensive classroom drills, graded readings and translations. Systematic attention to essentials of pronunciation. Some laboratory work. Native speakers of Russian may not take this course without permission of chair. Language courses must be taken in sequence. A student may not earn graduation credit for a lower-level course taken concurrently with a higher-level course or after receiving credit for a higher-level course in the sequence.
A RUS 102 Elementary Russian II (4)
Continuation of A RUS 101. Some laboratory work. Native speakers of Russian may not take this course without permission of chair. Language courses must be taken in sequence. A student may not earn graduation credit for a lower-level course taken concurrently with a higher-level course or after receiving credit for a higher-level course in the sequence. Prerequisite(s): A RUS 101 or permission of chair.
A RUS 201Y Intermediate Russian I (5)
Review of basic grammar; major grammatical issues not covered in elementary Russian; reading, translation, composition, and conversation. Some laboratory or drill each week. Also offered in the University in High School Program. Language courses must be taken in sequence. A student may not earn graduation credit for a lower-level course taken concurrently with a higher-level course or after receiving credit for a higher-level course in the sequence. Prerequisite(s): A RUS 102 or equivalent.
A RUS 202Y Intermediate Russian II (5)
Continuation of A RUS 201 with increased use of Russian as language of instruction. Some laboratory or drill each week. Also offered in the University in High School Program. Language courses must be taken in sequence. A student may not earn graduation credit for a lower-level course taken concurrently with a higher-level course or after receiving credit for a higher-level course in the sequence. Prerequisite(s): A RUS 201 or equivalent.
A RUS 301 Advanced Russian I (3)
Essential fine points of morphology and syntax; reading, translation, composition. Taught predominantly in Russian. Prerequisite(s): A RUS 202 or equivalent. May not be offered in 2012-2013.
A RUS 302 Advanced Russian II (3)
Continuation of A RUS 301. Taught predominantly in Russian. Prerequisite(s): A RUS 301 or equivalent. May not be offered in 2012-2013.
A RUS 311Y Russian Conversation (3)
Advanced conversation in idiomatic, colloquial Russian; oral reports, free discussion; systematic practical phonetics; content reflecting everyday activities and current events. Taught in Russian. Three classes, two laboratories or drills each week. May be repeated for credit when content varies, with permission of instructor. Prerequisite(s): A RUS 202 or equivalent. May not be offered in 2012-2013.
A RUS 397 Independent Study (1–6)
Directed reading and conferences on selected topics. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite(s): junior or senior standing, and permission of instructor and the undergraduate program director.
A RUS 401 Advanced Russian Grammar (3)
Careful review of problematic grammar topics, development of reading and analysis with particular attention to morphology and syntax, improvement of writing skills. Prerequisite(s): A RUS 302 or permission of instructor or the undergraduate program director. May not be offered in 2012-2013.
Literature and Culture Courses in English Translation
A RUS 161/161Z Russian Civilization (3)
The cultural and ideological development of Russia from the inheritance of the Byzantine Empire through the 1917 Russian Revolution. Includes various aspects of history, political systems, economy and culture and the arts. Conducted in English. Only one version of A RUS 161 may be taken for credit. May not be offered in 2012-2013.
A RUS 162/162Z Russia Today (3)
Introduction to the society and culture of contemporary Russia, focusing in part on the continuities and differences between Soviet and post-Soviet period. Topics to be studied include: the linguistic and cultural revolution of the 1990s, individual adaptation to a new economic environment, official and unofficial attempts to “construct” a new Russia. Conducted in English. Only one version of A RUS 162 may be taken for credit.
A RUS 251 Masterpieces of 19th Century Russian Literature (3)
Survey of the development of Russian literature, particularly prose fiction, from the age of Pushkin to 1900. Readings will be chosen from short stories and novels by the following writers: Pushkin, Gogol, Lermontov, Turgenev, Goncharov, Tolstoy, and Dostoevsky. Conducted in English. May not be offered in 2012-2013.
A RUS 252 Masterpieces of 20th Century Russian Literature (3)
Survey of the development of Russian literature, particularly prose fiction, from the turn of the century to the death of Stalin (1953). Readings will be chosen from short stories and novels by the following writers: Chekhov, Gorky, Olesha, Bulgakov, Babel, Pasternak, Zamyatin, and Sholokhov. Conducted in English. May not be offered in 2012-2013.
A RUS 253 Contemporary Russian Literature (3)
Survey of Soviet literature from the death of Stalin (1953) to the present. Readings taken primarily from prose fiction by such writers as Solzhenitsyn, Trifonov, Aksyonov, Shukshin, Bitov, and Erofeyev. Discussion of how the changing political situation has affected writers and literature. Conducted in English. May not be offered in 2012-2013.
A RUS 280 Soviet and Russian Cinema (3)
Main trends in the development of Russian and Soviet cinema, from the silents of the early 20th century to the period of glasnost and the post-Soviet era. Introduction to the theories of Eisenstein, Vertov, Kuleshov, and others. Social and political issues explored through famous classic and contemporary films. Conducted in English.
