Course ListingsFall 2012RussianRUS 0001ELEMENTARY R<strong>USS</strong>IANBasic convers<strong>at</strong>ion and communic<strong>at</strong>ion skills. Fundamentals ofpronunci<strong>at</strong>ion and grammar. One additional hour.Sections03146 RUS 0001A F Lemelin, Christ 1.0 Plus Addtl Hour03147 RUS 0001B C Petrov, Nancy 1.0 Plus Addtl HourRUS 0003INTERMEDIATE R<strong>USS</strong>IANCompletion of the formal study of grammar. Emphasis onconvers<strong>at</strong>ional and compositional skills.Prerequisites: RUS 2 or equivalent.Sections0314803149RUS 0003A E+EF Petrov, Nancy 1.0 Prereq: Rus 2Or PlacementRUS 0003B H+HF Lemelin, Christ 1.0 Prereq:rus2/placementRUS 0021COMPOSITION/CONVERSATIONSelected grammar topics. Advanced oral and written drill.Compositions, reports, and discussions based on readings ofjournalistic and literary prose and film viewings.Prerequisites: RUS 4 or equivalent.Sections03150RUS 002101 ARR Chaput, P<strong>at</strong>rici 1.0 Prereq: Rus4Or Consent:Meets Mw3:00-4:15,F12-12:50RUS 0062MOD R<strong>USS</strong>IAN LITERATURERussian liter<strong>at</strong>ure from the rise of Stalin to the chaos of thecontemporary post-Soviet period. Analysis of both socialist-realist anddissident writing. Focus on tensions between ideological-culturalimper<strong>at</strong>ives and artistic freedom through Soviet period as well as inpost-modern currents of today. Readings include Bulgakov,Solzhenitsyn, Akhm<strong>at</strong>ova, Tolstaya, Pl<strong>at</strong>onov. (May be taken <strong>at</strong>100-level).Sections03557 RUS 006201 G+ Lemelin, Christ 1.0 In EnglishRUS 0065DOSTOEVSKYDostoevsky's evolution as a writer and thinker, from his beginnings insocialist utopianism to his emergence as one of Russia's foremostreligious philosophers. His explor<strong>at</strong>ion of the unconscious, social andmoral transgression, revolution, the human condition, and religioustruth. Readings include Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, BrothersKaramazov. Altern<strong>at</strong>e years. (May be taken <strong>at</strong> 100 level with consent).Sections03558 RUS 006501 J+ Marquette, Scar 1.0 In EnglishRUS 0080R<strong>USS</strong>IAN FILMSurvey of film classics by Eisenstein, Pudovkin, Vertov, Tarkovsky, andothers, tracing the parallels between the history of film and the historyof the new Soviet st<strong>at</strong>e and society. Lenin and film as propaganda; theexperimental twenties; cinema verité (kinopravda); Socialist Realism;the Gre<strong>at</strong> P<strong>at</strong>riotic War; the "thaw"; 1960s to present: conserv<strong>at</strong>ives vs.liberals; unbanned films, and the new cinema of glasnost, perestroika,and post-Soviet Russia. Films with English subtitles.Sections03152 RUS 008001 ARR Johnson, Vida T 1.0 In English;Meets Tr4:30-7:00pm;Cap Course 14Se<strong>at</strong>sRUS 0093DIRECTED STUDY: LANG/LITGuided independent study of an approved topic. Variable credit.Please see departmental website for specific details.Sections03154 RUS 009301 TBA Johnson, Vida T 0.5 Permission OfInstructor03156 RUS 009304 TBA Gassel-vozlinsk 0.5 Permission OfInstructorRUS 0099INTERNSHIPFieldwork <strong>at</strong> a business, school, government, or community serviceloc<strong>at</strong>ion th<strong>at</strong> involves substantial use of Russian language (150 hours,full credit; 75 hours, half credit). Weekly journal or project in Russian.Students must arrange faculty advising on campus and professionalsupervision <strong>at</strong> the site. May count for the major with prior permission.Please see departmental website for specific details.Sections03157 RUS 009901 TBA 1.0 Permission OfInstructorRUS 0121ADVANCED R<strong>USS</strong>IANClasses conducted entirely in Russian, advanced concepts in grammarand stylistics, intensive reading, and discussions.Prerequisites: RUS 22.Sections03159RUS 012101 ARR Gassel, T<strong>at</strong>yana 1.0 Meetsmw4:30-5:45,f10:30-11:20;prereq:rus22orplacementRUS 0123R<strong>USS</strong>IA TODAY:POL & MEDIALanguage course for advanced students of Russian, includingn<strong>at</strong>ive/near-n<strong>at</strong>ive speakers, focusing on issues of contemporaryRussia through the lens of politics and media. Topics include thepost-Soviet political landscape, rise of n<strong>at</strong>ionalism, st<strong>at</strong>e power, publicexpression, journalism, and crime. Course m<strong>at</strong>erial includes massmedia, pop culture, TV, documentaries, news and the Internet. Workincludes essays, oral reports, and an independent research project. Allwork and m<strong>at</strong>erials in Russian.Prerequisites: RUS 122 or permission of instructor.Sections03560RUS 012301 M+ Gassel, T<strong>at</strong>yana 1.0 Russian 121 OrPlacementRUS 0162MOD RUS LIT 1930-TODAYRussian liter<strong>at</strong>ure from the rise of Stalin to the chaos of thecontemporary post-Soviet period. Analysis of both socialist-realist anddissident writing. Focus on tensions between ideological-culturalimper<strong>at</strong>ives and artistic freedom through Soviet period as well as inpost-modern currents of today. Readings include Bulgakov,Solzhenitsyn, Akhm<strong>at</strong>ova, Tolstaya, Pl<strong>at</strong>onov. Additional readings inRussian and extra class meetings. (Also offered <strong>at</strong> lower-level).Sections04002 RUS 016201 G+ Staff 1.0 Upper LevelRus 62; AddtlHour, ReadingsIn Russian<strong>Tufts</strong> <strong>University</strong> Course Listings, Fall 2012Page 163
RUS 0165DOSTOEVSKYDostoevsky's evolution as a writer and thinker, from his beginnings insocialist utopianism to his emergence as one of Russia's foremostreligious philosophers. His explor<strong>at</strong>ion of the unconscious, social andmoral transgression, revolution, the human condition, and religioustruth. Readings include Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, BrothersKaramazov. Altern<strong>at</strong>e years. (Also offered as lower-level).Sections03559 RUS 016501 J+ Marquette, Scar 1.0 Upper LevelRus65; AddtlHour; ReadingsIn RussianRUS 0193ADVANCED DIRECTED STUDYGuided independent study of an approved topic conducted in Russian.Variable credit.Please see departmental website for specific details.Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.Sections0316203164RUS 019301 TBA Johnson, Vida T 1.0 Permission OfInstructorRUS 019304 TBA Gassel-vozlinsk 1.0 Permission OfInstructorRUS 0198SENIOR HONORS THESISSee Thesis Honors Program for details.Please see departmental website for specific details.Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.Sections03165RUS 019801 TBA 1.0 Permission OfInstructorCourse ListingsFall 2012Russian<strong>Tufts</strong> <strong>University</strong> Course Listings, Fall 2012Page 164
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