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Russian (RUS)
A major requires twenty-four hours beyond RUS 153 and must include RUS 215, 216, 221, and
either 217 or 218. A minor in Russian requires fifteen hours beyond 153, three of which must be
earned in RUS 221.
111, 112. Elementary Russian. (3h, 3h) Essentials of Russian grammar, conversation, drill, and
reading of elementary texts.
153. Intermediate Russian. (4h) Principles of Russian grammar are reviewed and expanded
upon; reading of short prose pieces and materials from the Russian press. P—RUS 112 or
equivalent.
215. Introduction to Russian Literature from Pushkin to Chekhov. (3h) Readings of selected short
stories and excerpts from longer works from the nineteenth century. P—RUS 153 or equivalent.
216. Introduction to Russian Literature from Gorky to the Present. (3h) Readings of selected
short stories and excerpts from longer works by twentieth- and twenty-first century writers.
P—RUS 153 or equivalent.
217. Seminar in Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature. (3h) Study of the foremost writers, with
reading of representative works. P—RUS 215 or 216.
218. Seminar in Twentieth-Century and Recent Russian Literature. (3h) Study of the foremost
writers, with reading of representative works. P—RUS 215 or 216.
221. Advanced Conversation and Composition. (3h) Study of grammar at the advanced level.
Intensive practice in composition and conversation based on contemporary Russian materials.
228. Advanced Grammar. (3h) Mastery of Russian declension and conjugation, with special
attention to the correct use of reference materials. Syntax of complex and problematic sentences.
P—RUS 221.
230. The Structure of Russian. (3h) The linguistic tools of phonetics, phonemics, and morphophonemics
are explained and applied to modern Russian. Emphasis on the study of roots and word
formation. P—POI.
232. The History of the Russian Language. (3h) The evolution of Russian from Common Slavic to
the modern language; theory of linguistic reconstruction and the Indo-European family; readings
from selected Old East Slavic texts. P—RUS 221 and POI.
240. Seminar in Translation. (3h) Advanced work in English-to-Russian and Russian-to-English
translation. P—RUS 221 and POI.
241. Russian Masterworks in Translation. (3h) Reading and discussion of selected works from
Russian literature in English translation by such writers as Gogol, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy,
Bulgakov, and Solzhenitsyn.
250. Russian Culture and Civilization. (3h) Survey of Russian contributions to art, architecture,
music, and religious thought from Russia’s beginnings to the present. Taught in Russian.
P—RUS 215 or 216.
252. Russian Poetry. (3h) Survey of Russian poetry from Slovo o polku Igoreve to the present, with
emphasis on the works of major nineteenth- and twentieth-century poets. P—RUS 215 or 216.
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