Professor: L. Watton
CRN: 92461
Distribution: D
Time: M Tu W Th 9:30 am - 10:20 am LC 208
This first-year Russian course introduces the student to the fundamentals of Russian grammar, composition, and conversation. Special attention is given to developing phonetic proficiency and effective reading strategies. Audio-visual exercises supplement in-class instruction.
Professor: M. Kostalevsky
CRN: 92625
Distribution: B/D
Time: W 10:30 am - 12:30 am OLIN 301
Cross-listed: Gender Studies
The
course will analyze various aspects of women's status in Russian life as reflected in Russian
literature. Selected texts of major Russian writers, such as Pushkin, Lermontov, Dostoevsky,
Tolstoy, Chekhov, Akhmatova, and Tsvetaeva will demonstrate the gradual recognition of
women's roles by the Russian society. The discussion is meant to include female characters in
fiction written by men, as well as the works created by women authors. Our focus will be the rise
of the "woman question" in Russia and the artistic treatment of this theme by each author. All
readings and discussions in English.
Professor: M. Kostalevsky
CRN: 92462
Distribution: D
Time: Tu W Th 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm LC 208
Increasing oral proficiency is a primary aim of this course as well as developing reading strategies appropriate to the widest variety of written texts. These texts will include artistic literature, poetry, and newspapers. We will proceed to expand vocabulary and study the syntax of the complex Russian sentence and grammatical nuances. Students will be asked to write short essays on a variety of topics. Audio-visual work in the language laboratory will be an important part of our work. The class will be conducted only in Russian.
Professor: L. Watton
CRN: 92463
Distribution: B/D
Time: Tu 1:20 pm - 3:20 pm OLIN 304
The Russian genres of the basnya and skazka derive from a folk tradition, yet they also occupy a significant place in the work of major Russian writers. We will read selected fables of Krylov, the most prolific and enduring of Russian fabulists, Pushkin's fairy tales, and Tolstoy's Knigi dlya chteniya which were intended as primers for Russian schoolchildren. In addition to studying the structure, themes and motifs of the genres we will consider the way they function as political-social commentary, and, particularly in Tolstoy's case, as moral instruction. This course is open to all advanced Russian students, and is conducted in Russian.