To complete the major in Russian, students may choose from among three options:
1. An option in Russian language and literature (36 credits) is
intended for students whose primary goal is language proficiency and a
thorough knowledge of Russian literary culture.
2. An option
in Russian literature and history (36 credits) is designed for students
with a broad interest in literature and language and who wish to do
structured, interdisciplinary work that examines Russian literature
within its historical and political contexts.
In addition to
these options, students with an exclusive interest in acquiring
language proficiency may elect to pursue a Certificate in Russian Language Proficiency (21 credits of work exclusively in Russian
language courses).
Scholastic Standing
Students must complete all required coursework with grades of C or better.
Option in Russian Language and Literature
The option in Russian language and literature aims to provide a solid
training in the Russian language and a broad introduction to Russian
culture, particularly literary culture, in the prerevolutionary,
Soviet, and post-Soviet periods. It provides a context in which
students can explore the ways that literature has formed and has been
formed by larger social and cultural forces. While its central focus is
the study of literature, majors are encouraged to study literary
discourse in the context of other discursive forms, particularly
history, art history, philosophy, and political science. It also is
recommended highly that students who wish to continue their studies of
Russian literature in graduate school acquire proficiency in another
Slavic or East European language or French or German and that they
consider coursework in comparative literature. Students are urged to
do some language coursework during Summer Session and to consider
strongly summer programs in Russia.
The option in Russian
language and literature consists of 36 credits beyond 01:860:201,202
Second-Year Russian. Students whose knowledge of Russian places them
beyond 01:860:302 are required to substitute other courses to complete
36 credits.
Required Core Courses (18 credits)
01:860:205 Introduction to Russian Literature (3)
01:860:301,302 Third-Year Russian (3,3)
01:860:401,402 Fourth-Year Russian (3,3)
01:860:486 Seminar in Russian Literature (3)
Electives (15 credits from the following):
01:860:320 Special Topics in Russian Studies (3)
01:860:322 Russian Short Story (3)
01:860:327,328 The Russian Novel I,II (3,3)
01:860:330 Dostoevsky (3)
01:860:332 Russian Poetry (3)
01:860:335 Landscapes of the Mind: Country and City in Russian Literature and Art (3)
01:860:336 Art and Literature of the Soviet Period and the Varieties of Nonconformism (3)
01:860:337 Ideology and the Construction of Fact: Soviet Cinema and the Historical Record (3)
01:860:338,339 Zimmerli Museum Internship in Russian Art (3,3)
01:860:347 Russian Drama (3)
01:860:433 Pushkin and His Age (3)
01:860:435 Social Construction of Gender and Sexuality in Russian Literature (3)
01:860:491,492 Russian Practicum (3,3)
Option in Russian Literature and History
The option in Russian literature and history consists of 36 credits
from the combined disciplines. It aims to place Russian literature
within the larger framework of Russian history, particularly
intellectual history, and to show the constant and extensive
interaction of literature and history.
Required Core Courses (24 credits)
Language Courses (9 credits)
01:860:301,302 Third-Year Russian (3,3)
01:860:359 Translation (3) or 01:860:375, 378, 380: three
1-credit language workshops in which texts connected with coursework
in history or political science are read in Russian (3) or 01:860:338
or 339 Zimmerli Museum Internship in Russian Art (3)
Courses in Russian History and Political Science (9 credits)
01:510:373 State and Society in Imperial Russia (3)
01:510:375 Revolutionary Russia and the Soviet Union (3)
01:790:380 Russian and Central European Political Thought (3)
Senior Seminar and Senior Thesis (6 credits)
01:860:486, 487 Development of a topic designed by the student in
consultation with an instructor from at least two disciplines who
agrees to direct the project. Culminates in a substantial research
paper.
Electives (12 credits from the following):
01:860:320 Special Topics in Russian Studies (3)
01:860:327,328 The Russian Novel I,II (3,3)
01:860:330 Dostoevsky (3)
01:860:335 Landscapes of the Mind: Country and City in Russian Literature and Art (3)
01:860:336 Art and Literature of the Soviet Period and the Varieties of Nonconformism (3)
01:860:337 Ideology and the Construction of Fact: Soviet Cinema and the Historical Record (3)
01:860:433 Pushkin and His Age (3)
01:860:435 Social Construction of Gender and Sexuality in Russian Literature (3)
