Major Requirements

The major 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.

Students must complete all required coursework with grades of C or better.

The major 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 Imperial, 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 complement their literary studies by exploring other discursive forms, particularly history, art history, philosophy, and political science. It also is recommended 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.

The major 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)

   01:860:401,402  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)

01:860:325  St. Petersburg: The City as Monument (3)

01:860:327  Russian Literature of the 19th Century (3)

01:860:328  Russian Literature of the 20th Century (3)

    01:860:330  Dostoevsky (3)

01:860:331  Tolstoy (3)

    01:860:332  Russian Poetry (3)

01:860:334  Russian Literature and the Empire (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 Theater (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)