01:860:315 Reading Russian Literature in Russian (3) Introduction to critical issues involved in reading literary texts in Russian. Stylistic register, how grammar is used to create meaning, historical dimensions of style, and lexicon. All readings in Russian. Formerly 01:860:250. Required of all majors.

01:860:320 Special Topics in Russian Studies (3) Variable content. Intensive study of a particular topic related to Russia and Russian culture. Specific topics available at time of registration. Credit not given for both this course and 01:082:358. May be conducted in English.

01:860:322 Russian Short Story (3) Reading, analysis, and discussion of 19th- and 20th-century stories. Prerequisite: 01:860:202 or permission of instructor.

01:860:325 St. Petersburg: The City as Monument (3) Variable content. Intensive study of a particular topic related to St. Petersburg. Specific topics available at time of registration. Corequisites: Language courses during the summer program in St. Petersburg, Russia. No knowledge of Russian required. Offered only as part of summer program in St. Petersburg.

01:860:327 Russian Literature of the 19th Century (3) Russian literature from its beginnings in the 18th century to Tolstoy. Prerequisite: 01:860:202 or permission of instructor.

01:860:328 Russian Literature of the 20th Century (3) Russian literature in the 20th century: poetry, prose, short story, other narrative forms.� Prerequisite: 01:860:202 or permission of instructor.

01:860:330 Dostoevsky (3) Major works in historical, intellectual, and aesthetic contexts. Brothers Karamazov, Crime and Punishment, Notes from the Underground,�and short works.

01:860:331 Tolstoy (3) Study of Tolstoy's major novel Anna Karenina and his short fiction, drama, and excerpts from autobiographical writings.

01:860:332 Russian Poetry (3) Reading, analysis, and discussion of 19th- and 20th-century poetry. Prerequisite: 01:860:202 or permission of instructor. All readings in Russian.

01:860:334 Russian Literature and the Empire (3) Theme of empire in Russian literature.� Focus on the interaction of nationalism, imperialism, and Orientalism.� Readings mainly in 19th-century literature.

01:860:335 Landscapes of the Mind: Country and City in Russian Literature and Art (3) Moscow and St. Petersburg; the Russian countryside versus the exotic sublime; the idyll versus the reality of peasant life; the city and modernism; utopia and antiurban impulse. Credit not given for both this course and 01:082:356.

01:860:336 Art and Literature of the Soviet Period and the Varieties of Nonconformism (3) Official literature and art; literary and art institutions. Official and unofficial art; alternative venues. Credit not given for both this course and 01:082:356.

01:860:337 Ideology and the Construction of Fact: Soviet Cinema and the Historical Record (3) Examination of how early Soviet cinema produces and was produced by Soviet political history; emphasis on theoretical writings of S.M. Eisenstein. No knowledge of Russian required.

01:860:338,339 Zimmerli Museum Internship in Russian Art (3,3) Research work related to Dodge and Riabov collections; assisting in development, coordination of special exhibitions, translation, and compiling artists' files. Prerequisite: Permission of program director. Credit not given for both these courses and 01:082:359,360. Knowledge of Russian necessary.

01:860:347 Russian Theater (3) Reading, analysis, and discussion of major Russian playwrights. Prerequisite: 01:860:202 or permission of instructor.

01:860:433 Pushkin and His Age (3) Historical examination of Russian literary scene during the period 1740 to 1841, in Russian. Prerequisites: 01:860:301 and at least one 300-level course in Russian literature or permission of instructor. All readings in Russian.

01:860:435 Social Construction of Gender and Sexuality in Russian Literature (3) Gender, power, and imperial discourse; cross-dressing; gender and authorship; sadism, masochism, and suicide; exile, dislocation, and sexuality; homosexuality. Readings from the 19th and 20th centuries. Reading knowledge of Russian helpful but not required.

01:860:486 Seminar in Russian Literature (3) Intensive reading and research in one specific aspect of Russian letters. Critical and analytical paper required. Prerequisites: 01:860:301 and at least one 300-level course in Russian literature or permission of instructor.

01:860:487 Senior Thesis (3) Extended research paper written in close consultation with an instructor. Prerequisite: 01:860:486.

01:860:493,494 Independent Study: Russian (3,3) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

01:860:496-497 Honors in Russian (3,3) Preparation for research paper and oral examination under direction of a faculty adviser. Prerequisite: Permission of honors committee. Both semesters must be completed to receive credit.