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A continuation of Russian 201 in which students will develop a proficiency in Russian that will be adequate for most practical purposes. They will continue to develop their ability to converse on topics such as computers and work, dating, talking about nature, and others. They will start reading and discussing more complex literary and journalistic texts, including works by classic Russian authors. Regular writing assignments will help reinforce what they are learning. Students will continue their examination of the many sides of Russian culture, including Russian etiquette, gesture, music, television, film, etc. Successful completion of this course gives students the Russian they need in order to go to Russia for work or study. Conducted in Russian. (Also listed under the Russian and Eurasian Studies concentration of the International Studies Program.) Prerequisite: Russian 201 or equivalent. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course will provide training in Russian oral communication and self-expression. Students will lead and participate in class discussions and debates, prepare oral reports, as well as listen to and watch Russian radio and television broadcasts. All work will be oral. The topics of conversations will include family problems and divorce, elections in the U.S. and in Russia, youth music and fashion in Russia, environmental issues, Russian beliefs in the world beyond (UFOs, ESP, etc.) and other current issues. By the end of the course, students will be able to converse in Russian on an advanced level on the ACTFL scale. (Also listed under the Russian and Eurasian Studies concentration of the International Studies Program.) Prerequisite: Russian 202 or permission of instructor. 1.00 units, Lecture
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Students improve conversational and compositional skills through close reading, analysis and discussion of Russian historical and journalistic texts. Conducted in Russian. (Also listed under the Russian and Eurasian Studies concentration of the International Studies Program.) Prerequisite: Russian 202 or permission of instructor. 1.00 units, Lecture
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Close readings from some major aspect of Russian literature. Emphasis will be on discussion of ideas and stylistic analysis. Conducted in Russian. Prerequisite: Russian 221 or equivalent. 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 Credits
(Conducted in English.) Reading and discussing Dostoevsky's literary works, we will try to answer the social, psychological, philosophical, and religious questions that tortured him. We will examine Dostoevsky's reaction to social problems he saw in 19th-century Russia: family breakdown, alienation and powerlessness in the workplace, the daily humiliations of living in a system that ranks people according to their salary; and we will try to answer the underlying question: how can people connect with each other in the modern age Modernity's preference for science and social science also troubled Dostoevsky. If human actions are scientifically predictable, can people ever be free We will examine the unsavory solutions Dostoevsky offered: spite, game-playing, crime, radical nihilism, and others. Do religions, with all their glaring contradictions, offer a viable answer The search for answers to these and other questions will open up new vistas and will educate students about one of the most influential world writers, the author of such classics as Notes from Underground, Crime and Punishment, and The Brothers Karamazov. (Listed as bo th LACS 3 33-10 a nd RUSS 3 57-01; and under the Russian and Eurasian studies concentration of the International Studies program. 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 - 36.00 Credits
All readings and discussion will be in English. Through the enduring traditions of fantasy and realism, Russian literature has probed human dilemmas and invited self-examination. We shall read these works as art and entertainment, and also for what they help us learn about ourselves. A disturbing world of the uncanny, populated by murderous doubles, human snakes, talking dogs, ghosts, and other diabolical creatures will open up to us and haunt our imaginations. As we consider the realist and fantastic streams, we shall ultimately ask the question: can we really define the difference between them Authors to be read include Gogol, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, and others. This course will introduce the students to some of the greatest works in the Russian literary canon. (Same as Modern Languages 233-36.) 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 - 39.00 Credits
All readings and class sessions will be in English. For two hundred years, Russian literature served as the conscience of a nation in the grip of tyranny. In a country where the government depended upon the institutionalized violation of human rights, literature offered readers an alternative space in which they could turn inward and explore the human and moral implications of a wide range of human actions. How have Russian writers used their art to respond to this assault on human dignity and human life The course will focus on the time from the Russian Revolution of 1917 up to the present day. Assignments will cover fiction, memoirs, and film. (This course is also offered under the Russian and Eurasian Studies program.) (Meets with Modern Languages 233-39.) 1.00 units, Lecture
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No Course Description Available. 1.00 units, Lecture
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine the representation of various contemporary social problems in the films of two different countries: the United States and Russia. In comparing the cinematic treatment of similar moments of crisis, we will attempt to determine which aspects of these phenomena are universal and which are culturally bound. In addition, we will seek to identify an aesthetics of crisis, as we look for similarities in the contraction of each narrative. The semester will be divided into six two-week units, which will link recent Russian and American films thematically. These themes will be: Race and Ethnicity, Politics and Militarism, Historical Revisionism, Violence and Crime, the Representation of Women, and Family Values. The directors whose works will be studied include: Woody Allen, Roberts Altman, Vyacheslav Krishtofovich, Spike Lee, Pavel Lounguine, Nikita Mikhalkov, Rachid Nougmanov, Martin Scorcese, and Oliver Stone. (Meets with Russian 259.) (This course also offered under the American Studies, and Russian and Eurasian Studies Program.) 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course contains two segments. In one segment students strengthen their grammar and vocabulary through reading authentic literary texts. The other segment improves listening comprehension through the viewing of a Russian film. Students will view the film in installments, using video technology to replay scenes as often as necessary to achieve comprehension. Homework assignments will include film viewing in the video lab. Prerequisite: Russian 221 or equivalent. 1.00 units, Lecture
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