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3.00 Credits
A] HU N.Koltun-Fromm Conducted through individual tutorial as an independent reading and research project.
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3.00 Credits
D.Davidson Study of basic grammar and syntax. Fundamental skills in speaking, reading, writing and oral comprehension are developed. Nine hours a week including conversation sections and language laboratory work. Both semesters are required for credit; three units of credit are awarded upon completion of RUSS 002.
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7.00 Credits
S.Bain Continuing development of fundamental skills with emphasis on vocabulary expansion in speaking and writing. Readings in Russian classics and contemporary works. Seven hours a week.
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3.00 Credits
T.Harte This course examines Soviet and Eastern European "New Wave" cinema of the 1960s, which broke new ground in world cinema through its treatment of war, politics, and aesthetics. Films from the Czechoslovakia, Poland, Soviet Union, and Yugoslavia to be viewed and analyzed include Milos Foreman's Love of a Blonde, Dushn Makavejev's W. R. Mysteries of the Organism, Andrej Tarkovsky's Adrei Rublev, and Andrzej Wajda's Ashes and Diamonds. Readings on introductory film theory, film history, and the biographies of individual directors will also be discussed. All films will be shown with subtitles; no knowledge of Russian or previous study of film required. Not offered in 2008-09.
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3.00 Credits
E.Allen This course examines profound questions about the nature and purpose of human existence raised by preeminent 19th- and 20th- century Russian authors in major literary works, including Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita, Chekhov's The Seagull and The Cherry Orchard, Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov, Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Tolstoy's War and Peace and Turgenev's Sketches from a Hunter's Album. Discussions address the definition of good and evil, the meaning of freedom, the role of rationality and the irrational in human behavior, and the relationship of art to life. No knowledge of Russian is required.
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5.00 Credits
S.Bain Intensive practice in speaking and writing skills using a variety of modern texts and contemporary films and television. Emphasis on self-expression and a deeper understanding of grammar and syntax. Five hours a week.
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3.00 Credits
E.Allen Introduces seminal works that formed the foundation of modern Russian literature. Examining texts in a wide range of genres, students read influential fictional works that illuminate not only Russian character, history and society but also European culture in the early nineteenth century. Considers themes like the nature of freedom, the idea of irrationality, and the complexities of moral judgment. Particular attention is paid to "play" in various forms that Dostoevsky, Gogol, Lermontov, Pushkin, Tolstoy, and Turgenev incorporated in their rapid creation of a modern literary tradition. All readings, lectures, and discussions are conducted in English. Not offered in 2008-09.
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3.00 Credits
G.Pahomov This course focuses on Russia's modernist trends in the first three decades of the 20th century. Along with discussion of Russian modernist literature, significant coursework will be devoted to studying the development of Russian "avant-garde" painting (Kandinsky, Malevich, et. al.), ballet and film during this tumultuous, yet fruitful period. No knowledge of Russian is required. Not offered in 2008-09.
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3.00 Credits
E.Allen This course explores major contributions to the modern Russian literary tradition by its two founding fathers, Aleksander Pushkin and Nikolai Gogol. Comparing short stories, plays, novels and letters written by these pioneering artists, the course addresses Pushkin's and Gogol's shared concerns about human freedom, individual will, social injustice and artistic autonomy, which each author expressed through his own distinctive filter of humor and playfulness. No knowledge of Russian is required.
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3.00 Credits
S.Bain This interdisciplinary course introduces students to major issues in Russian and East European folklore including epic tales, fairy tales, calendar and life-cycle rituals, and folk beliefs. The course also presents different theoretical approaches to the interpretation of folk texts as well as emphasizes the influence of folklore on literature, music and art. No knowledge of Russian is required. Not offered in 2008-09.
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