Program Chairman: Richard Hellie, SS 204A, 702-8377

Program of Study

Students majoring in Russian civilization gain competence in the Russian language as a tool for further work, some knowledge of one or more of the social sciences as they deal with Russian materials, and a thorough grounding in selected aspects of Russian history, politics, economics, or related subjects. The B.A. program in Russian civilization can provide an appropriate background for careers in business, journalism, or government, or for graduate studies in one of the social sciences disciplines.

Program Requirements

Before entering the program in Russian civilization, students are expected to have completed a year of Russian language through College course work or to have demonstrated equivalent achievement by an examination. They are also expected to have taken the two-course sequence in Russian civilization (SOSC 24000-24100) that may be used to meet the general education requirement in civilization studies.

The program requires three additional courses in Russian language and eight further courses dealing with Russia, at least four of which must be courses in the social sciences, and three of which may be third- or fourth-year Russian.

Summary of Requirements

0-2 SOSC 24000-24100 (if not taken to meet
general education requirement)

3 RUSS 20100-20200-20300 (second-year Russian)*

4 courses in social sciences dealing with Russia

4 additional courses dealing with Russia

11-13

* Credit may be granted by examination.

Grading. None of the required courses for the Russian civilization major may be taken on a P/N or P/F basis.

Honors. Students may earn honors in Russian civilization with an overall GPA of 3.25 or higher, senior standing, and consent of the program chairman. It is strongly urged that a special bachelor's essay be written in consultation with the Russian civilization honors committee.

Faculty

R. Bird, A. L. Crone, S. Fitzpatrick, R. Hellie, N. Ingham, R. Suny

Courses

History

HIST 13900-14000. Introduction to Russian Civilization I, II. (=RUSS 25100-25200, SOSC 24000-24100) It is recommended that students begin with the first course in this sequence. This sequence meets the general education requirement in civilization studies. This course is offered in alternate years. R. Hellie, N. Ingham. Autumn, Winter.

Russian

Language

10100-10200-10300. First-Year Russian I, II, III. Conversation practice is held twice a week. Autumn, Winter, Spring.

10400-10500-10600. Russian through Pushkin I, II, III. Not open to students who have taken RUSS 10100-10200-10300. Conversation practice is held twice a week. Autumn, Winter, Spring.

20100-20200-20300. Second-Year Russian I, II, III. PQ: RUSS 10300 or consent of instructor. Conversation practice is held twice a week. Autumn, Winter, Spring.

20400-20500-20600. Russian through Literary Readings: Second Year I, II, III. PQ: RUSS 10600. Conversation practice is held twice a week. Autumn, Winter, Spring.

20702-20802-20902. Third-Year Russian through Culture I, II, III. PQ: RUSS 20300 (two years of Russian) or equivalent. Drill practice is held twice a week. V. Pichugin. Autumn, Winter, Spring.

21002-21102-21202. Fourth-Year Russian through Short Story I, II, III. PQ: Three years of Russian or equivalent. Conversation practice is held twice a week. Autumn, Winter, Spring.

21302-21402-21502. Advanced Russian through Media I, II, III. PQ: RUSS 21200 or consent of instructor. Conversation practice is held twice a week. V. Pichugin. Autumn, Winter, Spring.

21600. Russian for Heritage Learners. PQ: Ability to speak Russian fluently required; formal training in Russian not required. Autumn.

22900. "The Literature of Destruction": Narratives of Apocalypse in Modern Jewish and Russian Literary Traditions. (=CMLT 21100, HUMA 25502, JWSC 22900) For coruse description, see Comparative Literature. Texts in English and the original. M. Grinberg. Winter.

27701. Chekhov: Text, Stage, Screen. (=HUMA 25503) For course description, see Humanities. R. Lapushin. Autumn, 2004.

Literature and Linguistics

21800/31800. Russian Historical Syntax. (=HUMA 21800, LING 29300/39300) D. Hristova. Autumn, 2004.

22000/32000. History of Russian Phonology. PQ: SLAV 20100/30100. B. Darden. Spring, 2005.

22100/32100. History of Russian Morphology. PQ: SLAV 20100/30100 and 22000/32000. B. Darden. Spring, 2006.

23000/33000. Structure of Russian Phonology. PQ: SLAV 20100/30100. B. Darden. Winter, 2005.

23100/33100. Morphology of Russian. PQ: SLAV 20100/30100. B. Darden. Winter, 2006.

23200/33200. Marxism and Modernism. (=CMLT 21200, HUMA 23201, ISHU 23201/33201) R. Bird. Spring, 2006.

23900. Lolita. (=FNDL 25300, ISHU 23901) M. Sternstein. Winter, 2005.

24001/34001. Nabokov's Early Novels. (=ENGL 22805/43501, ISHU 24002/34002) Knowledge of Russian not required. R. Bird. Winter, 2005.

24300. The Brothers Karamazov. (=FNDL 27000, HUMA 23300) For course description, see Fundamentals. N. Ingham. Winter, 2006.

24400. Russian Culture. (=HUMA 24400, ISHU 21900) Spring.

24700/34700. Narrative in Fiction and History. (=CMLT 20900/30900, HIST 23701/33701, ISHU 24701/34701) Class discussion encouraged. R. Bird. Spring, 2005.

25100-25200. Introduction to Russian Civilization I, II. (=HIST 13900-14000, SOSC 24000-24100) It is recommended that students begin with the first course in this sequence. This sequence meets the general education requirement in civilization studies. For course description, see Social Sciences. This course is offered in alternate years. R. Hellie, N. Ingham. Autumn, Winter.

25500/35500. Introduction to Russian Literature I: From the Beginnings to 1850. (=HUMA 22600, ISHU 22600/32600) A. L. Crone, Autumn, 2004; L. Steiner, Autumn, 2005.

25600/35600. Introduction to Russian Literature II: 1850 to 1900. (=HUMA 24000, ISHU 22400/32400) L. Steiner, Winter, 2005; N. Ingham, Winter, 2006.

25700/35700. Introduction to Russian Literature III: Twentieth-Century Russian Literature. (=HUMA 24100, ISHU 23100/33100) R. Bird. Spring.

25901/35901. Napoleon's Russian Campaign Through the Eyes of Russian and French Writers and Historians. (=CMLT 22600/32600, HIST 23902/33902) Knowledge of Russian and/or French helpful but not required. L. Steiner. Spring, 2005

26400/36400. Musical Theater in Late Imperial Russia: From Mussorgskii to Diaghilev. (=HIST 23603/33603) L. Steiner. Autumn. Offered 2005-06; not offered 2004-05.

26901/36901. Rebels in Language: Emily Dickinson and Marina Tsvetaeva. PQ: One year of college Russian or consent of instructor. A. L. Crone. Offered 2004-05; not offered 2005-06.

27200/37200. Turgenev. (=HUMA 27203, ISHU 27202/37202) N. Ingham. Autumn, 2005.

27500/37500. Dostoevsky. (=HUMA 24800) N. Ingham. Winter, 2005.

27501/37501. Innocence and Insight in the Novel: F. M. Dostoevsky and Henry James. (=CMLT 22300/32300, ENGL 22806/43502, ISHU 27502/37502, RLIT 30401, RLST 28700) L. Steiner. Autumn, 2004.

27600/37600. Tolstoy. (=HUMA 27601) N. Ingham. Spring, 2006.

29501/39501. Russian Fairy Tales. (=HUMA 29501) D. Hristova. Spring, 2006.

Social Sciences

SOSC 24000-24100. Introduction to Russian Civilization. (=HIST 13900-14000, RUSS 25100-25200) It is recommended that students begin with the first course in this sequence. This sequence meets the general education requirement in civilization studies. This course is offered in alternate years. R. Hellie, N. Ingham. Autumn, Winter.

SOSC 29000. History and the Russian Novel. (=HIST 23601/33601) R. Hellie. Autumn.

SOSC 29700. Independent Study in the Social Sciences. PQ: Consent of instructor and senior adviser. Students are required to submit the College Reading and Research Course Form. Autumn, Winter, Spring.

SOSC 29900. B.A. Paper in Russian Civilization. PQ: Consent of instructor and program chair. Students are required to submit the College Reading and Research Course Form. Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring.