Fall 2024 Russian

Location: 1628 UH; Phone: (312) 996-4412.

Last generated: Tuesday, December 10 2024 03:22 PM UTC

NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

RUSS 101

Elementary Russian I

4 hours. Taught in a blended format. Internet access is required. A high-speed connection is strongly recommended. Prerequisite(s): For students who have had no formal work in Russian.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
13495LCD10:00 AM - 10:50 AMMWFMeet online at set times
Departmental Approval Required
13496LCD10:00 AM - 10:50 AMMWF2062LHKhuzina, A; Wolski-Moskoff, IOn campus and online
LCDARRANGEDKhuzina, A; Wolski-Moskoff, IOn campus and online
Departmental Approval Required
35420LCD01:00 PM - 01:50 PMMWF2052LHKhuzina, A; Wolski-Moskoff, IOn campus and online
LCDARRANGEDKhuzina, A; Wolski-Moskoff, IOn campus and online
Blended - Online & Classroom

RUSS 103

Intermediate Russian I

4 hours. This class is taught in a blended format. Internet access is required. A high-speed connection is strongly recommended. Prerequisite(s): RUSS 102; or appropriate score on the department placement test.

Blended - Online & Classroom

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
21603LCD10:00 AM - 10:50 AMMWF2072GHWolski-Moskoff, IOn campus and online
LCDARRANGEDWolski-Moskoff, IOn campus and online
Departmental Approval Required
35421LCD12:00 PM - 12:50 PMMWF3032AHPetrenko, E; Wolski-Moskoff, IOn campus and online
LCDARRANGEDPetrenko, E; Wolski-Moskoff, IOn campus and online

RUSS 115

Russian Culture Before the Revolution

3 hours. World Cultures course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
33175LCD11:00 AM - 12:15 PMTR2052LHKendall, MMeet on campus
"Russian Culture Before the Revolution (The Idea of Russian and East European Culture)" The world has always had a lot to say about the space we now call Russia. Many of Russias claims to fame and infamy have seemed at odds with each other: some saw Russia as a destitute, violent, and barbaric backwater, but many others thought of Russia as the home of first-rate art. While some perceived Russia as a depraved den of political schemes, many thought that it represented a pinnacle of effective governance and royal majesty, and others sensed a revolutionary potential that could re-shape ideas of the state forever. Our course will incorporate short readings (in English!) from Pushkin to Dostoevsky, and we will explore East European religious history, film, painting, architecture, cinema, and dance. Together, we will work to better understand what we mean when we use the word culture, and we will learn the history and consequences of how Russia understands its own.

RUSS 120

The Russian Short Story in Translation

3 hours. Creative Arts, and World Cultures course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
33179LCD11:00 AM - 11:50 AMMWF2072LHKiianichenko, AMeet on campus
In this course we will analyze a wide array of short stories by some of the most important writers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The course is intended both as an introduction to Russian literature and culture and, more generally, as an introduction to literary analysis as a powerful form of critical thinking. Emphasis will be placed on examining the evolving aesthetics of the short story in relation to the dynamics of Russian cultural history. Knowledge of Russian not required.

RUSS 130

Masterpieces of Russian Literature in Translation

3 hours. Creative Arts, and World Cultures course. Departmental Approval Required

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
35425LCD03:00 PM - 04:15 PMMW2052LHVaingurt, JMeet on campus
"Literature and Medicine" Illness, recovery, and healing are universal human experiences and as such, they are prevalent themes in literature. In the Russian context, the subject of medicine becomes particularly fruitful, because some of Russias greatest writers were physicians and made doctors protagonists of their works. This course will examine literary representations of the physician and narratives of illness in Russia from the 1860s to present. We will read fiction and memoirs by leading literary figures who were physicians (Chekhov, Bulgakov, Veresaev, and Aksenov) as well as semi-fictional and fictional case histories (Tolstoy, Solzhenitsyn, Ulitskaya, Palei). We will discuss how narratives help us make sense of our lives and our worlds in times of physical and emotional crisis. We will trace how medical ideas and history find reflection in literature and how literary concepts get utilized in medicine. We will analyze how the texts we read reveal and affect cultural assumptions about disease and medical authority. Addressing some of the most pressing issues of our era, the readings will challenge us to question our understanding and reconceptualize notions of normality/disability, health/disease, and life/death. Located at the intersection of literature and medicine, this course will aim to enhance students narrative competency and communication skills, essential to the practice of either discipline. Last but not least, it will improve students quality of life!

RUSS 150

Introduction to Russian Cinema

3 hours. Taught in English. Films screened with English subtitles. Creative Arts, and World Cultures course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
37147LCD03:00 PM - 05:45 PMM

RUSS 201

Advanced Russian through Media and Film

3 hours.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
34736LCD02:00 PM - 02:50 PMMWF2072GHKiianichenko, A; Wolski-Moskoff, IMeet on campus

RUSS 202

Advanced Russian through Contemporary Culture

3 hours.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
48498LCD12:00 PM - 12:50 PMMWFOn campus and online

RUSS 203

Advanced Russian through Short Stories

3 hours. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours. May be repeated if topics vary. Prerequisite(s): RUSS 104; or appropriate score on the department placement test.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
47012LCD12:00 PM - 12:50 PMMWFMeet on campus

RUSS 239

Twentieth-Century Russia in Film

3 hours. Same as HIST 239. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 160 or completion of any 100-level history course. Past course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Discussion.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
39878DIS - ADARRANGED
39877LEC - AL02:00 PM - 03:15 PMTMogilner, M

RUSS 241

Dostoyevsky

3 hours. Taught in English. Creative Arts course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
32253LCD11:00 AM - 11:50 AMMWFMeet on campus

RUSS 244

Women in Russian Literature

3 hours. Same as GWS 244. Taught in English. Creative Arts, and World Cultures course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
38480LCD05:00 PM - 06:15 PMTRMeet online at set times

RUSS 248

Russian Visual and Material Culture

3 hours. Same as AH 248. Taught in English. Prerequisite(s): Completion of ENGL 160; or any 100-level RUSS or AH course. Creative Arts course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
41319LCD11:00 AM - 12:15 PMTR

RUSS 321

Great Russian 19th-Century Novels and the European Tradition

3 hours. Taught in English. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above; or consent of the instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
33177LCD11:00 AM - 12:15 PMTRMeet on campus

RUSS 330

Art and Politics: Soviet and Post-Soviet Literature

3 hours. Taught in English.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
38479LCD02:00 PM - 02:50 PMMWF

RUSS 399

Independent Study

1 TO 3 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, consent of the instructor and the head of the department. Instructor Approval Required This course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the degree and the major.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
24972CNFARRANGEDKendall, M
34878CNFARRANGEDVaingurt, J

RUSS 440

Topics in Russian Culture and Cultural Studies

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours for undergraduate students or 8 hours for graduate students, if topics vary, and with consent of the instructor. Taught in English. All texts are available in English. Students pursuing a major or minor in Russian, or an MA or PhD in Slavic Studies, will be required to read primary texts in the target language. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above; or consent of the instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
34740LCD06:00 PM - 08:30 PMWMeet online at set times
3 hours The Russian Avant-Garde Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago.
34741LCD06:00 PM - 08:30 PMWMeet online at set times
4 hours The Russian Avant-Garde Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago.

RUSS 460

Topics in Russian Literature

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated up to 2 time(s) if topics vary. Taught in English. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor Junior, senior, or graduate standing. Or consent of the instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
28647LCD03:00 PM - 05:30 PMMMeet on campus
3 hours Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago.
28648LCD03:00 PM - 05:30 PMMMeet on campus
4 hours Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago.

RUSS 499

Independent Study

1 TO 4 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Graduate students may register for more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Senior or graduate standing, consent of the instructor and the head of the department. Instructor Approval Required This course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the degree and the major.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
15208CNFARRANGEDKendall, M
15204CNFARRANGEDVaingurt, J

RUSS 535

Experimental Prose and Metafiction

4 hours. Departmental Approval Required

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
42127LCD03:00 PM - 05:30 PMW

RUSS 596

Independent Study

1 TO 4 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor and the head of the department. Instructor Approval Required

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
43192C1ARRANGEDVaingurt, J
43193C2ARRANGEDVaingurt, J
15209CNFARRANGEDKendall, M