Russian Civilization
Program Chairman: Richard Hellie, SS 204A, 702-8377
Program of Study
Students concentrating 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 Bachelor of Arts 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 a placement examination. They are also expected to have taken the three-course sequence in Russian civilization, Social Sciences 240-241-242, which may be used to fulfill the Common Core civilizational studies requirement.
The program of concentration requires three additional courses in Russian language and seven further courses dealing with Russia, at least four of which must be courses in the social sciences.
Summary of Requirements
General| Russ 101-102-103 or equivalent |
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3 |
SocSci 240-241-242, if not taken to fulfill Common Core requirement |
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3 |
Russ 201-202-203 |
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4 |
social sciences courses dealing with Russia |
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3 |
additional courses dealing with Russia |
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10-13 |
Grading. None of the required courses for the Russian civilization concentration may be taken on a P/N or P/F basis.
Honors. Students may earn honors in Russian civilization with an overall grade point average of 3.25 or better, 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
ANNA LISA CRONE, Professor, Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures and the College
MILTON EHRE, Professor, Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures and the College
SHEILA FITZPATRICK, Bernadotte E. Schmitt Professor, Department of History and the College
RICHARD HELLIE, Professor, Department of History and the College; Chairman, Russian Civilization Program in the College; Director, Center for East European & Russian/Eurasian Studies
NORMAN W. INGHAM, Professor, Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures and the College; Chairman, Committee on Slavic and East European Studies
DAVID POWELSTOCK, Assistant Professor, Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures and the College
RONALD SUNY, Professor, Department of Political Science and the College
Courses
For descriptions of the following courses, consult the relevant concentration sections of the catalog.
General Slavic
GnSlav 201/301. Introduction to Slavic Linguistics. H. Aronson. Autumn.
GnSlav 220/320. Old Church Slavonic (=LngLin 251/351). PQ: Knowledge of another Slavic language or a good knowledge of one or two other old Indo-European languages. V. Friedman. Winter.
GnSlav 230/330. Language, Power, and Identity in Southeastern Europe (=Anthro 274/374, Hum 274, Ling 272/372). V. Friedman. Autumn.
History
Hist 237. Russian/Soviet History since 1917. R. Suny. Not offered 1998-1999; will be offered 1999-2000.
Hist 240. The Russian Law Code (Ulozhenie) of 1649 (=Fndmtl 254). R. Hellie. Not offered 1998-1999; will be offered 1999-2000.
Hist 373. Russian Legal Institutions before 1700. R. Hellie. Not offered 1998-1999; will be offered 1999-2000.
Hist 436. Russia to Peter the Great. R. Hellie. Autumn.
Hist 437. Imperial Russia. R. Hellie. Winter.
Russian Language and Literature
Russ 101-102-103. First-Year Russian I, II, III. Staff. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
Russ 104-105-106. Russian through Pushkin I, II, III. A. L. Crone, H. Aronson. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
Russ 107-108-109. Second-Year Russian through Literary Readings I, II, III. Staff. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
Russ 201-202-203. Second-Year Russian I, II, III. Staff. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
Russ 204-205-206. Third-Year Russian I, II, III. I. Zauber. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
Russ 207-208-209. Fourth-Year Russian I, II, III. PQ: Russ 206 or equivalent. Staff. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
Russ 220/320. History of Russian Morphology. PQ: GnSlav 220. B. Darden. Spring.
Russ 230/330. Structure of Russian I: Morphology. PQ: GnSlav 220 or consent of instructor. I. Zauber. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
Russ 255/355. Introduction to Russian Literature I: From the Beginnings to 1850. A. L. Crone. Autumn.
Russ 256/356. Introduction to Russian Literature II: 1850-1900 (=Hum 240). M. Ehre. Winter.
Russ 257/357. Introduction to Russian Literature III: Twentieth Century. D. Powelstock. Spring.
Russ 262/362. Pushkin. M. Ehre. Spring.
Russ 271/371. Gogol. M. Ehre. Autumn.
Russ 276/376. Tolstoy (=Hum 242). N. Ingham. Winter.
Russ 277/377. Chekhov. M. Ehre. Autumn.
Russ 280/380. Styles of Performance (=ArtH 293/393). Y. Tsivian. Autumn.
Russ 301-302-303. Advanced Russian I, II, III. I. Zauber. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
Social Sciences
SocSci 240-241-242. Introduction to Russian Civilization. Not offered 1998-1999; will be offered 1999-2000.
SocSci 290. History and the Russian Novel (=Hist 369). R. Hellie. Not offered 1998-1999; will be offered 1999-2000.
SocSci 297. 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. Staff. Autumn, Winter, Spring.