16.28 Russian
In accordance with Senate's Policy Regarding Inactive Courses, the course descriptions for courses which have not been offered in the previous three academic years and which are not scheduled to be offered in the current academic year have been removed from the following listing. For information about any of these inactive courses, please contact the Head of the Department.
The Department offers several courses in Russian during the Spring/Summer semester. See the Departmental web page at www.mun.ca/german/russian/course_descriptions.php for details on the Russian Summer Program.
A tentative list of upcoming Russian course offerings can be found at www.mun.ca/hss/courses.php.
Russian courses are designated by RUSS.
RUSS 1000 Elementary Russian I
provides an introduction to Russian grammar and a basic knowledge of the spoken and written language. All sections of this course follow the Language Study Course Guidelines available at www.mun.ca/hss/ls.
RUSS 1001 Elementary Russian II
is a continuation of Elementary Russian I. All sections of this course follow the Language Study Course Guidelines available at www.mun.ca/hss/ls.
RUSS 1050 The Making of Modern Russia
develops a critical understanding of how new and old media (literature, film, and web-based media) reflect and inspire change in the history of modern Russia, with an orientation towards the contemporary moment.
RUSS 2010 Intermediate Russian I
continues RUSS 1000/1001 including more complex concepts of basic grammar and introducing Russian texts from literature and newspapers. All sections of this course follow the Language Study Course Guidelines available at www.mun.ca/hss/ls.
RUSS 2011 Intermediate Russian II
is a continuation of Intermediate Russian I. All sections of this course follow the Language Study Course Guidelines available at www.mun.ca/hss/ls.
RUSS 2030 Russian for Reading I
is designed to foster a reading knowledge of Russian relevant to professional, business or academic disciplines. It is intended for senior undergraduate or graduate students, as well as professional and business people. No previous knowledge of Russian is required. All sections of this course follow the Language Study Course Guidelines available at www.mun.ca/hss/ls.
RUSS 2031 Russian for Reading II
is a continuation of Russian for Reading I. All sections of this course follow the Language Study Course Guidelines available at www.mun.ca/hss/ls.
RUSS 2440 The Russian Utopian Imagination
is a survey of Russia's unique contribution to the utopian tradition, nationally and internationally, and in revolutionary moments past, present and future. While literature is the focus of the course, other media including architecture, film, and other forms of print will also be considered.
RUSS 2510 Intermediate Composition and Conversation I
is an intensive course which focuses on improving vocabulary and fluency in speaking and writing Russian. All sections of this course follow the Language Study Course Guidelines available at www.mun.ca/hss/ls.
RUSS 2511 Intermediate Composition and Conversation II
is a continuation of RUSS 2510 including more complex concepts. All sections of this course follow the Language Study Course Guidelines available at www.mun.ca/hss/ls.
RUSS 2600 Russian Literature in Translation: Nineteenth Century
is a study of selected works of Russian authors including Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Turgenev, Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Chekhov. This course qualifies as a Research/Writing course.
RUSS 2601 Russian Literature in Translation: Twentieth Century
is a study of selected works of Russian authors of the pre-revolutionary, Soviet and post- Soviet periods. This course qualifies as a Research/Writing course.
RUSS 2900 Russian Culture I
is a study of the evolution of Russian culture and Russian intellectual history up to 1917. Lectures include discussions of Russian art, music and film. Lectures are given in English. This course qualifies as a Research/Writing course.
RUSS 2901 Russian Culture II
is a study of the evolution of Russian culture in the USSR and the post-Soviet period. Lectures include discussions of Soviet Russian art, music and film. Lectures are given in English. This course qualifies as a Research/Writing course.
RUSS 3000-3009 (Excluding 3003 and 3005) Special Topics in Russian Studies
will deal with topics as announced by the Department.
RUSS 3003 Russian and Soviet Film Until 1948
begins with the origins of film in Russia in the late imperial era, and then proceeds to follow the development of film in Russia and the Soviet Union until the death of Sergei Eisenstein following World War II. Our focus is on a selection of artistically, culturally, and politically important films from this period.
RUSS 3005 West to East: Aspects of the German Intellectual Influence on Russia
(same German 3005 and the former History 3005) examines the fluidity of ideas across geo-political borders, languages and cultures, by exploring how the German intellectual discourse was received and reinterpreted by Russians in their literary, artistic and cultural dialogue. Ideas about the Romantic Hero become conflated with theories involving the Will, the Nietzschean Superman and the Proletarian Revolutionary, personified and embodied in what some scholars characterize as political/cultural Gods (Lenin, Stalin, Hitler).
RUSS 3010 Advanced Russian I
is an advanced study of literary texts, grammar, composition and translation with practice in the spoken language. All sections of this course follow the Language Study Course Guidelines available at www.mun.ca/hss/ls.
RUSS 3011 Advanced Russian II
is a continuation of Advanced Russian I; emphasis is placed on advanced grammar and reading of selected texts from Russian short stories, magazines and newspapers. All sections of this course follow the Language Study Course Guidelines available at www.mun.ca/hss/ls.
RUSS 3023 Post-Stalin Russia: Media and Film
is an examination of contemporary Russian visual media with attention to the cultural discourse concerning Russian history and cultural identity.
RUSS 3440 Mushrooming & Mushroom Clouds: The Russian Ecological imagination
addresses ecological concerns past, present, and future through the lens of imaginative production. A wide range of Russian novels, short stories, science writing and film will be used to explore how narrative not only represents nature but also produces it.
RUSS 3900 Survey of Russian Literature I
is a study of masterpieces by representative Russian authors of poetry and prose with particular emphasis on stylistic characteristics of the authors studied and the evolution of the Russian literary language.
RUSS 3901 Survey of Russian Literature II
is a continuation of RUSS 3900.
RUSS 3910 Post Perestroika Russia
explores contemporary issues concerning the changes (artistic, political, cultural, economic) and sense of rediscovery in modern Russia in the context of works by present-day writers.
RUSS 4001-4010 (Excluding 4002) Special Topics in Russian
will deal with topics as announced by the Department.
RUSS 4002 Giants of Soviet Cinema
focuses on the oeuvres of one or two directors, or a movement or era within Soviet Cinema. Students will examine films closely according to their artistic structures and historical contexts, applying a broad range of classic readings on film theory to help inform analysis.
RUSS 4100 Russian Literature of the Nineteenth Century I
is a study of major Russian authors, including Pushkin, Lermontov, and Gogol.
RUSS 4201 Russian Literature of the Twentieth Century II
is a study and analysis of texts by modern Russian writers.
RUSS 4801 Special Topics in Russian Studies II
will deal with topics as announced by the Department.
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