Russian: Language, Literature, Culture (including courses in English)

• CAS LR 111: First-Year Russian I
  An introduction to the fundamentals of Russian grammar. Extensive practice in orthography and pronunciation: oral drills, development of comprehension and conversation skills. Reading of simple texts.
• CAS LR 112: First-Year Russian II
  An introduction to the fundamentals of Russian grammar. Extensive practice in orthography and pronunciation: oral drills, development of comprehension and conversation skills. Reading of simple texts.
• CAS LR 211: Second-Year Russian I
  The fundamentals of Russian grammar and syntax. Development of reading and oral skills.
• CAS LR 212: Second-Year Russian II
  The fundamentals of Russian grammar and syntax. Development of reading and oral skills. Satisfactory completion of CAS LR 212 fulfills the CAS language requirement.
• CAS LR 250: Classics of Russian Prose (in English translation)
  Prose works that define the Russian literary tradition, including Pushkin's Queen of Spades, Gogol's Overcoat, Turgenev's Fathers and Sons, Dostoyevsky's Notes from the Underground, Tolstoy's Anna Karenina. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS LR 280: Dostoyevsky (in English translation)
  His literary and ideological development. Short novels, diaries, and major novels: Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, The Possessed, Brothers Karamazov. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS LR 303: Third-Year Russian: Reading, Grammar Review, and Conversation
  Reading original unabridged Russian prose and poetry. Intensive work on improvement of fluency and quality of expression; special attention to pronunciation.
• CAS LR 304: Third-Year Russian II: Reading, Grammar Review, and Conversation
  Reading original unabridged Russian prose and poetry. Intensive work on improvement of fluency and quality of expression; special attention to pronunciation.
• CAS LR 309: Style and Composition for Native Speakers of Russian
  Intended for native speakers of Russian who require extensive grammar review. Intensive study of the art of written expression in modern Russian through exercises in syntactic structure, translations from English into Russian and original compositions. Special attention to orthography. Development of individual style.
• CAS LR 354: Russian Theatre
  Introduction to Russian drama in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Emphasis on thematic concerns and character development. Discussion and readings in English with an additional hour for students with reading proficiency in Russian. Also offered as CAS LR 554.
• CAS LR 401: Senior Independent Work
  
• CAS LR 402: Senior Independent Work
  
• CAS LR 442: Russian Media
  Social role of the media. Critical evaluation of television programs and especially of documentaries. Effects and responsibilities of radio, television, film, and print media as cultural, social, and economic forces.
• CAS LR 491: Directed Study: Russian
  Application form available in department.
• CAS LR 492: Directed Study: Russian
  Application form available in department.
• CAS LR 554: Russian Theatre
  Introduction to Russian drama in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Emphasis on thematic concerns and character development. Discussion and readings in English with an additional hour for students with reading proficiency in Russian. Also offered as CAS LR 354.

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