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 Language and Literature course offerings can be found at www.mun.ca/hss/courses.php.
Russian courses are designated by 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.
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.
PR: RUSS 1000 or equivalent
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
PR: RUSS 2030 or 1001, or permission of the Head of the Department
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
3000-3009 (Excluding 3003 and 3005)
Special Topics in Russian Studies
will deal with topics as announced by the Department.
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.
UL: may not be used as part of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences requirement of 6 credit hours in a second language
3005
West to East: Aspects of the German Intellectual Influence on Russia
(same German 3005 and 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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
PR: one of RUSS 2011, 2511, 3011, or permission of the Head of the Department
3901
Survey of Russian Literature II
is a continuation of RUSS 3900.
PR: one of RUSS 2011, 2511, 3011, or permission of the Head of the Department
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.
4001-4010 (Excluding 4002)
Special Topics in Russian
will deal with topics as announced by the Department.
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.
4100
Russian Literature of the Nineteenth Century I
is a study of major Russian authors, including Pushkin, Lermontov, and Gogol.
PR: one of RUSS 2011, 2511, 3011, or permission of the Head of the Department
4101
Russian Literature of the Nineteenth Century II
- inactive course.
4200
Russian Literature of the Twentieth Century I
- inactive course.
4201
Russian Literature of the Twentieth Century II
is a study and analysis of texts by modern Russian writers.
PR: one of RUSS 2011, 2511, 3011, or permission of the Head of the Department
4800
Special Topics in Russian Studies I
will deal with topics as announced by the Department.
4801
Special Topics in Russian Studies II
will deal with topics as announced by the Department.