RUSS 71 Advanced Seminar in Russian Culture
In these seminar courses, advanced learners and native speakers of Russian have an opportunity to read in the original and to study in depth works that are central to Russian intellectual history and literary tradition. Topics vary from year to year and may concentrate either on individual authors (Pushkin, Chekhov, Gogol), or a period (Middle Ages, The Silver Age, the Post-Soviet era), or a phenomenon (Russian Humor, Popular Culture, Utopianism). The course is conducted in Russian.
Prerequisite
At least one course in the 40s; students who have equivalent preparation may enroll with permission of the instructor.