Lower Division Courses
RUSSIAN 3 - ELEMENTARY RUSSIAN
Irina Kirgiz, iailyenko@ucdavis.edu
MTWRF 9:00 - 9:50am, 227 Olson
CRN 59198
This is the last course in the Elementary Russian sequence. The course will continue to review areas of grammar and development of all language skills in a cultural context with special emphasis on communication.
Prerequisite: Russian 2.
GE credit (Old): None.
GE credit (New): ArtHum and World Cultures.
Format: Discussion - 5 hours; Laboratory - 1 hour.
Texts:
- Richard Robin et al., Golosa: A Basic Course in Russian, Book 1 (Textbook - 5th ed.)
- Richard Robin, et al, Golosa: A Basic Course in Russian, Book 1 (Lab/Workbook, 5th ed.)
RUSSIAN 6 - INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN
Anna Reznik, abreznik@ucdavis.edu
MTWR 10:00 - 10:50am, 227 Olson
CRN 59199
This is last course in the Intermediate Russian sequence. Students will continue to review grammar, be introduced to short literature, and practice intermediate level conversations.
Prerequisite: Russian 5.
GE credit (Old): None.
GE credit (New): ArtHum and World Cultures.
Format: Discussion - 4 hours; Laboratory - 1 hour.
Texts:
- Olga Kagan, V Puti: Russian Grammar in Context (Textbook - 2nd ed.)
- Olga Kagan, V Puti: Russian Grammar in Context (Student Activities Manual - 2 ed.)
Upper Division Courses
RUSSIAN 101C - ADVANCED RUSSIAN
Liliana Avramenko, lavramenko@ucdavis.edu
MWF 11:00 - 11:50am, 209 Wellman
CRN 59211
This is the last course in the Advanced Russian sequence. Students will continue to refine their reading comprehension, writing skills, conversational competence, and grammar knowledge. Materials for discussion will include articles from the contemporary media, recent films, classic and modern literature. Goals of the course are to complete a study of the basic elements of Russian grammar (nouns, verbs, adjectives, gender and case agreement, plural), spelling rules, to increase active and passive vocabulary, to initiate speaking ability, to develop advanced reading and writing skills, and to learn more about Russian culture. Homework will consist of reading texts, writing answers to questions, grammar exercises and short essays. Students will make oral presentations in class.
There will be two written tests, three to four short quizzes or dictations, one essay, oral presentations, and a final exam.
Prerequisite: Russian 101B or consent of instructor.
GE credit (Old): None.
GE credit (New): ArtHum and World Cultures.
Format: Lecture/Discussion - 3 hours; Extensive Writing.
Text:
- Kagan, Russian for Russians (Slavica, 2002)
RUSSIAN 128 - TWENTIETH CENTURY RUSSIAN POETRY
Olga Stucheburkhov, oastch@ucdavis.edu
TR 9:00 - 10:20 am, 233 Wellman
CRN 62397
Survey of the Modernist poetry of the pre-Revolutionary period (Symbolism, Acmeism, and Futurism) as well as later 20th-century poetry. The students will study Russian versification theory and will learn to recognize and analyze different poetic styles. The course will include the work of such poets as Konstantin Balmont, Fyodor Sologub, Zinaida Gippius, Valery Brusov, Alexander Blok, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Sergei Esenin, Anna Akhmatova, Marina Tsvetaeva, and others. (In Russian)
Prerequisite: Russian 101C or consent of instructor.
GE credit (Old): ArtHum.
GE credit (New): ArtHum, Oral Literacy, World Cultures and Writing Experience.
Format: Discussion - 3 hours; Term Paper.
Text:
- A Course Reader
RUSSIAN 133 - POST SOVIET LITERATURE
Jenny Kaminer, jekaminer@ucdavis.edu
TR 12:10 -1:30 pm, 207 Olson
CRN 63280
This course will focus on the major authors and trends that have emerged in Russian literature since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. We will consider the impact of the economic, social, and cultural turmoil of the post-Soviet period on the production of literature, on trends in readership, and on the literary marketplace. We will also analyze the emergence of post-modernism in Russia. The texts read will include prose as well as drama and popular fiction. Some of the authors covered include Viktor Pelevin, Liudmila Petrushevskaia, Viktor Erofeyev, and Vladimir Sorokin. All texts read in English translation. No knowledge of Russian required.
Prerequisite: None
GE credit (New): ArtHum, World Cultures and Writing Experience.
Format: Lecture - 3 hours; Term Paper.
Texts:
- Svetlana Vasilenko, Shamara and Other Stories (Northwestern University Press, 2000)
- Viktor Pelevin, Omon Ra (New Directions, 1998)
- Vladimir Sorokin, Day of the Oprichnik (Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2012)
- Andrei Gelasimov, Thirst (AmazonCrossing, 2011)
- Lyudmila Petrushevskaya, The Time: Night (Northwestern University Press, 2000)