Russian Literature (RUSSL)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

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RUSSL 2158
St. Petersburg and the Making of Modern Russia

Founded by Peter the Great in the early eighteenth century, St. Petersburg was built expressly to advertise the triumph of enlightened absolutism at home and to display Russia's status as a major European ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 2158, SHUM 2158

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17662 RUSSL 2158   SEM 101

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    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Litvak, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RUSSL 2500
Demons and Witches in Russian Literature and Film

A paranoid husband believes that his wife is a witch. A man rejects vehemently the very idea of the Devil's existence, unwittingly doing so right in his face. From outright horrifying to eerily funny, ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17864 RUSSL 2500   SEM 101

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    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Krivitsky, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RUSSL 3341
Short Russian Fiction (The Nineteenth Century)

The nineteenth-century Russian novel had its beginnings in a period of short fiction; it ended in another one. When Tolstoy was preparing to write Anna Karenina, he reread Pushkin's tales. Dostoevsky's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17995 RUSSL 3341   SEM 101

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    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Pollak, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RUSSL 3389
The Revolutionary as Author: Autobiography and Political Myth

In this course, we will read some of the most influential examples of a genre at the intersection of literature and history: the memoir of the revolutionary. Along the way, we will consider some of the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 3389, ENGL 3989

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9536 RUSSL 3389   SEM 101

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    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Pinkham, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

RUSSL 4492
Supervised Reading in Russian Literature

Independent reading course in topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member who has agreed to supervise the course work. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4780 RUSSL 4492   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Pollak, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

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RUSSL 6611
Supervised Reading and Research

Independent study. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  4781 RUSSL 6611   IND 601

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    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Pollak, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies