Fall Quarter
Dept	Course No., Title	Instructor
RUSSIAN (F08)	1A  FUNDAMENTALS	LEFEBVRE, V.D.
This course focuses on speaking, comprehension, reading and writing, with emphasis on the spoken language. In addition the students receive an introduction to Russian social and cultural life. Class work includes weekly sessions in the language laboratory, computer exercises and quizzes. Assignments will consist of written exercises, reading and translation, and oral preparation for classes. Instructions are given in English. Open to non-majors. EEE Website: https://eee.uci.edu/08f/31500
RUSSIAN (F08)	2A  INTERMEDIATE	LEFEBVRE, V.D.
This course focuses on mastering the basics of Russian grammar and developing written and oral skills. Students will read exerpts from Russian newspapers and from literary texts, watch videos and compose essays on specific topics. Prerequisite: Russian 1A, B, C or permission of instructor. Instructions are given both in English and Russian. Open to non-majors. EEE Website: https://eee.uci.edu/08f/31510
RUSSIAN (F08)	50  SOVIET ANIMATION	MJOLSNESS, L.
Soviet Animation from the 1960's to the 1990's, that is, from the Cold War to Glasnost, was far from child's play. Animation in the form Soviet Union was a medium that allowed for the creation of life other than Soviet reality, despite the strict censorship of ideas during this time period. This course proposes to explore the concepts of the dual audience, ritualized master plots, Disneyfication, and montage. Students will also be introduced to the role of the KGB, the Soviet Underground, International Animation Festivals, the Soiuzmultfilm Animation Studio and the Communist Party in the creation of animation. Students will become familiarized with the necessary technological aspects of animation from stop-motion films to CGI, including scripts, storyboards, hand-drawn cells, the role of music and the intertextual relation of other arts and literature to this medium.
RUSSIAN (F08)	50  SOVIET ANIMATION	MJOLSNESS, L.
Soviet Animation from the 1960's to the 1990's, that is, from the Cold War to Glasnost, was far from child's play. Animation in the form Soviet Union was a medium that allowed for the creation of life other than Soviet reality, despite the strict censorship of ideas during this time period. This course proposes to explore the concepts of the dual audience, ritualized master plots, Disneyfication, and montage. Students will also be introduced to the role of the KGB, the Soviet Underground, International Animation Festivals, the Soiuzmultfilm Animation Studio and the Communist Party in the creation of animation. Students will become familiarized with the necessary technological aspects of animation from stop-motion films to CGI, including scripts, storyboards, hand-drawn cells, the role of music and the intertextual relation of other arts and literature to this medium.
RUSSIAN (F08)	99  SPECIAL STUDIES RUS	STAFF
RUSSIAN (F08)	150  19TH C RUSSIAN LIT	MJOLSNESS, L.
Nineteenth-century Russia enjoyed one of history's great outpourings of literary creativity. This course is designed to serve as an introduction to classic texts by Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Gogol, Turgenev, Lermontov, and the author native Russians consider their greatest master, Pushkin. Discussion topics vary widely depending on text, ranging from the dilemmas of modern spirituality and social engineering to the meaning of human love and the allure of suicide,. the existence of God and whether Western cultures leading the world astray. ¬ We will also look at Pushkin's fetish for shapely little feet to Gogol's speculation over what might happen if a nose took off in an officer's uniform without its owner. No background in Russian studies expected. Students are expected to write a midterm exam and a final paper. Required Texts: Pushkin’s Evgenii Onegin, Lemontov’s Hero of Our Times, Gogol’s The Collected Tales, Dostoevsky’s The Underground Man, Tolstoy’s Death of Ivan Ilych and Turgenev’s Fathers and Sons
RUSSIAN (F08)	199  INDEPENDENT STUDY	STAFF