Fall Quarter
Dept	Course No., Title	Instructor
RUSSIAN (F09)	1A  FUNDAMENTALS	LEFEBVRE, V.
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.
RUSSIAN (F09)	2A  INTERMEDIATE	LEFEBVRE, V.
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.
RUSSIAN (F09)	50  CHILDHOOD THROUGH LITERATURE AND FILM	MJOLSNESS, L.
This class will investigate the discovery of childhood in Russia in the late 19th and early 20th century. Tolstoy's novel "Childhood, Boyhood, Youth" has been regarded as the first recollection of a Russian childhood. With this work a tradition began of recalling idyllic childhoods on Russian estates. Examining the childhoods depicted by subsequent writers, this class will determine how the vision of childhood changed in the Modernist period, the Revolutionary period and the Stalinist period. Students are required to write a midterm and final.
RUSSIAN (F09)	99  SPECIAL STUDIES RUS	STAFF
RUSSIAN (F09)	150  DOSTOEVSKY & THE NOVEL	MJOLSNESS, L.
This course will search for the invisible man by looking at the work of Russian novelist Feodor Dostoevsky and his influence on 20th century American literature and film. The film industry has repeatedly tried to capture the invisible man on film. Come learn how his characters search for personal identity has inspired other works of art including films, artwork and literature. Reading for this class will include three novels by Dostoevsky: Crime & Punishment, The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov. We will consider not only Dostoevsky's influence on other novelists, but also how Dostoevsky expanded on themes present in the European novel. One midterm and final paper.