CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN CULTURE
Focuses on those topics in Russian cultural history that are most often discussed by Russians and serve as the basis for contemporary political and media discourse.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: SLAVIC 433 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Frgn Lang - 5th + semester language Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Consolidate a foundation in East Slavic culture acquired through reading and critically analyzing Russian-language sources, from the emergence of the earliest East Slavic polities in the ninth century until today. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Apply and improve Russian language skills in reading, speaking, and writing to foster Advanced Russian language proficiency. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explore and analyze online Russian-language media outlets, based in and outside of Russia. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Critically evaluate media reporting on Russia in Russian and English. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Consolidate a foundation in East Slavic culture acquired through reading and critically analyzing Russian-language sources, from the emergence of the earliest East Slavic polities in the ninth century until today. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Apply and improve Russian language skills in reading, speaking, and writing to foster Advanced Russian language proficiency. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explore and analyze online Russian-language media outlets, based in and outside of Russia. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Critically evaluate media reporting on Russia in Russian and English. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027