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Russian and East European studiesis an interdisciplinary program for students concentrating inother departments of the University. The purpose of the programis to allow students with an interest in Russia and the nationsof Eastern Europe to acquire knowledge and to develop skills inaddition to those gained in other concentrations. The programcombines and integrates courses from a number of departments andrequires students to participate in an interdisciplinary seminaror program of independent study that results in a formal researchproject. Students must elect the program in addition to theirregular concentrations; transcripts will indicate that they havecompleted the requirements of the program.
Interested students who haveno background in Russian or any other east European language areadvised to begin language training (with RUS 10a) in their firstyear. Appropriate placement of those with some knowledge of Russiancan be arranged by consultation with Professor Szulkin of theGermanic and Slavic languages department. Progress toward theprogram certificate will also be facilitated by early enrollment(usually in the sophomore year) in HIST 147a (Rise of ImperialRussia).
Andrew Swensen, Chair
(German and Slavic Languages)
Steven Burg
(Politics)
ChaeRan Freeze
(Near Eastern and Judaic Studies)
Gregory Freeze
(History)
Robin Feuer Miller
(German and Slavic Languages)
Antony Polonsky
(Near Eastern and Judaic Studies)
Barney Schwalberg
(Economics)
Robert Szulkin
(German and Slavic Languages)
A.Students must complete the following courses: HIST 147a (Riseof Imperial Russia), HIST 147b (Russia Since 1861), and four semestersof Russian language.
B.Completion of one advanced course dealing with Russia, the formerSoviet Union, or Eastern Europe in three of the four disciplinesparticipating in the program (history, literature, politics, economics).Note that HIST 147a and 147b fulfill the history requirement.See list below.
C.Participation in the senior interdisciplinary seminar, REES 97aand b, when offered or completion of one semester of independentstudy, REES 98a or 98b, under the direction of one or more membersof the program faculty. The seminar will investigate a singleproblem that benefits from interdisciplinary analysis. Seminartopics vary from year to year.
REES 97a and b Senior Seminar
For students completingRussian and East European Studies Program. Signature of the programchair required.
Seminar on topics determinedby student interests. Requires research using Russian or othereast European language materials.
Usually offered every year.
Staff
REES 98a Independent Study
Signature of the instructorand the program chair required.
Usually offered every year.
Staff
REES 98b Independent Study
Signature of the instructorand the program chair required.
Usually offered every year.
Staff
Elective Courses
The following courses approvedfor the program are not all given in any one year, so the CourseSchedule for each semester should be consulted.
Transition and InstitutionalEconomics
Comparative Economic Systems
Soviet History: Major Issues,New Approaches
A History of the Jews in Warsaw,Lodz, Vilna, and Odessa
History and Culture of theJews in East-Central Europe to 1914
History and Culture of theJews in East-Central Europe, 1914 to the Present
East European Politics
Politics in Russia and Ukraine
Graduate Seminar: SelectedTopics in Comparative Politics
Nineteenth-Century RussianLiterature
Chekhov
The Heroine in Nineteenth-CenturyRussian Literature
History of Russian and SovietFilm
Dostoevsky
Tolstoy
A Survey of Twentieth-CenturyRussian Theater: Chekhov to the Present
Twentieth-Century Russian Literature,Art, Film, and Theater
Russian Prose: UndergraduateSeminar
Russian Poetry: UndergraduateSeminar
Nabokov