Reviews of professor Irina Denischenko

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Russian Fairy Tales was, for the most part, an easy A. Material was interesting, but class discussion could be a little boring. I barely read and got an A. No tests or quizzes, just reading responses (which can be finessed) and two papers. Take this if you need an International culture AXLE course/ lighter class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Russian Fairy Tales is really interesting but it is harder than it used to be - especially the second half of the course where she expects you to read novels pretty quickly. Weekly responses aren't too difficult and she grades pretty easy. Would recommend overall. Only negative is her occasional tangents.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
RUSS1111 is one of my favorite classes taken at Vanderbilt. 3 papers a semester, you each get 1 draft and 1 final. All the drafts and finals count toward grades but she grades your paper in a way that you understand you do have issues at some point. She makes you convinced about her gradings, as all points taken off are given a reason. Solid choice