In addition, students will gain insight into basic elements of current Russian culture. Emphasis is placed on mastery of the structure of Russian, conversation practice in everyday situations, the use of verbs of motion. Verbal prefixes are introduced in a live walking tour of campus during class. The latter was made into a film starring John Cleese. Text is Advanced Russian by Nakhimovsky and Leed.
Emphasis continues on development and practice of conversation skills, and vocabulary building.
A trip through Russia's literary past. Begins with the literary climate immediately following the bolshevik revolution of 1917. Proceeds through the Stalin, Khrushchev, and Cold War eras, and into the post-Soviet Union era. Readings include works by Zoshchenko, Zamyatin, Bulgakov, Akhmatova, Shvarts, Pasternak, Solzhenitsyn among others. Offers Russian language programs in St. Petersburg for summer, semester, and academic year.