Exposure to different speech styles, accents, and topics. Includes Russian audio on the Internet. RS 421 Russian Mass Media and Politics Acquaints the students with the leading Russian publications, online reports, and TV programs. Offers a comprehensive picture of contemporary politics and society in Russia through the eyes of a newly emerging capitalist mass media. Politics II Examines political scene in Russia through mass media.
Students improve reading, translation, listening comprehension and analytical skills.
Students analyze current political developments through media, television and Russian Internet sites. RS 460 Russian Society through its Writers Considers post-revolutionary social and political developments in Russia reflected by Russian and Soviet writers. Gives special attention to the conflict between the classical Russian literary tradition and the demands of Communist ideology. Contemporary Russian authors are also discussed. RS 470 Siberia and the Russian Far East Introduces the politics, economy, and culture of the Russian Far East.