Taught entirely in English. No prerequisites and no knowledge of Russian literature or history required. Conducted entirely in Russian. 2 credits, ND Not offered in 1999-2000. This course is taken in combination with Russian 307.
Students focus on corrective pronunciation and theory and practice of Russian intonation.
This course is taught by members of Moscow State University Philological Faculty and supervised by the program director. 3 credits, ND Not offered in 1999-2000. This course addresses the same issues as Russian 227, however, students registered at the 300-level will participate in discussions and complete all assignments in Russian. This course will examine the evolution of Russian writing for children from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Works by Tolstoy, Chukovskii, Zoshchenko, Olesha, Kharms, Marshak and others.