Russian

The Russian Interdisciplinary Major offers dynamic, multi-level language courses that help students to develop strong listening, reading, written and oral communication skills in Russian. Beyond language proficiency, our language courses bring Russian culture and literature to life by exploring the music, poetry, history, and geography of the Russian-speaking world. Our courses in English translation, such as Madness and the Mad in Russian Culture and The Vampire as Other, combine literary and cultural analysis to examine themes of identity and otherness in Russia and Eastern Europe. In these courses, students develop strong analytical skills in critical thinking and textual analysis and engage in cross-cultural interpretation, deepening their understanding of Russian and East European literature and society.