Fall 2026

Topics in Slavic Literatures in Translation

LITTRANS 247 explores periods, genres, and themes in Russian and Eastern European literature.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Oksana Stoychuk4.0/5Karen Evans-Romaine3.8/5

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Historical reviews of Kirill Ospovat: Workload is light, often involving homework during lecture or simple reading, with timed quizzes noted as the primary stressor.

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 7 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.88 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.89 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of Kirill Ospovat: Kirill Ospovat is described as passionate and knowledgeable, with reviews noting high quality ratings. However, his lectures are characterized as unstructured and lacking student involvement. While some students found the class easy and fascinating, others noted the lack of structure and participation requirements.

KIRILL OSPOVAT is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

OKSANA STOYCHUK is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction20 / 1000
LEC 002Classroom Instruction11 / 500

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Historical reviews for Kirill Ospovat describe a fascinating, low-workload course where reading is sufficient for high grades, though lecture structure varies from unstructured to passive.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.64 GPA, 87.9% A/AB (n=33 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.89 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.81 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Kirill Ospovat: Workload is light, often involving homework during lecture or simple reading, with timed quizzes noted as the primary stressor.

Historical reviews of Kirill Ospovat: Students find the instructor passionate and accommodating, but report that lectures lack structure and class involvement is minimal.

Topics

  • Russian and Eastern European literature
  • Slavic literatures in translation

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LITTRANS 247 · Fall 2026

Topics in Slavic Literatures in Translation

Recorded 2026-09-07
LITTRANS 247 · Fall 2026

Ukrainian Culture & Society

Recorded 2026-09-07
LITTRANS 247 · Fall 2026

Slavic Witches

Recorded 2026-09-07
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