Spring 2027

Literature and Revolution

Literature and Revolution explores Russian cultural and political shifts from pre-1917 to Stalinist 1930s through translation topics like Futurism, civil war, and technological utopias.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Kirill Ospovat

The course required heavy reading material that was important for attendance prompts and essays. Students noted there was a ton of reading required, so be prepared for that volume.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Conduct close readings of literary texts that take into consideration both form and content.

  • Acquire a greater awareness of another culture and become more adept at engaging with perspectives and ways of thinking that are different from the student's own.

  • Develop a sensitivity to the way texts and ideas are rooted in their unique historical and political contexts, while having a life span that stretches far beyond them.

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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Prerequisites

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LITTRANS/SLAVIC 238

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

IRINA SHEVELENKO is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KIRILL OSPOVAT is recorded teaching in Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Irina Shevelenko

Students described the class as super chill and low-stress, with an instructor who was clearly passionate about Russian and Soviet history and offered interesting insights.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.73 GPA, 92.2% A/AB (n=51 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.59 GPA, 84.5% A/AB (n=58 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.52 GPA, 73.3% A/AB (n=30 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Kirill Ospovat

The course required heavy reading material that was important for attendance prompts and essays. Students noted there was a ton of reading required, so be prepared for that volume.

Past student reviews · Irina Shevelenko

Attendance quizzes were easy multiple-choice questions with three items each. The instructor was very flexible if students needed accommodations, and doing the readings was generally sufficient for success.

Topics

  • Revolutionary violence, terror, civil war, and emigration.
  • Futurism and the birth of Russian avant-garde art.
  • Soviet feminism, the 'New Man,' technological utopias, and totalitarian dystopias.
  • Literature and early Soviet economic policy.

Skills

  • Close reading of literary texts considering form and content.
  • Analyzing texts within their unique historical and political contexts.
  • Engaging with diverse cultural perspectives and ways of thinking.

Grades

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About this comparison

1316 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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