Spring 2027

Topics in Slavic Literatures

Explores periods, genres, writers, and themes in Russian and Eastern European literature under the title Topics in Slavic Literatures.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Oksana Stoychuk4.0/5

Summary

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Past student reviews · Oksana Stoychuk

The course required a significant amount of reading, though students found it worthwhile. Tests were described as straightforward, and the overall workload felt light.

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Prerequisites

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SLAVIC 245

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About this rating

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.

For this course: 5.0/5 raw quality · 2.0/5 difficulty · 2 reviews

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Past student reviews · Oksana Stoychuk

Oksana Stoychuk was described as a nice and lenient grader who made the class feel light and interesting. Students noted that while there was a significant amount of reading, it was worth the effort and tests were straightforward.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.50 GPA, 88.2% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.93 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Past student reviews · Kirill Ospovat

Kirill Ospovat required heavy reading, weekly discussion posts, and formal papers, though students found his grading lenient. One reviewer noted that online discussions often turned into lectures, while another described him as accommodating. The workload included five short writing assignments and two longer papers, with mandatory lecture attendance. Students reported mixed experiences regarding the quality of online instruction.

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.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Oksana Stoychuk

Students described the class as fun when everyone participated, noting that the lectures became more interesting when paired with the readings.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.78 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=56 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.86 GPA, 91.4% A/AB (n=70 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Oksana Stoychuk

The course required a significant amount of reading, though students found it worthwhile. Tests were described as straightforward, and the overall workload felt light.

Past student reviews · Oksana Stoychuk

Oksana Stoychuk was perceived as a nice instructor who was not a difficult grader. The assigned readings were described as engaging rather than boring.

Topics

  • Periods, genres, individual writers, themes, and problems in Russian and Eastern European literature.

Skills

  • Explore literary periods, genres, writers, themes, and problems in Russian and Eastern European literature.

Grades

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1280 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

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
SLAVIC 245 · Spring 2027

Topics in Slavic Literatures

Recorded 2026-10-14
SLAVIC 245 · Spring 2027

Women vs Power

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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