Spring 2027

Capstone Seminar in Russian Literature and Culture

A capstone seminar taught in Russian that examines the history of Russian social and political satire in depth.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.33 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.21 GPA, 71.4% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Examine how various authors and texts offer complex views and interpretations of society, culture, and history.

  • Recognize explicit and implicit messages embedded in literary texts of various genres.

  • Analyze and interpret textual detail, establish connections among observations and draw logical inferences while learning to use Russian literary terminology and utilize Russian sources.

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SLAVIC 560

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.33 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.21 GPA, 71.4% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

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Topics

  • History of Russian social and political satire.
  • Complex views and interpretations of society, culture, and history.

Skills

  • Interpreting complex views on society, culture, and history; recognizing explicit and implicit messages in literary texts.
  • Analyzing textual detail, drawing logical inferences, using Russian literary terminology, and utilizing Russian sources.

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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