Foundation in Soviet, Emigre, and Post-soviet Literature (~1930-present)
SLAVIC 709 is a graduate course covering Soviet, Emigre, and Post-Soviet Russian literature from 1917 to the present.
Summary
Historical reviews of Irina Shevelenko: The reviewer claims the course requires no reading and offers little feedback, though they found tag selection difficult.
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- Graduate/professional standing
Professors
Fall 2026No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews for Irina Shevelenko describe her as a terrible lecturer with useless lectures and no classroom discussions. The reviewer found the experience boring and advised avoiding the course, noting a lack of feedback despite the instructor's respect for her books.
IRINA SHEVELENKO is recorded teaching in Fall 2015, Fall 2018, Fall 2024. 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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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews of Irina Shevelenko: A reviewer describes Irina Shevelenko's lectures as useless and boring, advising students to avoid the course.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2018: 3.70 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades); Fall 2021: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Irina Shevelenko: The reviewer claims the course requires no reading and offers little feedback, though they found tag selection difficult.
Historical reviews of Irina Shevelenko: The student reports that classroom discussions never occurred and the instructor was not inspirational.
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