Super chill. If you do the readings you'll probably be good. Attendance quizzes every class, but they're easy, 3 questions, and multiple choice. She's clearly very passionate about Russian/Soviet history and had a lot of insights that I thought were really cool. The class was low-stress and she is very flexible if you need anything.Rate My Professors ↗
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IRINA SHEVELENKO
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Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
I was disappointed in the content, the readings aim to form a negative aspect of Russian culture. In addition, this class may pose a challenge for students who are not familiar with the language (names, patronymics, etc). You have 3 papers, 3 exams, and other assignments. Easy class for a Comm-B, but you need to read. Lectures are somewhat useless.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
I loved Dr. Shevelenko! This is the perfect literature class, IMHO. Quizzes are simple to comprehend and if you did the reading you will get +100 on every one. Perfect study guides for exams---I know exactly what she's looking for. Lectures are super fun! If you did the readings it's super engaging and Dr. Shevelenko always makes me chuckle.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
Her class wasn't hard, it was just pretty mundane. Easy 3 question T/F quizzes every class and then 3 essays, and 3 exams. The expectations for essays wasn't very specific, so it was hard to know what you were worked and what didn't, but she wasn't incredibly picky. LOTS of reading with really quick turnarounds thoughRate My Professors ↗
Quality 2/5Difficulty 1/5
Really hard to choose tags. Gives good feedback? Hardly any. Respected? Sure, for her books, but a terrible lecturer (lectures are useless, you do not even have to read anything, waste of time). Discussions in the classroom? Never heard. Inspirational - are you kidding? Soooo boring... Avoid at all cost!Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
Meh. Really knowledgeable and good person but drones on and on the whole time, hard to stay focused on what she's saying. Easy to fall asleep, lectures are useless. Fair amount of reading but plot summaries for them are online. A few papers and tests too. Class is MWF, quizzes W but it's safe to skip M and F. Fine but forgettableRate My Professors ↗
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Classes with IRINA SHEVELENKO
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | SLAVIC 701 | Survey of Old Russian Literature |
| Spring 2026 | SLAVIC 799 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2026 | SLAVIC 803 | Introduction to Old Church Slavonic and the History of Russian Literary Language |
| Spring 2026 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Fall 2025 | LITTRANS/SLAVIC 238 | Literature and Revolution |
| Fall 2025 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Spring 2025 | GEOG/HISTORY/POLISCI/SLAVIC 253 | Russia: an Interdisciplinary Survey |
| Spring 2025 | SLAVIC 702 | Eighteenth-century Russian Literature |
| Spring 2025 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Fall 2024 | SLAVIC 709 | Foundation in Soviet, Emigre, and Post-soviet Literature (~1930-present) |
| Fall 2024 | SLAVIC 800 | Proseminar-slavic Literature and Culture |
| Fall 2024 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Spring 2024 | LITTRANS 202 | Survey of 19th and 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation II |
| Spring 2024 | LITTRANS 204 | Survey of 19th and 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation II |
| Spring 2024 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Fall 2023 | SLAVIC 560 | Capstone Seminar in Russian Literature and Culture |
| Fall 2023 | SLAVIC 799 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2023 | SLAVIC 800 | Proseminar-slavic Literature and Culture |
| Fall 2023 | SLAVIC 900 | Seminar: Slavic Literature and Culture |
| Fall 2023 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Spring 2023 | GEOG/HISTORY/POLISCI/SLAVIC 253 | Russia: an Interdisciplinary Survey |
| Spring 2023 | SLAVIC 701 | Survey of Old Russian Literature |
| Spring 2023 | SLAVIC 803 | Introduction to Old Church Slavonic and the History of Russian Literary Language |
| Spring 2023 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Fall 2022 | SLAVIC 799 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2022 | SLAVIC 800 | Proseminar-slavic Literature and Culture |
| Fall 2022 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Spring 2022 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Fall 2021 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Fall 2020 | LITTRANS 201 | Survey of 19th and 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation I |
| Fall 2020 | LITTRANS 203 | Survey of 19th and 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation I |
| Fall 2020 | SLAVIC 900 | Seminar: Slavic Literature and Culture |
| Fall 2020 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Spring 2020 | SLAVIC 701 | Survey of Old Russian Literature |
| Spring 2020 | SLAVIC 799 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2020 | SLAVIC 803 | Introduction to Old Church Slavonic and the History of Russian Literary Language |
| Spring 2020 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Fall 2019 | LITTRANS 201 | Survey of 19th and 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation I |
| Fall 2019 | LITTRANS 203 | Survey of 19th and 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation I |
| Fall 2019 | SLAVIC 321 | Fourth Year Russian I |
| Fall 2019 | SLAVIC 799 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2019 | SLAVIC 800 | Proseminar-slavic Literature and Culture |
| Fall 2019 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Spring 2019 | SLAVIC 799 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2019 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Fall 2018 | SLAVIC 709 | Foundation in Soviet, Emigre, and Post-soviet Literature (~1930-present) |
| Fall 2018 | SLAVIC 799 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2018 | SLAVIC 800 | Proseminar-slavic Literature and Culture |
| Fall 2018 | SLAVIC 900 | Seminar: Slavic Literature and Culture |
| Fall 2018 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Spring 2018 | SLAVIC 708 | Foundation in Russian Modernism (~1890s-1930s) |
| Spring 2018 | SLAVIC 799 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2018 | SLAVIC 900 | Seminar: Slavic Literature and Culture |
| Spring 2018 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Fall 2017 | LITTRANS 201 | Survey of 19th and 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation I |
| Fall 2017 | LITTRANS 203 | Survey of 19th and 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation I |
| Fall 2017 | SLAVIC 321 | Fourth Year Russian I |
| Fall 2017 | SLAVIC 799 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2017 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Spring 2017 | LITTRANS 202 | Survey of 19th and 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation II |
| Spring 2017 | LITTRANS 204 | Survey of 19th and 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation II |
| Spring 2017 | SLAVIC 701 | Survey of Old Russian Literature |
| Spring 2017 | SLAVIC 803 | Introduction to Old Church Slavonic and the History of Russian Literary Language |
| Spring 2017 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Fall 2016 | LITTRANS 201 | Survey of 19th and 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation I |
| Fall 2016 | LITTRANS 203 | Survey of 19th and 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation I |
| Fall 2016 | SLAVIC 800 | Proseminar-slavic Literature and Culture |
| Fall 2016 | SLAVIC 900 | Seminar: Slavic Literature and Culture |
| Fall 2016 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Spring 2016 | SLAVIC 322 | Fourth Year Russian II |
| Spring 2016 | SLAVIC 702 | Eighteenth-century Russian Literature |
| Spring 2016 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Fall 2015 | SLAVIC 709 | Foundation in Soviet, Emigre, and Post-soviet Literature (~1930-present) |
| Fall 2015 | SLAVIC 800 | Proseminar-slavic Literature and Culture |
| Fall 2015 | SLAVIC 900 | Seminar: Slavic Literature and Culture |
| Fall 2015 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Spring 2015 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Fall 2014 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Spring 2014 | SLAVIC 701 | Survey of Old Russian Literature |
| Spring 2014 | SLAVIC 799 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2014 | SLAVIC 803 | Introduction to Old Church Slavonic and the History of Russian Literary Language |
| Spring 2014 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Fall 2013 | LITTRANS 224 | Tolstoy in Translation |
| Fall 2013 | SLAVIC 321 | Fourth Year Russian I |
| Fall 2013 | SLAVIC 424 | Tolstoy |
| Fall 2013 | SLAVIC 800 | Proseminar-slavic Literature and Culture |
| Fall 2013 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Spring 2013 | SLAVIC 322 | Fourth Year Russian II |
| Spring 2013 | SLAVIC 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2013 | SLAVIC 702 | Eighteenth-century Russian Literature |
| Spring 2013 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Fall 2012 | LITTRANS 224 | Tolstoy in Translation |
| Fall 2012 | SLAVIC 424 | Tolstoy |
| Spring 2012 | SLAVIC 799 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2012 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Fall 2011 | SLAVIC 321 | Fourth Year Russian I |
| Fall 2011 | SLAVIC 701 | Survey of Old Russian Literature |
| Fall 2011 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Spring 2011 | SLAVIC 322 | Fourth Year Russian II |
| Spring 2011 | SLAVIC 799 | Independent Study |
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