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Kirill Ospovat

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Raw average: 4.44/5 from 9 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.

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LITTRANS/SLAVIC 238
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Professor Ospovat is clearly passionate about the topics of the course which I found to be very interesting as well. There is a ton of reading required so be prepared for that. He's a very easy grader so long as you demonstrate you understand the material. I'd recommend learning about the Russian Revolution beforehand as it will help a lot.
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LITTRANS/SLAVIC 238
Quality 4/5Difficulty 1/5
Heavy reading material that are important for the attendance prompts and the essays. Overall, he is a very easy grader, unless it is clear you have not completed the assigned readings or comprehend the material. The lectures are composed of going over the reading from the assigned time period, but don't add much more to the topics.
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LITTRANS 247
Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
You can tell that Prof Ospovat is passionate about the literature of the class. Lectures are very unstructured and odd to take notes on. He uses TopHat for attendance and questions on the readings. He is nice and accommodating but the class lacks involvement and structure.
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LITTRANS 247
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Kirill was so great I wish my major was in literature just to take more classes. Only went to class to check off attendance, then once that was done it was sleepy time. Only need to read the readings, and you'll be fine. The quizzes and tests being timed are stressful but seriously, if you just read you'll know every answer, no tricks.
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SLAVIC 245
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
The class has 5 small (150 word) writing assignments and two 500 word papers and that's it. Prof Ospovat is super accommodating with any request and is a very understanding professor. Attendance is mandatory for lectures.
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Classes with Kirill Ospovat

LITTRANS/SLAVIC 266

Elementary Special Topics in Russian Literature & Culture

1–3 credits

Elementary special topics course exploring periods, genres, writers, and themes in Russian and Eastern European literature and culture.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.63 GPA, 79.4% A/AB (n=63 letter grades).

Kirill Ospovat

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027LITTRANS/SLAVIC 266Elementary Special Topics in Russian Literature & Culture
Spring 2027SLAVIC 991Individual Research-slavic Literature
Fall 2026LITTRANS 201Survey of 19th and 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation I
Fall 2026LITTRANS 203Survey of 19th and 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation I
Fall 2026SLAVIC 703Foundations in Russian Romanticism
Fall 2026SLAVIC 900Seminar: Slavic Literature and Culture
Fall 2026SLAVIC 991Individual Research-slavic Literature

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