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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

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Spring 2026LITTRANS 224Tolstoy in Translation
Spring 2026SLAVIC 900Seminar: Slavic Literature and Culture
Spring 2026SLAVIC 991Individual Research-slavic Literature
Fall 2025LITTRANS 201Survey of 19th and 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation I
Fall 2025LITTRANS 203Survey of 19th and 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation I
Fall 2025SLAVIC 707Foundations in Russian Realism (~1840-1890s)
Fall 2025SLAVIC 900Seminar: Slavic Literature and Culture
Fall 2025SLAVIC 991Individual Research-slavic Literature
Spring 2025SLAVIC 991Individual Research-slavic Literature
Fall 2024SLAVIC 991Individual Research-slavic Literature
Spring 2024LITTRANS 224Tolstoy in Translation
Spring 2024SLAVIC 801Slavic Critical Theory and Practice
Spring 2024SLAVIC 991Individual Research-slavic Literature
Fall 2023LITTRANS/SLAVIC 238Literature and Revolution
Fall 2023LITTRANS/SLAVIC 366Intermediate Special Topics in Russian Literature & Culture
Fall 2023SLAVIC 799Independent Study
Fall 2023SLAVIC 991Individual Research-slavic Literature
Spring 2023LITTRANS 224Tolstoy in Translation
Spring 2023LITTRANS/SLAVIC 266Elementary Special Topics in Russian Literature & Culture
Spring 2023SLAVIC 424Tolstoy
Fall 2022LITTRANS 201Survey of 19th and 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation I
Fall 2022LITTRANS 203Survey of 19th and 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation I
Fall 2022SLAVIC 707Foundations in Russian Realism (~1840-1890s)
Fall 2022SLAVIC 799Independent Study
Fall 2022SLAVIC 900Seminar: Slavic Literature and Culture
Spring 2022SLAVIC 702Eighteenth-century Russian Literature
Spring 2022SLAVIC 900Seminar: Slavic Literature and Culture
Fall 2021LITTRANS 201Survey of 19th and 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation I
Fall 2021LITTRANS 203Survey of 19th and 20th Century Russian Literature in Translation I
Fall 2021LITTRANS 247Topics in Slavic Literatures in Translation
Fall 2021SLAVIC 245Topics in Slavic Literatures
Fall 2020LITTRANS 247Topics in Slavic Literatures in Translation
Fall 2020SLAVIC 245Topics in Slavic Literatures
Spring 2020SLAVIC 900Seminar: Slavic Literature and Culture
Fall 2019LITTRANS 247Topics in Slavic Literatures in Translation
Fall 2019SLAVIC 245Topics in Slavic Literatures
Fall 2019SLAVIC 707Foundations in Russian Realism (~1840-1890s)
Fall 2019SLAVIC 900Seminar: Slavic Literature and Culture
Spring 2019LITTRANS 224Tolstoy in Translation
Spring 2019SLAVIC 424Tolstoy
Spring 2019SLAVIC 702Eighteenth-century Russian Literature
Fall 2018LITTRANS 247Topics in Slavic Literatures in Translation
Fall 2018SLAVIC 245Topics in Slavic Literatures

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