SLAV 2162 Classics of Russian Literature (in Translation)
All readings and lectures in English. Undergraduate major elective. Russian major requirement. A survey of selected major works, authors, genres, and movements in nineteenth-century Russian literature, with emphasis on the classic works by Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Turgenev, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Chekhov.
Course overview
- Department
- Slavic Studies
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Catalog details
- Satisfies core
- Literature
Requirements fulfilled
- Slavic Studies: Russian literature survey: Classics of Russian Literature or Twentieth-Century Russian Literature (one course, 3 credits) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Russian: Russian literature surveys: Classics of Russian Literature and Twentieth-Century Russian Literature (two courses, 6 credits) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Slavic Studies: Slavic or East European literature, second course of the 6-credit literature block (one course, 3 credits) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Russian: Either SLAV2162 Classics of Russian Literature or SLAV2173 Twentieth Century Russian Literature (3 credits) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- University Core: Literature (All undergraduates)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.50 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.69 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Leon Kogan | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 14 of 21 |
| Fall 2024 | Leon Kogan | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 14 of 20 |
| Fall 2023 | Leon Kogan | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 10 of 18 |
| Fall 2022 | Maxim Shrayer | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.8 | — | 9 of 13 |
| Fall 2021 | Maxim Shrayer | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 7–9 hrs/week | 11 of 21 |