RUSSIAN AND EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES
2012-2013

Professors: Susanne Fusso, Russian Language and Literature, Chair; Priscilla Meyer, Russian Language and Literature; Peter Rutland, Government

Associate Professor: Duffield White, Russian Language and Literature

Assistant Professor: Victoria Smolkin-Rothrock, Histroy

Adjunct Professor: Irina Aleshkovsky, Russian Language and Literature

Departmental Advising Experts 2012-2013:  Susanne Fusso, Priscilla Meyer, Peter Rutland, Victoria Smolkin-Rothrock, Duffield White (fall)

The major in Russian and East European studies is designed to provide a broad background in Russian, Soviet, and East European history, politics, economics, and literature. To be accepted into the program, students must have a minimum overall average of B in courses related to the major.

Major requirements. Majors must complete three years of college-level Russian or the equivalent. Each student, in consultation with an advisor, will work out an individual program consisting of at least one course from each of the fields listed below (politics and economics, history, and literature) and four more courses in the three fields (distributed as agreed with the advisor).

Study abroad. Majors are strongly encouraged to participate in either a summer or a semester program of study in the Russian Federation, for which academic credit will be given.

Departmental honors. To qualify to receive honors or high honors in Russian and East European studies, a student must write a senior thesis that will be evaluated by a committee consisting of the tutor, a second reader from the Russian and East European studies faculty, and one additional reader from the faculty at large. This committee makes the final decision on departmental honors.

Politics and Economics

History

Language and Literature