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27 courses with the subject RUSS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

RUSS 100Intensive Elementary Russian1

Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:4,Recitation:1Intensive elementary Russian in speaking, reading, writing and comprehending Russian. Fundamentals of first-year Russian covered in one semester. Not open to students who have taken RUSS 101, RUSS 101A or RUSS 102.

Subject
RUSS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
RUSS 101Elementary Russian I1

Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:4,Recitation:1Fundamentals of speaking, reading, writing, and comprehending Russian, and an introduction to Russian culture.

Subject
RUSS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
RUSS 102Elementary Russian II1

Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:4,Recitation:1Fundamentals of speaking, reading, writing, and comprehending Russian, and an introduction to Russian culture. Prerequisite: RUSS 101 or equivalent is prerequisite for RUSS 102. Not open to students who have taken RUSS 100.

Subject
RUSS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
RUSS 103Intermediate Russian I1

Offered Both Fall and Spring; Lecture hours:3,Recitation:2Continued focus on all language skills combined with the study of cultural texts. Prerequisite: (RUSS 100 or RUSS 101A) or RUSS 102 or equivalent for RUSS 103; RUSS 103 is the prerequisite for RUSS 104.

Subject
RUSS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
RUSS 104Intermediate Russian II1

Offered Both Fall and Spring; Lecture hours:4,Recitation:1Advanced points of grammar and review of grammar. Training in all language skills combined with the study of cultural texts. Prerequisite: RUSS 102 or equivalent for RUSS 103; RUSS 103 is the prerequisite for RUSS 104.

Subject
RUSS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
RUSS 125Topics in Russian Culture1

Offered Fall Semester Only,Topics course; Lecture hours:3; RepeatableAn examination of everyday life in Russia, as a mirror of historical, ideological, sociological, and economic forces. In English.

Subject
RUSS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
RUSS 204Russian Conversation5

Offered Both Fall and Spring; Lecture hours:2; RepeatableConcentrated development of speaking skill. Conducted entirely in Russian by a native speaker. Intended for students enrolled in 200- and 300-level courses.

Subject
RUSS
Credits (min)
5
Credits (max)
5
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
RUSS 209Russian Complementary Reading5

Offered Either Fall or Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:1Russian sources read in conjunction with English language courses. Independent course of study established by instructor and student. Prerequisite: the equivalent of four semesters of Russian. This course cannot be taken more than twice.

Subject
RUSS
Credits (min)
5
Credits (max)
5
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
RUSS 225Russian Cinema: From Revolution to Repression1

Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3Traces through viewing and detailed analysis of films the development of Russian cinematography; from the innovations of directors like Eisenstein, Pudovkin, to the poetic-metaphorical aesthetics of Tarkovsky and Zvyagintsev. In English. Crosslisted as ENFS 227.

Subject
RUSS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
RUSS 226Russian Through Film1

Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3An advanced study of Russian through film and television programs. In Russian. Prerequisite: RUSS 104 or permission of the instructor.

Subject
RUSS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
RUSS 230Russian Song: Poetry, Politics, Pop1

Offered Alternating Spring Semester; Lecture hours:3The role of song in Russian culture. Genres studied include art song, guitar poetry, contemporary pop and folk rock. In Russian. Prerequisite: RUSS 104 or permission of the instructor.

Subject
RUSS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
RUSS 235Russian Amerika1

Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3The confrontation of Russian and American cultures through the lens of literary giants. We explore the effects of displacement and exile, dual cultural identity, and the immigrant experience. Nabokov, Solzhenitsyn, Brodsky, and Shteyngart are among the authors considered. In English.

Subject
RUSS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
RUSS 240From Russia to the Stars: Russian Sci-Fi through the Ages1

Offered Both Fall and Spring; Lecture hours:3From utopian dreams of the 1800s to contemporary sci-fi, this course introduces students to over 100 years of Russian art dreaming of a world beyond the present. In English.

Subject
RUSS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
RUSS 250Crimes and Punishments: 19th-century Russian Literature1

Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3Survey of major works of 19th-century Russian literature by Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy and Chekhov and their influence on Western European literary canon. In English.

Subject
RUSS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
RUSS 252Russian Through Literature1

Offered Alternating Spring Semester; Lecture hours:3A study of Russian through literary works by contemporary Russian writers. In Russian. Prerequisite: RUSS 104 or permission of the instructor.

Subject
RUSS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
RUSS 254Russian Through History1

Offered Alternating Spring Semester; Lecture hours:3Advanced study of Russian through history and its treatments in literature, film, music, and media. In Russian. Prerequisite: RUSS 104.

Subject
RUSS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
RUSS 255Dangerous Texts: 20th-century Russian Literature1

Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3Discussion of major trends and key literary figures in Russian literature from the 1917 Revolution to post-Soviet Russia. Focuses on texts that challenge established orthodoxies. In English.

Subject
RUSS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
RUSS 280Topics in the Slavic Languages5-1

Offered Both Fall and Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:Varies; RepeatableStudy of a Slavic language other than Russian. Languages may include Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, and Serbo-Croatian. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.

Subject
RUSS
Credits (min)
5
Credits (max)
1
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
RUSS 295Topics in Russian Studies1

Offered Alternating Spring Semester,Topics course; Lecture hours:3; RepeatableReadings and discussion of special interest relevant to Russian studies. Topics selected by students in consultation with the instructor. In Russian.

Subject
RUSS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
RUSS 305Russian Media1

Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3An advanced study of the Russian language through close reading and discussion of Russian media.

Subject
RUSS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
RUSS 311Readings in Russian Literature1

Offered Alternating Spring Semester,Topics course; Lecture hours:3; RepeatableAn advanced study of the Russian language through close reading and discussion of short works by major Russian writers. In Russian. Not open to students who have taken RUSS 252.

Subject
RUSS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
RUSS 312Readings in Russian Poetry1

Offered Alternate Fall or Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:3An advanced study of Russian through close reading and discussion of Russian poetry. In Russian. Prerequisite: RUSS 201 or RUSS 252. Not open to students who have taken RUSS 230.

Subject
RUSS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
RUSS 314Russian History and Politics: Russian History and its Reincarnations in Contemporary Politics1

Offered Alternating Spring Semester; Lecture hours:3Advanced study of Russian through history and its reincarnations in contemporary politics and culture. In Russian. Not open to students who have taken RUSS 254. Prerequisites: RUSS 201 or RUSS 226 or RUSS 230 or RUSS 252.

Subject
RUSS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
RUSS 330Nabokov and His Worlds1

Offered Alternate Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3Major works of one of the greatest authors of the 20th century. Nabokov's Russian and American periods examined in the context of both literary traditions. In English. Crosslisted as ENLS 330, ENLS 630 and RUSS 630.

Subject
RUSS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
RUSS 357Petroleum Putinism & Plutonium1

Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3This course explores the role of nationalism, alongside ideas about energy and nature, in the Russian state’s current & historical colonial relationships with neighboring countries, Central Asia and Indigenous communities of Siberia. Topics include Russian imperial/Soviet state extractivist economics, Russian/regional pipeline and petro politics, social resistance and climate change futures. Crosslisted as ENST 357 and POLS 357.

Subject
RUSS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
RUSS 390Independent Study5-1

Offered Either Fall or Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:Varies; RepeatableAdvanced independent research under the supervision of an instructor. Subject to be selected by student in consultation with the instructor. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.

Subject
RUSS
Credits (min)
5
Credits (max)
1
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
RUSS 393Honors in Russian1

Offered Either Fall or Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:3; RepeatableIndependent study for RUSS 393 Honors in Russian. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.

Subject
RUSS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu

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