Russian
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See This Semester's Schedule for meeting times and places. Homework for each class is shown below.
See Course Description to find out how to do your homework for the various parts of the course.
| Friday | no assignment; meet in Noyes Lodge (the fireplace area) for orientation |
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| Monday |
See Course Description for directions on doing this homework.
Майкл и Светлана: Часть 1. Он Часть 2. Она Prepare for a general discussion. |
| Wednesday |
Чтение 1 See Course Description for directions on doing this homework. The above link is provided for your convenience: the text is divided into weekly assignments and includes English glosses. The original Internet publication of this story by Novyj Mir can be found at http://magazines.russ.ru/novyi_mi/2002/3/ul-pr.html. |
| Friday | Write a draft of your first essay, save in Essay Box under Russa 3303. You will continue working on it in class, in Noyes Lodge. See Course Description for directions on doing this homework. |
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| Monday |
Майкл и Светлана: Часть 3. Первая встреча. Часть 4. Первые проблемы. Prepare for a general discussion. |
| Wednesday |
Чтение 2 The above link is provided for your convenience: the text is divided into weekly assignments and includes English glosses. The original Internet publication of this story by Novyj Mir can be found at http://magazines.russ.ru/novyi_mi/2002/3/ul-pr.html. |
| Friday | Review Slava's final corrections of last week's essay, write a new draft. You may write about the film you're working on with Viktoria, or about anything else in your life (real or imagined). You will continue working on the draft in class. |
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| Monday |
Майкл и Светлана: Часть 5. Оазис Часть 6. Барби Prepare for a general discussion. |
| Wednesday |
Чтение 3 The above link is provided for your convenience: the text is divided into weekly assignments and includes English glosses. The original Internet publication of this story by Novyj Mir can be found at http://magazines.russ.ru/novyi_mi/2002/3/ul-pr.html. |
| Friday | Review Slava's final corrections of last week's essay, write a new draft. You may write about the film you're working on with Viktoria, or about anything else in your life (real or imagined). You will continue working on the draft in class. |
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| Monday |
Майкл и Светлана: Часть 7. Америка Часть 8. Здесь всё не то Часть 9. Муж и жена Prepare for a general discussion. |
| Wednesday |
Чтение 4 The above link is provided for your convenience: the text is divided into weekly assignments and includes English glosses. The original Internet publication of this story by Novyj Mir can be found at http://magazines.russ.ru/novyi_mi/2002/3/ul-pr.html. |
| Friday | Review Slava's final corrections of last week's essay, write a new draft. You may write about the film you're working on with Viktoria, or about anything else in your life (real or imagined). You will continue working on the draft in class. |
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| Monday | Panel discussion: "International marriages" (Международные браки). In preparation for this discussion, write an essay (1.5-2 pp., printed double-spaced). Include your analysis of the events and attitudes in Майкл и Светлана. If you know someone who has experience with international marriages, you may want to interview them and include your findings in your essay, or discuss anything relevant that you may know from books, etc. For the panel discussion, be prepared to start with a 5-minute presentation on the subject. |
| Wednesday |
Чтение 5 The above link is provided for your convenience: the text is divided into weekly assignments and includes English glosses. The original Internet publication of this story by Novyj Mir can be found at http://magazines.russ.ru/novyi_mi/2002/3/ul-pr.html. |
| Friday | Review Slava's final corrections of last week's essay, write a new draft. You may write about the film you're working on with Viktoria, or about anything else in your life (real or imagined). You will continue working on the draft in class. |
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| Monday |
For this class watch all the episodes listed below, then study more carefully the episode assigned for you. See Course Description for details on working in pairs. Newsmaker kit: Children from Russia (Сумка репортёра — Дети из России): Ролик 1. Миша Балашов (4 мин.) (Students 1 & 2) Ролик 2. Интервью с Шепетиновским и Волковой о судьбе воспитанников детских домов (2 мин. 40 сек.) (Students 3 & 4) Ролик 3. Алеся Комиссарова (8 мин. 40 сек.) (Students 5 & 6) |
| Wednesday |
Чтение 6 The above link is provided for your convenience: the text is divided into weekly assignments and includes English glosses. The original Internet publication of this story by Novyj Mir can be found at http://magazines.russ.ru/novyi_mi/2002/3/ul-pr.html. |
| Friday | Review Slava's final corrections of last week's essay, write a new draft. You may write about the film you're working on with Viktoria, or about anything else in your life (real or imagined). You will continue working on the draft in class. |
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| Monday | Fall break |
| Wednesday | Л. Улицкая “Детство сорок девять”. Капустное чудо. |
| Friday |
UNUSUAL Assignment: write a short paragraph around some (or all) of the Russian words listed below.
Try to explore as many ways to incorporate the word (and its derivatives) in your text as
you can. For example, if you were to write a paragraph around the English word "crime," you
might talk about becoming a criminal, committing a crime, an investigation into
a crime, the persecution of a criminal, a crime report in the media, etc. Pick a Russian word,
use Google to see what people do with it in Russian, and let your imagination take over. The
purpose of this assignment is to think in Russian as you compose your text, i.e. to build
a meaningful text by triggering thoughts along a natural chain of Russian words.
(You don't need to include the word in every sentence in your paragraph; be a good writer, use good judgement!)
Мечта (мечтать, мечтатель, мечтательный). Ненависть (ненавидеть, ненавистник, ненавистный). Грусть (грустить, грустный). Радость (радоваться, радостный). Обида (обидеть, обидеться, обидчик, обидный). Зависть (завидовать, завистник, завидный). |
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| Monday |
For this class watch all the episodes listed below, then study more carefully the episode assigned for you. See Course Description for details on working in pairs. Children from Russia (Дети из России): Ролик 4. Интервью с Ниной Григорьевной о международном усыновлении (3 мин. 10 сек.) (Students 1 & 2) Ролик 6. Карманов о тайне усыновления (3 мин. 50 сек.) (Students 3 & 4) Ролик 7. Карманов о российском усыновлении и судьбе воспитанников детских домов (7 мин.) — 1-ый, 2-ой, 3-ий, 4-ый и 5-ый вопросы. (Students 5 & 6) |
| Wednesday | Чтение. Л. Улицкая “Детство сорок девять”. Восковая уточка |
| Friday | Review Slava's final corrections of last week's essay, write a new draft. You may write about the film you're working on with Viktoria, or about anything else in your life (real or imagined). You will continue working on the draft in class. |
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| Monday |
For this class watch your Ролик. Prepare to tell your part of the story in class. You may be asked to tell the story from the point of view of any character. See Course Description for details on working in pairs. Children from Russia (Дети из России): Ролик 9. Оля Калинина, день первый: история девочки и ее альбом (8 мин. 50 сек.) (Students 1 & 2) Ролик 10. Оля Калинина, день второй: знакомство с родителями (первые 9 мин.) (Students 3 & 4) Ролик 10. (вторая половина, начиная с ЗАГСА) (Students 5 & 6) |
| Wednesday | Чтение. Л. Улицкая “Детство сорок девять”. Дед-шептун |
| Friday | Review Slava's final corrections of last week's essay, write a new draft. You may write about the film you're working on with Viktoria, or about anything else in your life (real or imagined). You will continue working on the draft in class. |
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| Monday |
Panel discussion: Adoption of children in Russia and America. For this class, watch this one part: Ролик 11. Оля Калинина, день третий: прощай Россия (20 мин. 30 сек.) In preparation for this discussion, write an essay (1.5-2 pp., printed double-spaced). Include your analysis of the events and attitudes in the film. If you know someone who has experience with adoption, you may want to interview them and include your findings in your essay, or discuss anything relevant that you may know from books, etc. For the panel discussion, be prepared to start with a 5-minute presentation on the subject. |
| Wednesday | Чтение. Л. Улицкая “Детство сорок девять”. Гвозди |
| Friday | Review Slava's final corrections of last week's essay, write a new draft. You may write about the film you're working on with Viktoria, or about anything else in your life (real or imagined). You will continue working on the draft in class. |
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| Monday |
For this class watch all the episodes listed below, then study more carefully the episode assigned for you. Life on Atomic River: Часть 1. «Просто так не умирает никто» (8 мин.) (Students 1 & 2) Часть 2. «Река заражена» (4 мин.) (Students 3 & 4) Часть 3. «Это было в 57-ом году» (8 мин.) (Students 5 & 6) |
| Wednesday | Чтение. Л. Улицкая “Детство сорок девять”. Счастливый случай |
| Friday | Review Slava's final corrections of last week's essay, write a new draft. You may write about the film you're working on with Viktoria, or about anything else in your life (real or imagined). You will continue working on the draft in class. |
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| Monday |
For this class watch all the episodes listed below, then study more carefully the episode assigned for you. Life on Atomic River: Часть 5. «Дети у нас болеют» (6 мин.) (Students 1 & 2) Часть 7. «Чего бояться?» (5 мин) (Students 3 & 4) Часть 9. «Хорошее дело сделали» (4 мин.) (Students 5 & 6) Часть 10: «Наши корни здесь» (4 мин) (Students 5 & 6) |
| Wednesday | Чтение. Л. Улицкая “Детство сорок девять”. Бумажная победа |
| Friday | Review Slava's final corrections of last week's essay, write a new draft. You may write about the film you're working on with Viktoria, or about anything else in your life (real or imagined). You will continue working on the draft in class. |
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| Monday |
Panel discussion: Russia vs. the USA on issues of government, people, and personalities. Offer your analysis of the events and attitudes in the film. If you know of some events that may be used as an illustration, be prepared to talk about them. Be prepared to start with a 5-minute presentation on the subject. |
| Wednesday | Thanksgiving break |
| Friday | Thanksgiving break |
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| Monday | Panel discussion on the events, issues, and attitudes in the films you watched this semester in this course. In preparation for this discussion, write an essay (1.5-2 pp., printed double-spaced). Write about the aspects that were of the most interest to you. If you see any connection between the people in the films and the characters in your reading this semester, include your observations in that regard. You may also include anything relevant that you know from books, other courses, etc. For the panel discussion, be prepared to start with a 5-minute presentation on the subject. |
| Wednesday |
Read the following interviews with Lyudmila Ulitskaya on-line: Улицкая на склоне Умение страдать Стала писателем, когда меня выгнали с работы. Prepare to discuss the writer's biography and her views/opinions about writing and the role of literature, ethnic and gender issues, as well as matters of science and religion. |
| Friday | Review Slava's final corrections of last week's essay, write your last draft essay. |
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| Monday | study week |
| Wednesday | study week |
Russian
3303
The
Russian Language Program
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Russian Language Program Department of Russian 226 Morrill Hall, Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853-4701, USA tel. 607/255-8350, fax 607/255-2044 email russlang@cornell.edu |
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Web site by Slava Paperno |