Humanities & Global Diversity

A study of Russian language and civilization from its origins to its present reality – with a view to understanding the strength, complexities and dilemmas of the Russian cultural experience – affords students a great opportunity to think about the eternal problems of the human experience and the meaning of our shared humanity.

Russian civilization has more than 1000 years of history and culture, from the acceptance of the Orthodox Christianity in 988 to the first space flight in 1961. Learn Russian to appreciate Anna Karenina, War and Peace, and Doctor Zhivago. Learn Russian to comprehend the native language of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, Chekhov and Nabokov, Tchaikovsky and Mussorgsky, Rachmaninoff and Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Shostakovich, Stanislavsky and Eisenstein, Kandinsky and Chagall, Nijinsky and Balanchine. Learn Russian to grasp the mystery and humor of Russian filmmakers, from Tarkovsky and Gaidai to Mikhalkov and Zviagintsev.

Take GE: Humanities courses taught in English on Russian literature, culture, film, drama, fine arts, and media to have the best possible time in your college life! We offer a vibrant collection of face-to-face and online courses with GE: HU and Global Diversity credit for freshmen and sophomores on 1000-, 2000- and 3000-levels under prefixes RUSI, RUSS and GLST. Do not miss such a unique chance to discover Russia in English – over the length of one semester you can “travel virtually” through Old, Imperial, Soviet, Émigré and modern Russia.

Russia is an incredible land of contrasts, and a great place to visit, with the Kremlin in Moscow, the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, the Volga River in Saratov, the Urals in Yekaterinburg, and the Baikal Lake in Siberia. Study abroad in St. Petersburg and Moscow and make Russian friends. Take our Global Diversity courses and chat with Russian students on Facebook and Twitter.