RUSS at Brown University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate RUSS coursework.

• RUSS 0300Intermediate Russianopens 5 courses (1 directly)
• RUSS 0400Intermediate Russianopens 4 courses (2 directly)
• RUSS 0350Intermediate Russian in St. Petersburgopens 3 courses (1 directly)
• RUSS 0500Advanced Russianopens 2 courses (1 directly)
• RUSS 0600Advanced Russianopens 1 course (1 directly)

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in RUSS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 6 courses deep, ending at RUSS 1110

  1. RUSS 0110Intensive Russian
  2. RUSS 0300Intermediate Russian
  3. RUSS 0400Intermediate Russian
  4. RUSS 0500Advanced Russian
  5. RUSS 0600Advanced Russian
  6. RUSS 1110Special Topics in Russian Studies I: Advanced Reading and Conversation

• 2 courses deep, ending at RUSS 0200

  1. RUSS 0100Introductory Russian
  2. RUSS 0200Introductory Russian

A suggested order for the 10 courses on the map, built from prerequisite chains and how often each course has run in fall and spring across the last 12 regular terms. It is not the department’s plan, and it is not a promise a course will run. Confirm against the department’s own advising material.

Grade medians

Teaching in Spring 2027

Instructors on RUSS sections in Spring 2027, from the registrar's schedule.

• Lynne deBenedette
• Maria Taroutina
• Michal Oklot
• Svetlana Evdokimova
• Victoria Richter
• Vladimir Golstein

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under RUSS yet.

Clubs students here join