Russian Language and Area Studies Schedule of Courses: Spring 2008 Second Semester of First Year Russian (RUSN 1502)  M-F 10-10:50, FL 103 (registration number 20215) or  M-F 11-11:50, FL 103 (registration number 20216) A continuation of RUSN 1501 . Second Year Russian (RUSN 2302) 1-1:50 MWF, FL 103  (registration number 20219) The second semester of Second Year Russian. Studies in Advanced Russian (RUSN 3305) 12-12:50 MWF, FL 119 (registration number 20222) A course for students who have already finished at least two years of Russian. Russian Culture (RUSN 3304) 2-2:50 MWF,  FL 105 (registration number 20221) Instructor: Professor Qualin This is a multimedia course intended to acquaint students with Russian culture. We will study the greatest achievements of Russian art, literature, architecture, painting, film, music and other areas of culture. We will also discuss the people of Russia, their life, their religion, and their values. We will discuss Russian culture from the Tenth Century to the present but I try to connect everything we cover to modern Russia. This course makes extensive use of film and internet resources. This course is conducted entirely in English. No Russian language skills are needed. This course satisfies the multi-cultural requirement for the College of Arts and Sciences. Russian Literature since the Death of Stalin (RUSN4302) 12:30- 1:50 TT, FL 103 (registration number 21744) Instructor: Professor Qualin Read English translations of Russian literature written over the past fifty years. For this course you will read the works of major Russian authors such as Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Vasilii Aksenov, Andrei Bitov, Venedikt Erofeev, Vladimir Makanin and Tatyana Tolstaya. The Vampire in East European and Western Culture (SLAV 3301 001) MWF 3-3:50, FL 105 (registration number 24392) Instructor: Professor Sunseri. Slavic 3301 will focus on the myth of the vampire, which has had enduring power not only in Eastern European folk belief, but also in American popular culture. The course will cover a variety of issues related to the vampire, such as Eastern European death rituals, cultural taboos related to death and boundary-crossers, the changing image of this mythical monster from its origins to the present, and the general cultural function of both the vampire and its "relatives" (incubi, werewolves, and strigoi). This course is open to all Tech students of all academic levels and it fulfills the multicultural requirement for the College of Arts and Sciences. All work for this course is done in English.