  {"id":5006,"date":"2020-07-16T12:51:11","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T16:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/149.4.100.129\/academics\/ls\/?page_id=5006"},"modified":"2025-10-30T12:25:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T16:25:16","slug":"russian","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/ell\/russian\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||10px||true|false&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;off|20px|20px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Ubuntu|700|||||||&#8221; header_4_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_4_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#e71939&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|10px|10px|10px|true|true&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;off|20px|20px||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Russian<\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|20px||20px|false|false&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||on||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#e71939&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"ctl00_PlaceHolderMain_RichHtmlField1__ControlWrapper_RichHtmlField\" class=\"ms-rtestate-field\" aria-labelledby=\"ctl00_PlaceHolderMain_RichHtmlField1_label\">\n<h4 class=\"H2Red\">Russian Program<\/h4>\n<p>The Russian Program has been part of the curriculum at ºì¶¹ÊÓÆµ for over sixty years. Our program seeks, through the achievement of an accurate reading knowledge, adequate aural comprehension, and conversational proficiency, to prepare students to understand, appreciate and use professionally the language, literature, and culture of the Russian-speaking world. Courses offered under the Program&#8217;s auspices stimulate the exchange of knowledge and technological skills, strengthening cooperation and understanding among individuals, businesses, and organizations.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian Program plays a leading role in the online education at the College. A number of courses are regularly taught online, among them Russian Culture and Thought, Keys to Russian Literature, Russian Short Story, Russian Fairy Tales, The Russian Silver Age and Avant-Garde, Chekhov, Survey of Russian Literature: The Nineteenth Century and The Twentieth Century, and other courses.<\/p>\n<p>Famous Russian writers, including Nobel laureate Joseph Brodsky, Bella Akhmadulina, Bulat Okudzhava, Vladimir Voinovich, Andrei Voznesensky, and Yevgeny Yevtushenko have lectured or taught at the College.<\/p>\n<p>The department houses a chapter of the National Slavic Honor Society, Dobro Slovo. Membership is open to students who fulfill the following requirements:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>A cumulative index of at least 3.0<\/li>\n<li>At least four (4) Russian courses beyond 203, totaling 12 credits<\/li>\n<li>An average of 3.3 in all Russian electives.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Applications are available in Queens Hall, Room 200.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"H2Red\">Why Study Russian<\/h4>\n<p>Find the answers to this and other related questions from the best experts in the field \u2013 American Association of the Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aatseel.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AATSEEL<\/a>) and American Council of Teacher of Russian (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.actr.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ACTR<\/a>). \u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||20px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;20px|||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; border_width_left=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_width_top_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_width_top_phone=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_width_top_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; border_width_left_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; border_width_left_phone=&#8221;&#8221; border_width_left_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||on||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#e71939&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"ms-standardheader ms-WPTitle\"><span>Office Information<\/span><span id=\"WebPartCaptionWPQ2\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Department Chair:<\/strong><br \/>David Andrew Jones<br \/>Queens Hall 200<br \/>718-997-5980 (phone)<br \/>718-997-5072 (fax) <a href=\"mailto:david.jones@qc.cuny.edu\">david.jones@qc.cuny.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Russian Undergraduate Advisor:<\/strong><br \/>Svetlana Cheloukhina<br \/>Queens Hall 330B<br \/>718-997-5992<br \/><a href=\"mailto:svetlana.cheloukhina@qc.cuny.edu\">svetlana.cheloukhina@qc.cuny.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/admissions\/apply-to-queens-college\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Apply Now!&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/ell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2022\/09\/Spring-2026-Russian-course-descriptions-pdf.pdf&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Spring 2026 courses&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian Russian Program The Russian Program has been part of the curriculum at ºì¶¹ÊÓÆµ for over sixty years. 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