RUSSN 124D
Studies in Russian Literature: Dostoevsky
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I loved this class and I thought Prof Vroon was outstanding. He was very informed and has a solid background on Russian history, the language, and literature. He was interesting and at times a bit kooky. I loved the books we read (The Devils, The Brothers K, and The Idiot), although it was a heavy reading load and most of us did not complete it all (although I still got an A in the class). The lectures are not too long and I learned a lot about Russian literature and history that I knew nothing of before - I feel I gained a lot of knowledge from this class, and Dostoevsky is an amazing author so it was fun to explore his works. The only thing that bothered me was the giant crowd of Russian speakers who would sit together and stare at and talk about fellow students in thier native tongue (very annoying!!), or would ask questions IN RUSSIAN to show off thier language skills, which left the rest of us confused. Also, Vroon made a memorable reference to Britney Spears that surprised and delighted us all. Don't hesitate to take this.
I loved this class and I thought Prof Vroon was outstanding. He was very informed and has a solid background on Russian history, the language, and literature. He was interesting and at times a bit kooky. I loved the books we read (The Devils, The Brothers K, and The Idiot), although it was a heavy reading load and most of us did not complete it all (although I still got an A in the class). The lectures are not too long and I learned a lot about Russian literature and history that I knew nothing of before - I feel I gained a lot of knowledge from this class, and Dostoevsky is an amazing author so it was fun to explore his works. The only thing that bothered me was the giant crowd of Russian speakers who would sit together and stare at and talk about fellow students in thier native tongue (very annoying!!), or would ask questions IN RUSSIAN to show off thier language skills, which left the rest of us confused. Also, Vroon made a memorable reference to Britney Spears that surprised and delighted us all. Don't hesitate to take this.
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