Alumni Perspective
“The Russian department at ýƵ was a supportive and enriching community. Its interdisciplinary approach and immersive learning helped me develop invaluable skills, allowing me to use Russian professionally as a USA Youth Ambassador at the World Expo in Dubai and at the UN.”
Kirsey Fam ’19, Software Engineer at Walt Disney
Mathematics, Computer Science, Russian Studies, Music
New York, New York
Women and Gender in Russian Culture (in English)
An interdisciplinary survey course that examines femininity, womanhood and identity in Imperial, Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia. Materials include works of fiction, non-fiction, and film.
Choose from two major tracks, Russian Studies or Russian Language and Literature.
Community Connections
Sharing meals and conversations with native Russian speakers in the Appleton area helps build your conversational confidence.
The Chandler Senior Experience
The Russian department’s Senior Experience is the culmination of your work in the major.
Recent Senior Experiences include:
- Evolving to Save Ourselves: The Evolution of the Noosphere and Our Ability to Implement Change
- Black Holes and Misunderstandings: A Biographic Analysis of Rachmaninoff's All Night Vigil
- Opening up a Dark Corner of the Russian Canon: Kazakh Poetry and the Expanding Russophone Literary World
Russian Outcomes
Build off professional experiences and interdisciplinary education gained in the Russian program to pursue advanced study, educate others, or explore life in a Russian-speaking area.