Texts:
Riasanovsky, A History of Russia, 5th ed., 1993.
Dmytryshyn, Imperial Russia: A Source Book, 3rd
ed., 1990.
Turgenev, Fathers and Sons.
Number of Lessons: 15
Number of Writing Assignments: 5 (after lessons 2, 4, 7, 10, and 13)
Maximum Number of Writing Assignment Submissions Per Week: 1
Do not submit writing assignment #2 until writing assignment #1 has been graded and returned to you. Thereafter you may submit assignments without waiting for previous ones to be returned to you.
Number of Supervised Exams: 2 (midcourse and final)
Time allowed for midcourse: 1 hour
Aids allowed for midcourse: none
Lessons covered on midcourse: 1-5
Writing assignments 1 and 2 must be submitted before you may apply for the
midcourse.
Time allowed for final: 3 hours
Aids allowed for final: none
Lessons covered on final: 1-15
All five writing assignments must be submitted and your midcourse exam must
be graded and returned to you before you may apply for the final.
Course Grading Formula:
writing assignments = 50%
midcourse exam = 20%
final exam = 30%
You must pass the final exam to pass the course: the course grading formula applies only if you pass the final.