Russian and East European Studies

Courses are taught through a combination of lectures and classes. You will be required to submit essays and make class presentations.

• History of Russia, the USSR and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century
• Contemporary Russian and East European Studies Part 1: Politics and international relations
• Contemporary Russian and East European Studies Part 2: Social anthropology/culture

In the second year you will be able to specialise your knowledge through the choice of two special subject courses chosen from a list of options available for that academic year.

Russian language tuition will continue and you will work on completing your thesis which must be submitted by Monday in Week 4 of Trinity term.

You will be required to sit a Russian language qualifying exam in either the first year or second year of the course, depending on ability. The exam must be passed before the final MPhil examinations are taken. Russian classes will focus on the development of language skills relevant to research and study in the REES field.