2026 Slavic Language Courses

 

 Fall 2026

Russian Language Courses

Elementary/Introductory Courses (A-Level)

RUSS Aa 001 (Elementary Russian 1). Clancy and TFs. MWF 9:00am-10:00am in Location TBA.

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RUSS Aa 002 (Elementary Russian 1). Clancy and TFs. MWF 10:30am-11:30am in Location TBA.

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Russ Aa 003 (Elementary Russian 1). Clancy and TFs. MWF 1:30pm-2:30pm in Location TBA.

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Russ Aab (Elementary Russian, Intensive).  MTWThF 9:00am-10:00am in Location TBA.

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Intermediate Courses (B-Level)

RUSS Ba 001 (Intermediate Russian II).  MWF 10:30am-11:30am in Location TBA.

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RUSS Ba 002 (Intermediate Russian II). MWF 12:00pm-1:00pm in Location TBA.

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Advanced Courses

RUSS 101 001 (Third-Year Russian I). MWF 10:30am-11:30am in Location TBA.

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RUSS 101 002 (Third-Year Russian I). MWF 1:30pm-2:30pm in Location TBA.

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RUSS 111 001 (Russian and Post-Soviet Studies). MWF 10:30pm-11:30am in Location TBA.

RUSS 113 001 (Fourth-Year Russian: Language Through Literature). MWF 10:30am-11:30am in Location TBA.

Courses for Heritage Speakers of Russian

RUSS HA 001 (Russian for Heritage Speakers). Egorova. MWF 12:00pm-1:00pm in Location TBA.

 

Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (BCS) Language Courses

Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian will not be offered in its usual sequence 2026/2027. The Department hopes to possibly reintroduce BCS at a later date, and opportunities exist for students to take BCS as a tutorial course. Please contact the Director of the Slavic Language Program Steven Clancy <sclancy@fas.harvard.edu> (Office in Barker 325) with any questions.

 

Czech Language Courses

Czech Aa and Ba will be offered MWF with 75 min class meetings. The department will make an effort to schedule the course based on the availability of interested students. Meeting time and location information provided below are tentative and likely to change. Updates will be posted here as they become available.

Please contact both the course instructor Veronika Tuckerova <vtuckerova@fas.harvard.edu> (Office in Barker 318) and the Director of the Slavic Language Program Steven Clancy <sclancy@fas.harvard.edu> (Office in Barker 325) with any questions.

  • Czech Aa 001. Elementary Czech I. MWF 10:30am-11:45am in Location TBA.
  • Czech Ba 001. Intermediate Czech I. MWF 1:30pm-2:45pm in Location TBA.
  • Czech CR. Advanced Czech. Meeting time TBA in Location TBA.  (Tutorial course) [Please contact both Steven Clancy <sclancy@fas.harvard.edu> and Veronika Tuckerova <vtuckerova@fas.harvard.edu> for information.]

 

Polish Language Courses

Polish Aa and Ba will be offered MWF with 75 min class meetings. The department will make an effort to schedule the course based on the availability of interested students. Meeting time and location information provided below are tentative and likely to change. Updates will be posted here as they become available.

Please contact both the course instructor Iryna Kovalchuk <ikovalchuk@fas.harvard.edu> (Office in Barker 328) and the Director of the Slavic Language Program Steven Clancy <sclancy@fas.harvard.edu> (Office in Barker 325) with any questions.

  • Polish Aa 001. Elementary Polish I. MWF 10:30am-11:45am in Location TBA.
  • Polish Ba 001. Intermediate Polish I. MF 1:30-2:45pm, W 12:00-1:15pm in Location TBA.
  • *Polish Cr. Advanced Polish T 10:30pm-11:45pm in Location TBA. (Tutorial course). [Please contact both Steven Clancy <sclancy@fas.harvard.edu> and Iryna Kovalchuk <ikovalchuk@fas.harvard.edu> for information.]

 

Ukrainian Language Courses

Ukrainian Aa and Ba will be offered MWF with 75 min class meetings. The department will make an effort to schedule the course based on the availability of interested students. Meeting time and location information provided below are tentative and likely to change. Updates will be posted here as they become available.

Please contact both the course instructor Nataliya Shpylova-Saeed <nataliya_shpylova-saeed@fas.harvard.edu> and the Director of the Slavic Language Program Steven Clancy <sclancy@fas.harvard.edu> (Office in Barker 325) with any questions.

  • Ukrainian Aa 001. Elementary Ukrainian I. MWF 10:30am-11:45am in Location TBA.
  • Ukrainian Ba 001. Intermediate Ukrainian I. MWF 12:00pm-1:15pm in Location TBA.
  • *Ukrainian Cr. Advanced Ukrainian (Tutorial course) Th 3:00-5:00 pm in Location TBA. [Please contact both Steven Clancy <sclancy@fas.harvard.edu> and Nataliya Shpylova-Saeed <nataliya_shpylova-saeed@fas.harvard.edu> for information.]

 

Georgian Language Courses

Ukrainian AR and BR will be offered MWF with 75 min class meetings. The department will make an effort to schedule the course based on the availability of interested students. Meeting time and location information provided below are tentative and likely to change. Updates will be posted here as they become available.

Please contact both the course instructor Mzia Shanava <mshanava@fas.harvard.edu> and the Director of the Slavic Language Program Steven Clancy <sclancy@fas.harvard.edu> (Office in Barker 325) with any questions.

  • Georgian AR 001. Elementary Georgian II. MWF 10:30am-11:45am in Location TBA.
  • Georgian BR 001. Intermediate Georgian II. MWF 1:30pm-2:15pm in Location TBA.
  • *Georgian CR. Advanced Georgian (Tutorial course) MWF 12:00-1:15pm in Location TBA. [Please contact both Steven Clancy <sclancy@fas.harvard.edu> and Mzia Shanava <mshanava@fas.harvard.edu> for information.]

 

Yiddish Language Courses

Yiddish is offered through the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, and can be counted towards the concentration in Slavic. Please contact the Preceptor in Yiddish, Dr. Sara Feldman <sarafeldman@fas.harvard.edu> (Office in Vansberg Hall 122) with any questions. 

  • Yiddish Ab. Elementary Yiddish I. Meeting time TBA in Location TBA
  • Yiddish Bb. Intermediate Yiddish I. Meeting time TBA in Location TBA.
  • Yiddish Ca. Advanced Yiddish I. Meeting time TBA in Location TBA.