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Language Study

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The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures offers instruction in the following languages: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian (BCS) Language Courses and Tutorials Czech Language Courses and Tutorials Polish Language Courses and Tutorials Russian Language...

Independent Tutorial ("R") Language Courses

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Independent Tutorial Language Courses

2026 Slavic Language Courses

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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. Small group discussion sections: RUSS Aa 002 (Elementary Russian 1). Clancy and TFs. MWF...

Fall 2014 Literature and Culture Courses

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Slavic Literature, Culture, and Philology Courses *Slavic 98. Tutorial—Junior Year Full course *Slavic 99a. Tutorial - Senior Year Half course (fall term; repeated spring term Fall 2014 Courses Slavic 156. Nabokov: A Cross-Cultural Perspective after the...

Why Choose Slavic Studies?

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The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures welcomes all students curious about Slavic languages and cultures, and is happy to accept late transfers so long as the applicants have already begun language study. The undergraduate concentration will...

Congratulations to Sofia Melnychuck '26 (SLL/Applied Math) on winning the Davis Memorial Prize for Undergraduate Research!

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Congratulations to Sofia Melnychuck '26, concentrator in Slavic Languages and Literature and Applied Math, on winning this year's Davis Memorial Prize for Undergraduate Research! Sofia, who combines quantitative methods with cultural history to explore...

Undergraduate Language Requirement

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Those students wishing to fulfill the foreign language requirement in a Slavic language may do so in various ways: Ÿby earning a passing score on the Departmental placement exam (exams available in Russian, Czech, Polish, Ukrainian, and Bosnian/Croatian...

Concentration Requirements

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Slavic Literatures and Cultures Concentration Students may choose to concentrate solely in Slavic Languages and Literatures or may opt for a joint concentration with another program. Concentration Requirements and Joint Concentration Requirements may be...

Undergraduate Program

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The concentration in Slavic Literatures and Cultures offers Harvard students the opportunity to study the great works and cultural traditions, past and present, of Russia and the other Slavic countries, especially Ukraine, Poland, Bosnia, Serbia, Croatia...

Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures Welcomes New Faculty

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The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures is very pleased to welcome three new faculty members in the upcoming year: Veronika Egorova, Preceptor in Slavic Languages and Literatures, comes to Harvard as a recent graduate from the University of...

Ukrainian Language Program

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Ukrainian is the second largest Slavic language, with some 46 million speakers around the world. The Department offers two full years of Ukrainian (UKRA Aa-Ab, UKRA Ba-Bb), followed by tutorials at the advanced level depending on student interest (UKRA Cr...

Anna Ivanov

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Anna Ivanov (she/her/hers) received her B.A. in Russian, Linguistics, and Data Science at Macalester College in 2018. She has studied in Russia through the NSLI-Y scholarship, ACTR RLASP, and Middlebury Schools Abroad. She is currently a Media & Design...