Natalia Pokrovsky

Preceptor in Slavic Languages and Literatures

Barker Center 370 - 496-0625 - pokrovsk[at]fas.harvard.edu

Education: M.A. 1968 Moscow State University, Russia.

Interests: Russian instruction at all levels, linguistics, and Russian literature of the 20th century.

Current Courses:

Fall:
• Slavic 101 (Intermediate Russian: Reading, Grammar Review, and Conversation)
• Slavic 103 (Advanced Russian: Reading, Composition, and Conversation)
• Slavic 113 (Russian: Readings in Russian Literature I)

Spring:
• Slavic 104 (Topics in Russian Culture)
• Slavic 112 (Advanced Russian: Russian Press and Television)

Selected Works:
• On Brodsky's Poem 'Predstavlenie' (2002, with S. Maksudov)
• Russian Reforms: Revolutions from Above (1996, with S. Maksudov)
• Various articles about the cultural difficulties that arise when American students read Russian literary texts.