Sasha Portice

I took this class in order to balance out my other harder courses, but this course ended up being a lot harder than what I expected. Specifically, there were a ton of readings every week and reading quizzes on them. The exams, however, are nothing to stress over. Overall, IF you have a lot of time and interest in the material, this class is worth the time. If you are trying to get by and slide without a lot of effort, Prof. Portice will notice, and you won't be likely to get a great grade.

I took this class in order to balance out my other harder courses, but this course ended up being a lot harder than what I expected. Specifically, there were a ton of readings every week and reading quizzes on them. The exams, however, are nothing to stress over. Overall, IF you have a lot of time and interest in the material, this c …Read more

At first I just took this course to fill my schedule but it ended up being my favorite class. It gave a great overview of Russia's history and I walked away knowing so much! There are a lot of readings and a brief discussion post due every class. We also had short pop quizzes everyday. You can definitely get away with skimming the readings and do perfectly fine. We had a midterm exam which was super easy and the option of a final project or paper which was very doable. Prof. Portice was extremely enthusiastic and super interesting. I definitely recommend this class.

At first I just took this course to fill my schedule but it ended up being my favorite class. It gave a great overview of Russia's history and I walked away knowing so much! There are a lot of readings and a brief discussion post due every class. We also had short pop quizzes everyday. You can definitely get away with skimming the re …Read more

This class was a super fun overview of Russian/Soviet history and culture. The reading was significant at times, but definitely manageable and valuable. Sasha is a wonderful instructor and makes all standards of evaluation very clear. I really enjoyed this class and the environment was fun and relaxed.