The study of Russian language and culture helps students become acquainted with a major--indeed, in land mass the largest--country in the world.  Beginning Russian (RS 101-102) develops novice-levels in skills of reading, understanding, writing, and speaking Russian.  IC [International Cultural Studies] 230 and IC 231 enable students to read in English classic Russian short fiction since 1800 through the present in the context of two other Slavic literatures--Slovak and Czech.

Why study Russian?>