Learning Russian is not as hard as you think!
- Russian is one of the principal languages of the world. Russian
is spoken by some 145 million people!
- Did you know that Russian is more phonetic than English or even
Spanish? The Cyrillic alphabet (named in honor of St. Cyril)
can be learned in just one week.
- English and Russian are both Indo-European languages, sharing
more vocabulary than is generally realized. Can you guess the meanings
of the transliterated words, telefon, bank, radio, doktor, biznes, ofis, kompiuter,
and even marketing?!?
Americans and Russians have many cultural ties!
- Russia sees the U.S. as a very important political partner.
For that reason, it promotes a strong transatlantic communication
by sponsoring study exchanges and research visits for Americans
each year in many cities.
- In this era of post-Communist rule, Russia is attempting to
restructure itself politically, economically, and culturally.
- The U.S. is actively promoting a healthy relationship with Russia,
both politically and academically. For instance, in recent years
the Woodrow Wilson International Center awarded nearly half of
its prestigious research stipends to Russian scientists wishing
to visit the U.S., and to American academics working on Russian
topics.
- Are you interested in great masterpieces of world literature?
Russian is the language of Dostoevsky, Turgenev, Gorky, Tolstoy,
Gogol, and Solzhenitsyn!
The University Core Curriculum and Foreign Language:
Russian and your career
- Russian is important for art history, business, diplomacy, engineering,
humanities, law, philosophy, political science, technology (including
computer science), and religious studies majors, as well as for
students intending to pursue a graduate degree in one of the natural
sciences.
- A knowledge of Russian is extremely useful for future scientists
and engineers. Did you know that nearly a quarter of the world's
scientific literature is written is Russian!
- Are you considering majoring in Business? Russian is an excellent
choice for Business majors wishing to tap into the as-of-yet unsaturated
markets of the former Soviet Union.
- There are many marketing and other business exchange opportunities
in Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union. Many
businesses are eager to engage in import/export with the U.S.
EXAMPLES OF INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES FOR STUDENTS OF RUSSIAN:
- International Business
- International Economics & Modern Language - RUSSIAN
- International Studies, a Program jointly sponsored by the Departments
of Classical and Modern Languages and Cultures, -- and Economics,
History, Political Science, Art History and Humanities, Communications,
English, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Sociology
- World Literature
- Humanities Program
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