Why study Russian?

• Russia is home to one of the world?s greatest literatures. Chekhov, Tolstoy, and Dostoyevsky are best in the original.

• Russian is the most widely spoken Slavic language. Fluency in Russian helps one to master other Slavic languages.

• Russia is the world?s largest country with its own distinctive voice in the international community.

• Russian is one of six working languages of the United Nations and is used in international meetings and documents.

This projection of course offerings is provided to students and their advisors to assist in schedule planning. Although the department will make every effort to offer courses as described herein, unforeseen circumstances may make an occasional modification necessary (for example, the unavailability of a qualified faculty member or the shortage of adjunct monies for our Critical Language Program).