Russian

The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures offers a range of courses focusing on the language, history and culture of a fascinating country: Russia. Russian, which is spoken in Russia and throughout the former Soviet Union, ranks fourth among the world's most widely used languages after Chinese, English and Spanish. The achievements of Russian writers and artists in ballet, cinema, theatre and painting are internationally renowned. Russia has a population of some 145 million and is the largest country in the world geographically. Since the fall of communism, the Russian economy and Russian life in general have gained new vigor. What's more, the country is easy to visit and offers a myriad of exciting experiences.