Why Study Russian?
While you may have heard that Russian is a strategic language for U.S. security needs and economic advantage, it is also the language that unites millions of people around the globe, including our own backyard.
While you may have heard that Russian is a strategic language for U.S. security needs and economic advantage, it is also the language that unites millions of people around the globe, including our own backyard.
265,000,000Total Speakers
154,000,000Native Speakers
900,000USA
18Total Countries
1st Europe
2nd Internet
8th World
Official language | Unofficial lingua franca | Russian speakers reside in | |
---|---|---|---|
Russia | Azerbaijan | China | |
Kyrgyzstan | Estonia | Cyprus | |
Kazakhstan | Georgia | Finland | |
Belarus | Latvia | Hungary | |
Lithuania | Israel | ||
Moldova | Mongolia | ||
Tajikistan | Poland | ||
Turkmenistan | U.S. | ||
Ukraine | |||
Uzbekistan |
Russian has been designated 1 of 15 critical languages by the United States government. Critical languages are those that are considered crucial for national security and economic
IU features extraordinary opportunities in the study of Russian language, literature, culture, and history including Russian area studies courses taught by over 30 full-time faculty members in over 15 different departments and schools.
Students will take language and content courses in the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures, such as:
Students are also welcome to take area studies courses offered by our partners and colleagues in other departments including the Russian and East European Institute, the Department of International Studies, and the History Department. In these departments, students can take classes such as:
Students of Russian at IU can take advantage of the world-renowned Summer Language Workshop located right on the campus of Indiana University.