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- It is the language
spoken by at least 250 million people
- To read some of the
world's most creative writers (like Pushkin, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy and Nabokov)
- To be able to communicate
in all East European and Asiatic countries where Russian is still used as
a primary language.
- To learn about a very
different yet exciting culture.
- To evaluate the turbulent
socio-political transformations taking place in the new Russia.
- Even more reasons?
Read the statement by USC Professor of Slavic and President of the American
Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages, Dr. Sarah
Pratt on studying Russian.
To see an overview of Russian Grammar, please
click here
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Why study Russian
at USC?
- USC offers exceptional
opportunities for language study, with cutting edge technology in the newly-refurbished
Language Center, and effective, enthusiastic, personalized instruction.
- We provide unique programs
oriented towards teaching conversational Russian. Groups are small so that
students receive maximum individual attention.
- We offer special Russian
programs (business Russian, political Russian, religious Russian) that do
not require prerequisites, unlike many other schools.
- The Department of Slavic
Languages is an internationally known and respected center for Russian studies
with an internationally renowned faculty. Together with colleagues from
other disciplines (Theater, Cinema, Linguistics, Journalism, International
Relations, and Russian cultural and area studies) the department offers
a wide variety of course in language, literature, and culture at both the
undergraduate and graduate levels.
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See our Russian Language Events for 2003
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