The number of Lithuanian school students learning Russian as a second foreign language has fallen by more than 40 ...

Russian is one of six official languages of the United Nations. While learning Russian can be difficult because of its use of the Cyrllic alphabet and gender-based nouns, it can also be worth it for ...

Ukraine's third-biggest city Odesa will decide this week whether to back a controversial plan to ban the Russian language in the arts. The proposal being considered by councillors in Odesa on the ...

We offer 4 years of Russian language studies and a wide range of courses in literature, culture, and area studies. You will be part of a close-knit and dynamic community with numerous co-curricular ...

A multidisciplinary team of researchers from LMU, the University of Bath, and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have analyzed changes in the use of language on social media in Ukraine before ...

I’ve started studying Russian, but I don’t know how much I’ve actually learned.”“I want a concrete goal to keep me motivated in my studies.”For people like this, the Russian Language Proficiency Test ...

The number of Russian speakers in Central Asia has declined since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, mostly due to sociodemographic factors such as the migration of ethnic Russians and population ...

When anthropology researcher Ashley McDermott was doing fieldwork in Kyrgyzstan a few years ago, she says many people voiced the same concern: Children were losing touch with their indigenous language ...

The status of Russian remains deeply contentious in Moldova – and both Moscow and Moldova’s politicians have shown their willingness to exacerbate divisions by playing the language card. A look into ...

Think about how often you use the verb “have,” as in: I have a mother. In the Russian language, however, the verb “have” carries the meaning “to possess,” and “I have a mother” translates directly ...

Many Ukraine citizens speak Russian as their first language. Volunteer organizations are helping them improve their Ukrainian and abandon “the occupiers’ language.” By Erika Solomon LVIV, Ukraine — ...