Around 150 million people in the world speak Russian. It is the official language of four countries, is widely understood throughout Eastern Europe, and in the last thirty years has seen transnational mobility on an unprecedented scale.

Our Year 1 Russian courses are streamed according to how much of the language you already know, so it does not matter if you are a complete beginner.

Through intensive language study, including a year abroad, you will have the opportunity to develop advanced speaking, writing, reading, listening and translating skills in Russian.

Over the course of your four years, you will explore Russian literature and culture, past and present. You will also develop an awareness of Russia's international political and historical contexts. In your honours years, you will choose from specialist options in:

Russian literature, language and society
Politics
post-Soviet culture.