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Russian Language and Culture at UAF

Please enjoy the following slides taken in Moscow and St. Petersburg
during our Spring Break trip to Russia in 2003.

Pictures courtesy of Jim Dyer and Laura Lee Potrikus.


Our Russian Studies program is a very intensive look into contemporary and traditional Russian society. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia has changed quickly and in ways never before imagined.Our program examines those changes and the reasons behind them.

The Department of Foreign Languages offers an undergraduate major and minor in Russian Language and in Russian Studies. The latter includes courses in language and literature, as well as courses in anthropology, geography, history and political science. Because of Alaska's unique past as a colony of the Russian Empire and its geographical proximity to Siberia, UAF is an ideal location for Russian Studies. With new ties being established with the Far East and Siberia, our students will have greater access to Russia and its people.

UAF has an exchange program with Yakutsk State University, and students may arrange to study for credit in St. Petersburg and/or Moscow.

For a look at the courses in the Russian program, see our course catalog.

Major or Minor Requirements in Russian Studies

Course offerings for Fall 2008

Download some of these programs

Foreign Languages and Literatures About Us Contact Staff

Department of Foreign Languages
PO Box 756440
6th Floor Gruening Bldg
Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-6440
(907)474-7396


Questions? Comments? Email the department at faforei@uaf.edu

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