Critical Language Scholarship Program | Russian

The Russian Language

Requires One Year of Prior Study

If you're looking for a language that offers access to a broader variety of people, cultures, and countries, then Russian might be just what you're looking for. Russian is spoken by over a hundred million people in Russia, and is spoken by many people across much of the former Soviet Union, from the country of Georgia to Kazakhstan.

Russian continues to be one of the most in-demand languages among employers in both the public and private sectors due to its international relevance and unique versatility. Russian language study is a foray into careers such as speech pathology, comparative literature, and international trade, and it has the potential to open doors to regions of the world you may never have considered before.

2026 Program Sites

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
American University of Central Asia
Jun 10, 2026 - Aug 08, 2026
Daugavpils, Latvia
Learn Russian in the European Union
Jun 15, 2026 - Aug 15, 2026

Previous Institutes

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Russian 2022
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Russian 2024
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