Russian is an East Slavic language and an official language of Russian, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. It is also an unofficial lingua franca in Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
Russian is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, with over 250 million speakers, and is also one of the official languages of the United Nations.
At Indiana University, students can study Russian through the Slavic Department for standard courses in the language, as well as literature, culture, and film. Minors and graduate studies are also offered.
In addition to standard language study, IU students may also join the Russian Flagship Program to gain professional proficiency in the language and in-depth cultural knowledge.
During the summer, an intensive immersion program is available through the Language Workshop.
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The Global Russian Language Repository (GRLR) is an educational resource that provides free access to recorded speech samples produced by a variety of Russian-language speakers. Speech samples are organized by the language(s) the speaker considers their native language(s).
