Why Russia?
- Russia is the biggest country IN THE WORLD.
- Russia was the first country to launch a man into space.
- Russia is a multinational and multicultural country.
- Russia gave birth to many great statesmen, artists, scientists, and writers.
- Moscow is the biggest city in Europe.
- Saint Petersburg is the second biggest city in Russia after Moscow.
- St. Petersburg has the deepest metros in the world.
- St. Petersburg is a European city and regarded as the Northern Venice or Window to Europe.
BENEFITS OF STUDYING RUSSIAN LANGUAGE
⦁ ¼ of scientific journals are printed in Russian.
⦁ Over 20 countries have Russian as their official language.
⦁ Russia has more population than France and Germany combined.
⦁ Biggest country in the world: every international company who are big regards Russia as a market of strategic importance.
⦁ Russia has a 100% literacy rate.
⦁ Russian is one of the six official and working languages of the UN.
⦁ Russia plays a central role in global politics, and offers a wide variety of career opportunities for people studying Russian language:
I. It gives an added advantage when applying for an MBA in top Business Schools in the EU and the US.
II. Governmental Organizations like the UN, WHO, IMF, World Bank, NASA, FBI, Coast Guard, GIA, US Commerce Dept, and US Dept. of state need Russian language expertise.
III. Multinational Corporations like Coca Cola, Microsoft, Google, Toyota, Nestle, etc. Pay more to employees with language expertise when those employees are posted abroad.