Russian

Spoken mainly in Russia, Russian is also spoken in former Soviet Union countries, such as Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. Large Russian-speaking groups are also found in a number of European countries, as well as Israel and the USA.

Language Skills Open New Doors

Russia is the world's sixth largest economy and is an important global power. From a diplomatic and security point of view, Russian is an important language since it is an official language of the United Nations, the International Criminal Court, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.

Courses in Russian

At Dalarna University, you can study Russian from the beginner’s level to the undergraduate level. All our courses are web-based (online), which means you can take them no matter where you live. Classes are in real time and involve a great deal of direct interaction with your teacher and other students.

Tips and useful information for online studies

We have both language proficiency courses in which teaching focuses on active language use as well as courses in Russian culture, society, and film, which give students the opportunity to develop both their language proficiency as well as their cultural understanding of the Russian-speaking world. Several of our courses focus on contemporary Russia – media, culture, film, and literature.

Our Courses

Russian I

• Russian I: Basic Course 1, 7.5 credits
• Russian I: Basic Course 2, 7.5 credits
• Russian I: Basic Course 1 and 2, 15 credits
• Russian I: Basic Course 3, 15 credits

Russian II

• Russian II: Oral Language Proficiency, 10 credits
• Russian II: Grammar and Written Language Proficiency, 10 credits
• Russian II: The History of Russian Culture and Ideas, 10 credits

Russian III

• Russian III: Oral Language Proficiency, 10 credits
• Russian III: Grammar and Written Language Proficiency, 10 credits
• Russian III: Russian Literature from 1800 to 1917, 10 credits

Russian IV

• Russian IV: Oral Language Proficiency, 10 credits
• Russian IV: Grammar and Written Language Proficiency, 10 credits
• Russian IV: Russian Literature from 1917 to 1991, 10 credits

Russian V

• Russian V: Contemporary Russian Literature and Culture, 7.5 hp
• Russian V: The History of the Russian Language: From Birch Bark Letters to Twitter, 7.5 credits
• Languages, Literature and Culture: Research Methodology and Academic Writing, 7.5 credits
• Russian V: Bachelor Degree Thesis, 15 credits

Russian VI

• Russian VI: Ideology and Aesthetics during the Stalin Era, 10 credits
• Russian VI: Den ryska modernismen och revolutionen, 10 credits
• Russian VI: Virtual Russia: Politics, Language and New Media, 10 credits

Freestanding Courses

• Introduction to Russian Cinema - 1, 7.5 credits
• Introduction to Russian Cinema - 2, 7.5 credits
• Introduction to Russian Cinema, 15 credits
• Post-Soviet Russian Society, 10 credits
• Russian Literature into Film, 7.5 credits
• Russian for Mother Tongue Teachers: Language Structure in a Contrastive Perspective, 15 credits
• Russian for Mother Tongue Teachers: Russian Language Learning and Teaching in a Multilingual Perspective, 15 credits
• Russian Literary Theory and Methodology, 7.5 credits
• Soviet and Post-Soviet Science Fiction Cinema, 7.5 credits
• Introduction to Russian Opera 1, 7.5 credits
• Introduction to Russian Opera 2, 7.5 credits

New Course Names

In 2019, we changed the names of our courses. Some even changed by the number of credits and level. The following link will take you to the old and new names:

Old and New Names - Russian (Swedish Webpage: Ny kursbenämning - ryska)

Degree of Bachelor

Dalarna University has the right to award a Degree of Bachelor with Russian as the main field of study. This requires 180 credits.

• at least 150 credits in Russian
• studies in the main field of study must include a degree project (thesis) of 15 credits