| Discover Russia Learn more about the amazing Russian culture and study abroad opportunties through the Russian Club. TU has a sister university in Zelenograd, Russia and exchanges each year. Take a walk on Red Square and see an opera at the Bolshoi Theatre! |
Russia's Amazing History Russia is a truly unique country and has a rich history behind it. As you learn more about the immense change and opportunity in Russia today, learn about the times of Tsars, the change to communism, and Russia's beginnings with capitalism. |
| The Arts in Russia Russia is well known for its opera and figure skating. Since long ago, great emphasis has been placed on the arts, from the times of Catherine the Great and the Hermitage until today. Learn about the rich and diverse museums in Russia, and its unique role that it plays in culture today. |
Thinking Jobs? Think Russian. As Russia emerges from communism and faces the new century, market forces and opportunity are fast at work inside of Russia. If you are interested in international business or working with the government, learning the language that over 220 million people speak will broaden your future opportunities. |
| Rich Literature No other country has produced writers on the scale that Russia has. Ranging from Dostoevsky to Tolstoy, and more contemporary writers that include Solzhenitsyn and Yevtushenko, any student interested in the literature that has defined the world will find new insights by studying Russian. |
A Shrinking World With decreasing transportation costs and a revolution in communication technology, Russia is closer than it ever has been in the past. Now only a phone call or email away, Russia will work increasingly with the United States and the rest of the world, making Russian an even more important language to speak. |
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Whether you are running Mac OS 9.2, 9.1, or just 9.0, it really does not matter. Unfortunatly, there is little support for OS 9 and down unless you go back to the Finder 7.0 that was a part of Mac OS 7.0. However, we recomoned against this!! Instead, here are some basic instructions how to type in Russian. Hope it helps. |
| Just for your info, before the mid 1990's, Macintosh computers were not welcomed in many the former soviet states, this might be one reason for the lack of their support. |
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Step one: Select the Apple Menu located in the top left corner of your screen. Scroll down the menu to "Control Panels", here, select "Keybaord"
Step Two: The Keyboard Control Panal should now be open. Scroll through the list of languages and add a check next to the Russian option. Once you have it checked, you may close this window.
Step Three: If you have done everything correct in the steps above, you should now see an icon of the US flag next to your clock. If you click on it, you will see a menu similar to the one below. If you want to type in Russian, simply click here and select Russian.
Also, if you want to change between the two keyboards quickly, instead of using your mouse, you can simply press hold down the Apple key (command key), then press the Space Bar. This will toggle between Standard English and Russian.
If you want to know what keys do what under the Cyrilic set up, you'll want to open a small application called Key Caps. Key Caps should be located in your Apple Menu, but if not, you can do a quick search for it with Sherlock.Key Caps will display any language you have selected in the menu above.
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