| 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 its 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. |
Faculty
The University of Tulsa enjoys close interaction with students, and exposes them to experienced and dedicated faculty. Students can major in Russian Language, Russian Studies, or a student-designed major. Elena Doshlygina, a native Russian speaker, teaches Russian language classes. Her relaxed teaching style and state-of-the-art classroom made possible through the Anne S. Woolslayer Foundation make learning Russian both intellectually stimulating and possible. Russian Studies majors can also take other political science, history, or poetry classes relating to Russia. Scholars such as Robert Donaldson, a Harvard graduate, and Robert Bradley, who has spent considerable time researching in Russia and who is also fluent in Russian, add to the diversity and richness of a Russian Studies major at TU. Additionally, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, perhaps the most famous Russian poet alive today, teaches at the University of Tulsa. His classes include Russian Poetry, Russian and European Cinema, and others. |
Russian Language
Elena Doshlygina, PhD
Russian Language
Dr. Doshlygina, a native of Russia, received her B.A. and M.A. from Sverdlovsk Pedagogical University and her Ph.D. from Moscow State Pedagogical University. She joined the faculty of The University of Tulsa in 1992. Dr. Doshlygina teaches beginning, intermediate and advanced Russian language classes, as well as courses in Russian literature, culture and civilization. Her research interests include innovative methods of teaching foreign languages, specifically, affective semantic approach to teaching languages, cross-cultural communication, and cultural studies. Since the founding of the Moscow-Zelenograd based summer study abroad program in Russia in 1994, Dr. Doshlygina has run the program on numerous occasions. Applied Assistant Professor of Russian |
Russian Studies
Dr. Joseph Bradley, PhD
Russian History
Dr. Robert Donaldson, PhD
Political Science
Dr. Christine Ruane, PhD
Associate Professor of History
Dr. Yevgeny Yevtushenko, PhD
Russian Poetry, Russian and Europepan Film