Welcome to the Russian Program

Russia is the largest country in the world, occupying almost one-sixth of the planet’s land mass. Learning the Russian language will give you the opportunity to open up a window onto a fascinating and enchanting nation and join more than 200 million people who speak Russian.

In the 2021–22 academic year, the modern and classical languages department will not offer Russian language classes. Courses on Russian history are offered in the history department. We hope to be able to offer Russian language courses in 2022–23.

The Russian and Eastern European Initiative of CLASS lists related courses offered at UH, information on the WCL minor with a concentration in Russian and Eastern European studies and news about events on campus and in the Houston metropolitan area.

MCL professors meet with Mr. Mikhailov, regional director of the Russkiy Mir Foundation that supports our Russian educational program and help us to develop cross-culture dialog and an increasing interest in the study of Russian language around the world.

UH Russian Language Class of 2011–2012