Central and East European Languages and Cultures (Russian Studies) Vilnius University

Overview

With its long tradition and rich history, the Central and East European Languages and Cultures (Russian Studies) programme at Vilnius University aims at training qualified critically and creatively thinking specialists, who have:

• solid ground in linguistics, literary studies, translation and intercultural communication;

• excellent knowledge of Russian culture and history, understanding of the peculiarities of social media;

• skills to create and analyse texts of various styles, and to evaluate Russian language, literature and cultural phenomena in literary, scientific, socio-cultural geopolitical, and geo-cultural contexts of Europe and the world.

Studies with a perfect balance of language and literature also provide knowledge of Slavic culture and ties between Russian literature and culture and Lithuania.

What comes after?

Successful careers in the local and global labour markets.

Employment in the fields of teaching, translation, tourism, logistics, public relations, research, content creation or marketing, as well as working for foreign embassies, government and European Union institutions, etc.

Further studies for a Master’s degree in the Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences