Russian

Course summary

The subject thrives within the school, with strong exam results and girls reading Russian at Oxford, Cambridge and many other Russell Group universities. Teaching and learning is enhanced through a wide range of IT and multimedia to encourage pupils of all abilities to fulfil their potential. The department is headed by Mrs Ekaterina Solovyova, a graduate of Moscow State University and the author of many Russian teaching materials. Topics to be covered • Russian society: Youth, education, work • Political and cultural life in Russian-speaking countries: media, culture, traditions and festivals • Moscow and St. Petersburg and life in the city: population, social issues, environment • Last years of the USSR, Gorbachev; perestroika, glasnost, 1991