EEER 38.30 Languages of Russia and the Former Soviet Union
When asked what languages are spoken in Russia, most people would probably say Russian. Yet, Russia and the former Soviet territories stretch from the icebergs of the Arctic to the steppes of Central Asia and are home to more than 150 languages from a multitude of language families, including Indo-European, Uralic, Turkic, and Mongolic.
This course examines the evolution of languages in different regions of Russia and the former Soviet Union, highlighting present-day efforts to document and conserve endangered languages and the challenges encountered by language activists. In terms of content, the course combines academic readings with popular and opinion pieces and videos.
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