There are many reasons to study Russian and among the "Top 10 Reasons to Study Russian" one will find these: Russian-language specialists are in great demand for US Government jobs. The State Department has labeled Russian as a "priority language" and with proficiency in this language job opportunities are vast. 

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Russia is making headlines daily as a significant world power, working to regain dominance on the world stage. Russia is a resource-rich country and it is highly advanced in the fields of technology, chemistry, physics, math, and biological and geological sciences. This fact creates many opportunities for careers in any of these fields. Students who study Russian have a high rate of acceptance for graduate study in professional programs such as law, business and medicine.

The Russian culture has contributed greatly in the fields of dance, literature, music and art. A few world renown individuals are George Balanchine, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Anton Chekhov, Constantine Stanislavsky, Dostoevsky, Shostakovich. Knowing Russian allows a person to see the world in another manner. For example, Russian speakers have an infinite number of words to describe such things as colors, giving a person an extraordinary ability to discriminate shades. Opportunity to learn about another captivating culture.