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Russian Philology (Russian Language and Literature)

45.03.01 In English and Russian

Level of education Bachelor

Type of instruction Full-time

Duration 4 years

Programme description

The bachelor’s programme "Russian Philology (Russian Language and Literature)" is designed to develop in students knowledge of the theory and methodology of the Russian language and Russian literature. Graduates will acquire a fundamental knowledge of: the history and theory of literature; the history and current state of Russian; and state-of-the-art research methods. They will also have the skills of philological text analysis, and learn how to apply their knowledge in practical activities. They will be capable of: teaching in secondary education institutions; carrying out research activities in scientific institutions and libraries; and conducting editorial and publishing activities. The knowledge and skills acquired will enable graduates to address a wide range of tasks in mass communication.

Main courses
  • Latin 
  • Introduction to Literary Studies
  • Introduction to General Linguistics
  • Old Church Slavonic
  • History of Old Russian Literature
  • History of Russia
  • Russian Dialectology
  • Russian Folklore
  • History of Russian Literature (different periods)
  • Modern Russian
  • Introduction to Linguistic Research
  • Practical Stylistics of Russian
  • History of Linguistic Thought
  • Methods of Teaching Literature
  • Methods of Teaching Russian
Our advantages
  • Fundamental university education, which includes the study of: the Old Slavonic language; the history of the Russian language; and the history of Old Russian literature. The relations between the history of language and culture with the current state of the language and the features of the modern literary process are also taken into account.
  • The training involves the scientific resources of the University, for example the Professor Larin Intradepartmental lexicographical studio.
  • There is an opportunity to have various practical training: teaching practice in the best gymnasiums of St Petersburg; and linguistic practice at the Institute of Linguistic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
  • The students also have dialectological, folklore, and museum and archival practices.
International cooperation
  • The University of Barcelona (Spain)
  • Trier University (Germany)
  • The University of Helsinki (Finland)
Career opportunities

Practices at

  • The Institute for Linguistic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences

  • The Anna Akhmatova Literary and Memorial Museum
  • The State Literary Museum ‘XX Century’
  • Educational institutions of St Petersburg

Professions

  • Teacher
  • Editor
  • Media officer

Organisations where our graduates work

  • The National Library of Russia

  • The Institute for Linguistic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
  • The Institute of Russian Literature (Pushkinskij Dom) of the Russian Academy of Sciences 
  • Educational institutions of St Petersburg

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The programme descriptions for the 2025/2026 academic year are currently being updated. Information regarding admissions for the 2025/2026 academic year is available on the St Petersburg University Admissions Committee website.

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