Russian Language in the News
After receiving gag gift from US Secretary of State, Russian foreign minister hopes that this linguistic miscue will "contribute to the advancement of Russian in the United States.": http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/07/world/europe/07diplo.html
- US News argues that learning Russian is one of the 50 ways you can improve your life.: http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/50-ways-to-improve-your-life/2008/12...
- In this interactive site, AATSEEL & ACTR explain why now is a great time to study Russian: http://www.russnet.org/why/index.html
- For a definition of BRIC: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bric.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRIC