Abstract
Russian is one of the languages which are learnt in Germany at any educational level. Though today it has lost its positions in the rate of foreign languages chosen by the Germans, there are many interesting projects and initiatives supporting and maintaining the status of the Russian language in Germany. In this paper, I am going to give an overview of the history of cultural relations between Russia and Germany, try to explain the reasons of the current situation and describe the perspectives of the Russian language in today’s Germany. By way of examples, I will discuss such events and projects as “To4ka-Treff”, “RussoMobil” and the activities of the Russian culture centers in Germany, as well as programs in Russian as a foreign language at schools and universities in Germany.
Highlights
Russian is one of the languages which are learnt in Germany at any educational level
Relations between the Soviet Union and the GDR, on the one hand, and the FRG, on the other hand, developed in different ways. The result of this in education was that in the GDR schools Russian was taught as the first foreign language and was a compulsory subject, and in the FRG was offered as an elective
A number of agreements have been signed between Germany and Russia, including those related to education:
Summary
Russian is one of the languages which are learnt in Germany at any educational level. – Agreement on cultural cooperation of December 16, 1992; – Government agreement of October 9, 2003, on the study of German in the Russian Federation and the Russian language in the Federal Republic of Germany.
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