Expand Your Career – Learn Russian!
50 Years ago you could tell your parents: "I want to learn Russian" and they would have cheered, "Our young'un is going to have an impressive career!" In those days, world politics were tense and speaking Russian was a sure fire way to land yourself a good job.
Then the Iron Curtain came down, and for years it seemed Russia was off the map, reduced to the backwaters of international politics. Business opportunities seemed less than marginal.
Nowadays, Russia is on the rise in many ways, most notably in the way business is picking up quite nicely there.
A Huge Economy – And Growing
Sure enough, Russia is still catching up with the western world. There are still symptoms of Communism that will take time to disappear. At the same time, the very same disappearance of Communism means that it is now a place where people are more than eager to take part in modern economic life.
Everybody with a bit of sense in them will realize that there are unlimited opportunities for investing in Russia and recent trends confirm this. Labor costs are low, so countless US corporations are off shoring production to the new Russian Federation. That means contracts have to be drawn up, export documents have to be made, and lots of board meetings have to take place. Everybody with a good brain for business and some rolling Ruski R's can join in and do very well for themselves.
The only way for you to have a slice of that pie though, is if you first learn Russian.
You don't want to live in Russia? Then you might still want to learn Russian. You can be sure that a US company with a branch in Russia can't live without a fluent Russian speaker in their home office.
But if the idea of living in Russia does appeal to you, the number of career opportunities are endless, from being an English teacher all the way up to top rank lawyer or consultant.
It's Not That Hard
I know it looks weird when you see Russian writing. But it also looks kind of similar, doesn't it? In fact, Cyrillic script is only different from ours in a few ways. Most people learn to read it within two weeks, and some manage in three days with strong coffee and determination.
"Yeah, but it sounds so weird." Sure does. The funny thing is, Russian pronunciation works pretty much the same way as Spanish pronunciation. So if half of the Southern States can speak Spanish, do you really think you couldn't learn Russian? Of course you can.
There are numerous software programs on the market that make it easy for you, and with programs such as the ones offered by Language101.com, you can say hello in Russian within three minutes.
A New Universal Language?
Who knows, time will tell. But at this moment, there are over 170 MILLION people who speak Russian, and they all benefit from foreign business and investment. What's more, Russian is one of the six official languages of the UN (United Nations).
What does this mean? It means very simply that you cannot go wrong if you learn Russian. Just think about it: You have endless opportunities in scoring a job in a wide array of fields if you learn Russian:
One of the Richest Cultures in the World
For centuries, Russia has been a breeding ground for art and culture: Literature, classical music, ballet, painters… I promise: If you learn Russian, and entire world will open up to you. You can literally be reading for years.
The Internet Loves Russia
The sheer amount of books and audio you can find on the internet is stunning. As I said before: It's a vast culture and its cultural and literary output is huge. All you need to do to access that and appreciate it in its original beauty, is learn Russian.
Then the Iron Curtain came down, and for years it seemed Russia was off the map, reduced to the backwaters of international politics. Business opportunities seemed less than marginal.
Nowadays, Russia is on the rise in many ways, most notably in the way business is picking up quite nicely there.
A Huge Economy – And Growing
Sure enough, Russia is still catching up with the western world. There are still symptoms of Communism that will take time to disappear. At the same time, the very same disappearance of Communism means that it is now a place where people are more than eager to take part in modern economic life.
Everybody with a bit of sense in them will realize that there are unlimited opportunities for investing in Russia and recent trends confirm this. Labor costs are low, so countless US corporations are off shoring production to the new Russian Federation. That means contracts have to be drawn up, export documents have to be made, and lots of board meetings have to take place. Everybody with a good brain for business and some rolling Ruski R's can join in and do very well for themselves.
The only way for you to have a slice of that pie though, is if you first learn Russian.
You don't want to live in Russia? Then you might still want to learn Russian. You can be sure that a US company with a branch in Russia can't live without a fluent Russian speaker in their home office.
But if the idea of living in Russia does appeal to you, the number of career opportunities are endless, from being an English teacher all the way up to top rank lawyer or consultant.
It's Not That Hard
I know it looks weird when you see Russian writing. But it also looks kind of similar, doesn't it? In fact, Cyrillic script is only different from ours in a few ways. Most people learn to read it within two weeks, and some manage in three days with strong coffee and determination.
"Yeah, but it sounds so weird." Sure does. The funny thing is, Russian pronunciation works pretty much the same way as Spanish pronunciation. So if half of the Southern States can speak Spanish, do you really think you couldn't learn Russian? Of course you can.
There are numerous software programs on the market that make it easy for you, and with programs such as the ones offered by Language101.com, you can say hello in Russian within three minutes.
A New Universal Language?
Who knows, time will tell. But at this moment, there are over 170 MILLION people who speak Russian, and they all benefit from foreign business and investment. What's more, Russian is one of the six official languages of the UN (United Nations).
What does this mean? It means very simply that you cannot go wrong if you learn Russian. Just think about it: You have endless opportunities in scoring a job in a wide array of fields if you learn Russian:
- Medicine
- Social Sciences
- Research
- Politics
- Journalism
- Military
- Relief agencies and NGO's (Unicef, UN, Red Cross, CWS etc)
- Etc
One of the Richest Cultures in the World
For centuries, Russia has been a breeding ground for art and culture: Literature, classical music, ballet, painters… I promise: If you learn Russian, and entire world will open up to you. You can literally be reading for years.
The Internet Loves Russia
The sheer amount of books and audio you can find on the internet is stunning. As I said before: It's a vast culture and its cultural and literary output is huge. All you need to do to access that and appreciate it in its original beauty, is learn Russian.