Query: Russian programs in America

[Jolanta Davis]

Hello everyone,
I received the following query for information about Russian studies in 
America. As far as I know until 2000 AAASS had not been keeping any 
statistics on enrollment and the number of graduates in Russian programs, 
but some institutions might have (Modern Language Association?, AATSEEL?, 
IREX?, ACTR?). If you know of any statistcs, please respond to Katrin, 
e-mail: katrinullmann at hotmail.com. Because this question about statistics 
comes up from time to time, please send a copy to me as well: 
newsnet at fas.harvard.edu.
Thank you
Jolanta

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Dear Jolanta Davis,
My name is Katrin Ullmann. I am a German student majoring in American 
studies. Right now I am writing my thesis on American-Russian relations. 
For this I need data on the development of Russian Studies programs and 
Russian programs (including summer schools) at American universities and 
colleges from the 1950s on. On the AAASS website I only found the data on 
the number of graduate students at US universities and only from 2000 
onward. For my research I need statistics with the numbers of all programs 
and all enrollments throughout the US for each academic year so that I 
could show a development. Most important for me are the statistics from 
1980 till today. I need the same kind of data for the Russian summer school 
programs in the U.S. and in Russia; especially important is the number of 
participants each year.
It would be important to have an official publication from your association 
or from wherever the data comes from because I need reliable sources 
(citations) for my thesis. If there does exist such a publication at your 
association, I would appreciate it if you could send it to the following 
address (I would of course pay for it if you wish so): Katrin Ullmann; 
Arndtstraße 76; 04275 Leipzig; Germany. If not, please let me know where I 
can find such kind of statistics.
There is another point I am interested in: Do you have or know of any 
data/surveys/polls regarding the knowledge of university or college 
students about Russia in general (not only those learning Russian). May be 
there had been some polls especially during the time when the Soviet Union 
had been in the U.S. media almost daily throughout the perestroika period. 
Moreover: is there any data on what kind of classical Russian literature 
students of Russian or Slavic studies have to read and/or like mostly?
My last question: Do you know of any books, dissertations, etc. published 
in the U.S. or elsewhere referring to this topic?
Since your answer is crucial for the outcome of my research, I look forward 
to a quick reply via Email.
In case you are not the right person to ask for this kind of information, 
please forward this mail to somebody who can help.
Thank you very much.
Yours sincerely,
Katrin Ullmann

Jolanta M. Davis
AAASS Publications Coordinator and NewsNet Editor

American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS)
8 Story Street
Cambridge, MA
tel.: 617-495-0679
fax: 617-495-0680
Web site: www.fas.harvard.edu/~aaass

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