change in usage of the word "russkij"

Anna Rakityanskaya rakitya at MAIL.UTEXAS.EDU
Thu May 11 05:32:55 UTC 1995


 But let me ask once
>again: can we not say "russkie universitety" any more? And what about
>"russkaja literatura"?

Emily,

It is quite appropriate to say "russkie universitety" refferring to those
universities outside of ethnic Russia in which Russian language is primary
language of teaching.

As far as "russkaia literatura" is concerned it's still "russkaia" if it is
in Russian.

Best,

Anna Rakityanskaya
University of Texas, Austin
Internet: RAKITYA at MAIL.UTEXAS.EDU



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