Russian for Students in Czech-taught programmes

Guide to Russian Language Courses

Bachelor’s and Master’s Programmes

Russian language courses at the Department of Slavic Languages are intended for students who study Russian as a foreign language. Choose a course according to your current level of Russian and your study programme.

Which Russian course is right for you?

🟢 I am starting to learn Russian

If you are starting Russian as a foreign language, follow this course sequence:

2RU101 → 2RU102 → 2RU103 → 2RU104 → 2RU105 → 2RU106

Courses 2RU101–2RU106 are not intended for students whose Russian proficiency is close to native-speaker level.

Recommended supplementary course:

2RU303 – Russian Conversation for Intermediate Learners

This course is also not intended for students whose Russian proficiency is close to native-speaker level.

Course locations:

  • 2RU101 and 2RU102: Jižní Město or Žižkov, depending on group enrollment
  • 2RU103–2RU106: Žižkov
  • 2RU303: Žižkov

🔵 I already know Russian at B2 level

If you already have B2+ level of Russian and want to develop your advanced and professional Russian, follow this pathway:

2RU201 → 2RU212 → 2RU203 → 2RU214 → 2RU205 → 2RU206

The courses cover approximately B2 to B2/C1 and focus on advanced communication and professional Russian.

Recommended supplementary courses:

  • 2RU411 – Russian Grammar
  • 2RU412 – Russian Grammar 2
  • 2RU304 – Advanced Russian Conversation
  • 2RU305 – Economic Realities

Course locations:

  • 2RU201 and 2RU212: Jižní Město
  • 2RU203–2RU206: Žižkov

Please check the prerequisites for the specific course before enrolling.

For FPH Students from Post-Soviet Countries

Students of FPH from post-Soviet republics cannot study Russian as a foreign language in the fJP and fJP2 groups.

They can instead enrol in Russian courses offered by the Department of Slavic Languages within the cVB group (university-wide elective courses).

Choose a course according to your level of Russian

Lower and intermediate level

Courses 2RU101–2RU106 and 2RU303 are not intended for students whose Russian proficiency is close to native-speaker level.

B2 and advanced level

Students with B2 level of Russian can choose from the advanced and professional Russian pathway:

2RU201 → 2RU212 → 2RU203 → 2RU214 → 2RU205 → 2RU206

Recommended supplementary courses:

2RU411 · 2RU412 · 2RU304 · 2RU305

Prerequisites for advanced courses

If you do not meet the prerequisites for 2RU203, 2RU214, 2RU205 or 2RU206, please contact the course guarantor, Ing. Alena Pak, before enrolling.

If the prerequisites are waived, the approval must subsequently be stated in your request to waive the prerequisites.

Course completion and availability

Assessment

Credit (zápočet):
2RU101, 2RU103, 2RU105, 2RU201, 2RU203, 2RU205, 2RU303, 2RU411, 2RU412

Final examination:
2RU102, 2RU104, 2RU106, 2RU212, 2RU214, 2RU206, 2RU304, 2RU305

Semester availability

Winter semester:
2RU201, 2RU203, 2RU205

Summer semester:
2RU212, 2RU214, 2RU206

Other courses are offered in both semesters depending on group enrollment.

Not sure which course is right for you?

If you are unsure which course corresponds to your level of Russian, please contact the Head of the Department of Slavic Languages, Dr. Taťjana Savčenko.

During an individual consultation, you can discuss your current level of Russian and choose the most suitable course.