- Baku Slavic University
Baku Slavic University (BSU) ( _az. Bakı Slavyan Universiteti), sometimes referred to as Baku Slav University, is a
public university located inBaku ,Azerbaijan .BSU's history is tied to Azerbaijan's at tenuous times in history with
Russia . Originally called the Institute of Russian Language and Literature, the school was founded in1946 at the direction of theSoviet Council of Peoples' Commissars as a pedagogical school for training Russian-language teachers. During Azerbaijan's time in the USSR, Russian was considered a more respected language and inAzerbaijan SSR there were both Russian- and Azeri-track schools. When Azerbaijan gained its independence, it quickly moved to restore the Azeri language to its previous dominance. As a result of this change in political climate, in2000 the school's name was changed to its present and mission expanded to teachSlavic language s rather than just Russian.Baku Slavic University currently also has International relations and regional studies and Translation departments.Students have chance to study not only full, but also part time and do distance learning.
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*Kamal Abdullayev, [http://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/94_folder/94_articles/94_kamal_abdullayev.html Beyond the Russian Language: New Trends at Baku Slavic University] , "Azerbaijan International", (9.4) Winter 2001, "Accessed on April 16, 2006"External links
* [http://www.bsu-az.org/ Baku Slavic University website]
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