Russian Studies
Rusistics is a complex of sciences about the Russian language, Russian culture, Russian literature, the Russian people, Russian history. In colloquial usage, the term "Russian" is used as a shortened name for linguistic Russian studies. Russian studies cover the study of the Russian language and literature, the methods of teaching these disciplines, the study of Russian speech culture and communication of native speakers with native speakers of other languages. Russian language is an integral part of Slavic studies. Russian studies, including here and Sovietology, experienced a noticeable upsurge in the Western world during the Cold War.