UCLA Russian Flagship

The Russian Flagship Program equips courageous global leaders with the language skills and cultural competence to build bridges between international communities.

Our Community

Meet the Faculty

Our faculty are passionate about innovative undergraduate language learning

Ron Vroon
Russian Flagship Director

Anna Kudyma
Senior Lecturer & Flagship Academic Coordinator

Igor Pilshchikov
Professor

Susan Kresin
Senior Lecturer & Flagship Student Coordinator

Vadim Shneyder
Assistant Professor

Yelena Furman
Lecturer

Ron Vroon

Russian Flagship Director

'"The Russian Flagship is the surest and fastest way of moving from a ‘novice’ to a ‘superior’ command of Russian on the way to becoming a global professional in your chosen field."'

Meet the Students & Alumni

Our diverse students and alumni focus on cross-cultural communication and understanding

"The faculty and professors have made my time here truly special. The department is small and that has allowed me to form strong connections with the faculty."

Kurtis Yan

Political Science Major
Global Studies Minor
Class of 2024

"I'm very grateful for my experience in Kazakhstan. I've made wonderful friends in the program, and my relationship with my host family has been great."

Elyse Ostroske

Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics Major
Class of 2023

"The massive language gains in short periods of time and the resulting ability to have meaningful conversations with people from various cultures and mindsets fuel my desire to engage in diplomatic work in my future career."

Kristine Carrillo

Economics Major
Russian Language Minor
Class of 2023

"I can say with full confidence that adding intensive language studies to my academic career has been a life-changing and professional career-enhancing decision that I'm grateful to UCLA and Russian Flagship for offering!"

Juliette Oliver

Russian Studies Major
Digital Humanities Minor
Class of 2023

Meet the Staff

Our hard-working staff are dedicated to supporting our students

Kathryn Paul

Program Manager

kpaul@international.ucla.edu

Arturo Díaz

Program Support

adiaz@international.ucla.edu

The Latest News & Announcements

Fall 2023 Newsletter

12/18/2023 12:00:00 AM

Russian Flagship hosts a high school visit to UCLA

3/7/2024 12:00:00 AM

Poetry: Boris Dralyuk

2/16/2024 12:00:00 AM

Fall 2023 Newsletter

12/18/2023 12:00:00 AM

STARTALK Career Pathways: Connecting Heritage Learners to Federal Careers

10/25/2023 12:00:00 AM

Student Spotlight: Kurtis Yan

6/30/2023 12:00:00 AM

Events

The Language Flagship

The UCLA Russian Flagship program is funded by The Language Flagship, which is a national initiative of the National Security Education Program to change the way Americans learn languages. To learn more about this initiative, please visit the Language Flagship’s website.

The UCLA Russian Flagship Program stopped admitting new students on June 1, 2024