The weak connection between Russia's system of higher education and the labor market in Russia requires that greater attention be paid to preparing students for successful, employment. This will require more careful research into best practices, and the development of more effective links between employers and educational institutions.

Explores the incidence of students working and their reasons for increased employment due to financial reasons and to gain experience. Explores the scale, purposes, and spheres of employment, the correlation of the work profile with college specialty, and characteristics of job placement. Presents information on a survey of the working student.…

Analyzes the training and future job placement of young specialists in the Russian labor market who have graduated from institutions of higher learning in the Ul'ianovsk Oblast (Russia) focusing on the minimum hiring requirements, characteristics of graduates that employers prefer to employ, and graduates self-assessments for their future…

Investigates the value orientations of Russian young people in school as well as problems relating to job placement through a survey of 157 experts and 1,796 people between the ages of 14 and 22. Finds that young students' attitudes toward secondary employment are determined by the possibilities the labor market may offer them. (CMK)

An overview of the status of Russian and non-Western studies in American schools serves as a handbook for educators and administrators at all levels. Three major essays include: (1) "Graduate Study of Russian," (2) "Russian and Other Non-Western Areas in Undergraduate Education," and (3) "The Study of Russian in Secondary…