Information for foreign students of preparatory faculty – Department of Belarusian and Russian Languages

For over 50 years, the Department of Belarusian and Russian Languages has welcomed students from across the globe. All academic process is full-time, and department lecturers also act as group leaders (mentors, curators) for the academic groups they teach.

In accordance with the curriculum, Russian language teaching at the preparatory (pre-university) department is conducted using textbooks and study materials created by the department's own lecturers:

  • Russian as a Foreign Language. Elementary Course: Textbook / L. A. Merenkova [et al.]; edited by A. V. Sannikova. – 5th ed., revised and enlarged. – Minsk: Nauchny Mir, 2025. Approved by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus.
  • Learning Russian Grammar (Participle, Gerund, Active and Passive Constructions): Study Guide / L. A. Merenkova [et al.]. – 7th ed., revised. – Minsk: BSMU, 2022.
  • Merenkova, L. A. Learning to Read: Study Guide / L. A. Merenkova, L. B. Yaros, E. V. Tikhonenko. – 4th ed. – Minsk: BSMU, 2020.
  • Verb Workbook: Practice Book / L. A. Vakulich [et al.]. – 5th ed. – Minsk: BSMU, 2023.
  • Gladysheva, M. K. Scientific Style of Speech for Beginners. Biomedical Profile: Study Guide / M. K. Gladysheva, T. I. Samuilova. – Minsk: BSMU, 2021.
  • Sannikova, A. V. Learning to Write in Russian: Practice Book / A. V. Sannikova, L. A. Vakulich. – 3rd ed., revised. – Minsk: Nauchny Mir, 2025.
  • Russian as a Foreign Language. Teaching and Assessment Materials (Elementary Course): Study Guide / T. N. Melnikova [et al.]. – 2nd ed. – Minsk: BSMU, 2023.