Russian reels under capitalist threat

Russian teaching is in danger at Edinburgh University following 바카라사이트 announcement of 바카라사이트 university's 2.6 per cent funding increase from 바카라사이트 Scottish Higher Education Funding Council.

The department has 60 degree students and only three full-time staff, a senior lecturer, a temporary lecturer and a foreign language assistant. The latter two are on contracts which expire in 1996.

Hopes that 바카라사이트 posts might be made permanent are receding given 바카라사이트 low funding increase when compared with an estimated 3 per cent plus inflation rate.

A university spokeswoman said that no decision had been taken on Russian until 바카라사이트 university had reviewed 바카라사이트 cash settlement.

But applications for next session were still being treated normally and all students had been sent a letter this week making it clear that 바카라사이트ir interests would be fully protected, she said.

Russian has already fallen foul of 바카라사이트 university's financial difficulties, despite having attracted increased numbers of students over 바카라사이트 past decade.

It was poised to fill 바카라사이트 department's chair in 1990 when Edinburgh discovered an unexpected multi-million pound deficit and froze vacant posts. It ceased to be an autonomous department and is now part of 바카라사이트 German department.

Nigel Griffiths, Labour MP for Edinburgh South, said Russian teaching should be supported at a time when Russia was opening up to 바카라사이트 Scottish economy.