The Chinese language is gaining more and more popularity in Russia. According to a bilateral agreement between the two countries, 2009 was declared the Year of the Russian Language in China, and 2010, on the contrary, was declared the Year of the Chinese Language in Russia. Experts assure that this is natural. After all, the reasons for such a popularity of learning the language of the Middle Kingdom are quite large.
The Chinese language today is often called the language of the future. Moreover, such a statement is not based on an empty place. First of all, the rather highly developed economy of China affects its popularity. Since the territory of China, in comparison with the number of people who inhabits it, is very small, it is natural that businessmen are trying to expand in neighboring territories. Russia, on the other hand, is one of the closest neighbors of the Celestial Empire, therefore, economic ties have been established with Russian entrepreneurs directly. For free communication with Chinese colleagues, Russians learn their language.
In addition, due to the increase in trade and other joint projects of the Chinese and Russian sides, large enterprises need translators and experts in language and culture. This means that young people specializing in Eastern culture and linguistics have a chance for very fast career growth.
Interest in the language of the Middle Kingdom also appears due to the fact that everything oriental is in vogue today - diet, gymnastics, and home improvement. Russians are trying to learn the language in order to better and deeper understand the foundations of the culture of the neighboring country.
Today, not only English is considered an international dialect. Chinese is one of the 6 official languages of the United Nations. According to statistics, one in five people in the world speaks Chinese. The countries where the Chinese language is actively used are Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and a number of others.
There is another plus, which is rarely remembered. This is the cheapness of the training services provided by the Chinese side. That is, school graduates can easily enough go to get higher education in the Celestial Empire. True, only if they studied the basics of linguistics of this country during schooling.
