Russia is the largest country on earth by area and one of the powerful superpowers that most of the world countries fear. Russia has a huge population of an ethnic group called Slavs which we call now as the Russians. The average temperature in Russia ranges from -8°C to 19°C, This makes Russia predominantly a cold country. Russian winter would last more than 6 months sometimes.
Russia was once a part of the Soviet Union. In 1991, the Soviet hammer and sickle flag lowered for the last time over the Kremlin. Russian tricolor replaced the old flag. Mikhail Gorbachev resigned his post as president of the Soviet Union, leaving Boris Yeltsin as president of the newly independent Russian state.
Russia might have it communist roots but it now serves as a democratic country. Russia is one of the superpowers in the world. Education wise Russia has some of the best colleges in the world and a good number of students study MBBS in Russia. But there still lies many disadvantages that many consultancies ignore to address and reduce to tell you in order to feed their greediness for money.
What are the disadvantages of studying MBBS in Russia
- Climate
- Course Language
- Language of Communication
- Course Duration
- Culture
- Lack of Information
Climate of Russia
Russia is one of the coldest countries in the world. Some parts of Russia are considered as the harshest places to live on earth. The average Russian temperature in some parts could reach up to (-8°C to 28°C)
The agents might ignore to tell you these factors, some even inform you that our body will easily set to those conditions. Students will mostly face many hardships physically before setting to those temperatures and concentrate on their studies.
Course Language in Russia
Most of the Indian students know English, they depend on the English language to study any courses abroad. In Russia, predominantly almost all the colleges use Russian as a medium of lecture and education. Some colleges provide education in both Russian and English but the defect in this model is that only 3 years of the course is taught in English remaining 3 years are taught in Russian. Very few colleges offer students with a full English course. So it becomes mandatory to learn Russian to study MBBS in Russia.
Language of Communication in Russia
Most of the Russian population are not bilingual so they only speak Russian for communication. During the clinical practice period in their academic curriculum the students must be able to communicate with the patients in order to understand the illness and the patient’s history. So without learning Russian it is really hard to practice medicine in Russia. Even if a student gets admission in an English medium college he needs to know Russian for his clinical practice.
MBBS Course Duration in Russia
If the students by luck find a MBBS college in Russia which provides a full English course then the duration of study is just 6 years. In other mediums of courses it is mandatory to study Russian first and then the student is allowed to proceed to the main course. So the course length would be 6.8 years.
Culture of Russia
Like the rest of the world’s population Russians are most friendly and will not bother us unless bothered. Before few years there were racial related attacks on Indian students, but after these incidents the local police had taken severe actions against the criminals which caused these crimes to reduce. To know more about the attacks (click here). Yet many Indian families are still worried about sending their children to study MBBS in other countries like Russia.
Lack of Information
Most of the consultants refuse to give quality information about the country and the disadvantages this is because some colleges with these disadvantages pay more commission to Indian consultancies.
In Summary
There are many good institutions which teach quality MBBS in Russia but these factors which are mentioned above must also be considered while choosing a medical colleges in Russia. Commissions from big institutions play a major role in consultancies from hiding these sensitive information from their clients.
Studying MBBS in Russia needs a proper research before finalizing your options. I hope this blog provides a small but quality resource for your big research in doing MBBS in Russia, please register your reviews and thoughts in the comment section below.
