Mission Statement

adopted by ACTR Board of Directors on November 13, 2021

The American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR) promotes the study and teaching of the Russian language, literature and culture. ACTR represents Russian language teachers in all educational settings – pre-K-16 (including community-based schools), graduate, and continuing education, encouraging professional dialogue within the field and amongst fellow Russianists around the world. ACTR also provides leadership to expand Russian language teaching and research, to increase K-16 program articulation, to support teacher education and professional development, and to recognize outstanding students and teachers of Russian.