ocr: Russian education still follows the Soviet model. While there has been some attempt at historical - revisionism, this has been hamperedby a lack ofi funds to pay for new books. Many private academies have sprung up such as those run by the Urthodox Church - often offering courses in English and German. German, in particular, has made a comeback in Moscow as a key commercial language. Higher education is now undertunded. Prestigious institutions such as the Academy ofSciences have cut staff andresearch. Most academics now have to rely on extra-mural earnings.
