Pulaski to study Russian language abroad in NSLI-Y program

Anna Pulaski, a resident of Quinton, was awarded a National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) scholarship and will study the Russian language for nine months in Kyrgzystan.

NSLI-Y is a program organized by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs that promotes critical language learning among American Youth. Pulaski was one of 80 students selected from more than a thousand applicants that was selected to participate in the NSKI-Y program. She will also take part in Virginia Tech’s Russian Flagship program in Fall 2023.