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Как добраться от Тековского кола...
... до Адмиралтейской иглы???

St. Petersburg, Russia
May 22 - July 8, 2006

6 weeks of intensive language instruction at the Russian Academy of Sciences

  • 16 in-class hours of language study per week (prerequisite RUSS 2002 or equivalent).
    • RUSS3833: Intensive Russian for Communication (3 cr.)
    • RUSS3843: Advanced Reading and Composition -- Current Affairs, Business, Science and Technology (3 cr.)
    • Experienced faculty from the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University
    • Small groups of 5-9 students
    • Plus RUSS3853: Russia Yesterday and Today (1 cr.) – Yuri Tretyakov (European University, Russian Academy of Sciences), conducted in English (3 hours per week)
  • Housing with local families, daily breakfast and dinner provided. Extensive cultural program (with all excursions led in Russian)   
    • Tour of St. Petersburg
    • The Hermitage (former Winter Palace and major fine arts museum)
    • Fortress of Kronstadt (with various historical feats of engineering)
    • Day trip to Pavlovsk (summer residence of Emporer Pavel I)
    • Russian Ethnographic Museum (of the 157 peoples of the Russian Empire, Soviet Union and Russian Federation)
    • Day trip to Novgorod
    • 4-day trip to Moscow (including visits to Kremlin, Arkhangelskii and Uspenskii cathedrals, Lenin’s Mausoleum, Tret’yakov and new Tret’yakov galleries (of Russian art from early religious icons through constructivists like Malevich and Soviet avant-garde art), Russian State Historical Museum, Arbat and Tverskaya streets)
  • Experienced program director, support staff (with 24-hour emergency phone access)
  • Amenities
    • Double-entry visas (allowing for a weekend trip to Finland or the Baltics) with invitations through the Russian Academy of Sciences.
    • Access to the Academy of Sciences library
    • Student cards (allowing discounts at some theaters, museums, access to St. Petersburg State University computer centers, dining halls, etc.)
  • Excellent timing – experience the Petersburg White Nights!
  • Incredible locationclasses on the University Embankment -- minutes walk from the Hermitage, Admiralty, St. Isaac's Cathedral, Nevsky Prospekt, Imperial Kunstkamera (with exhibits on history of science), Peter and Paul Fortress, etc., etc., etc.
  • Program fee — $3,860 (not including 7 credits GA Tech tuition), includes airfare, visa, insurance, homestay with daily breakfast and dinner, books and materials, cultural program and side trips.
  • Application Deadline: February 20, 2006
  • Questions? – contact Professor Stuart Goldberg
  • Important! Please contact Professor Stuart Goldberg to receive a visa information form to be submitted at the same time as the application. If you do not yet have a passport, you should apply for one as soon as possible.
  • Apply to Program!


Program fee — $3,860 (not including 7 credits GA Tech tuition), includes airfare, visa, insurance, homestay with daily breakfast and dinner, books and materials, cultural program and side trips.

View across the Neva River from the University Embankment
St. Petersburg Program Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
Duration: May 22 - July 8, 2006
Affiliated Institution:
Academy of Sciences
Cost: $3860 + Tuition (7 Credits) , includes airfare, visa, insurance, homestay with daily breakfast and dinner, books and materials, some cultural programs and side trips
Application Deadline: February 20, 2006
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