“Excuse me, would you be able to tell me where the Baikonur metro station is?” So go my usual interactions with the people of Almaty as an American who finds herself getting lost almost everyday on the way back to her host family’s apartment. The passerby in question usually gives me a strange look, most … Read more
Designed to give participants new insight into the country today, Contemporary Russia explores regional geopolitical developments and diplomacy, economic and political reforms under Vladimir Putin, the role of the mass media in society, and new cultural phenomena shaping today’s Russia. While events in Russia since the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union have often filled … Read more
ISU is a higher education institution committed to academic research and instruction in fields important to Georgia’s geopolitical standing and social, political and cultural development. It strives to initiate and foster an open and unbiased public policy discussion. The University was established in 2006 as a merger of six different institutions, each having a long … Read more
08.01 “Excuse me, would you be able to tell me where the Baikonur metro station is?” So go my usual interactions with the people of Almaty as an American who finds herself getting lost almost everyday on the way back to her host family’s apartment. The passerby in question usually gives me a strange look, … Read more
American Councils has administered intensive language-immersion programs for U.S. undergraduates, graduate students, teachers, and scholars at universities and specialized institutions in Russia and Eurasia since 1976. More than 5,000 students, teachers, and scholars from universities and colleges throughout the U.S. have participated in American Councils programs for research and language study in Russia, Ukraine, Central … Read more
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Beer, Borsht; Writing, Peeing – Why Stress Matters – 03/10 Yesterday I was with a couple of friends from the program, including one who was at Middlebury with me over the summer, at a place called Zoom Cafe. We had decided that we wanted to stay in the center of the city until we went … Read more
The American Councils Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program (RLASP) serves both graduate and undergraduate students as well as working professionals. The academic program is designed to improve participants’ oral, listening, reading, and writing proficiency in Russian language and to develop their knowledge of Russian history, politics, culture, and society. The academic year, semester, … Read more
Last two weeks! – 12/09 Well, my time in Russia is finally coming to an end. I am leaving in less than two weeks, which seems too soon and not soon enough. I’m looking forward to seeing my family and friends after a semester away, but I also feel that I am not quite ready … Read more
Rockin’ out with Russians – 12/09 After studying Russian for two years, you should have started getting to know the culture. A huge part of it is their popular music. By the time I arrived here, I’d picked up on the works of a few bards and had had my fair share of pop songs … Read more