Free Winter Study in Russia

[Richard Smith]

Russian Winter: Vacation and Free Academic Program

January 2 - February 26, 1996

Winter Opportunities for Students of Russian

The Institute for International Communication and the International
Institute of Russian Language and  Culture, under the auspices of the
Tver InterContact Group, an independent educational and  consulting
company, announce the opening of enrollment for the first annual
Winter School in Tver.

Modeled on the 1995 Summer School, our most successful program ever,
the Winter School offers an  opportunity for intensive study of Russian
language and Area Studies in the heart of Central Russia  during Russia's
most romantic season -- Winter. As in the Summer School, over 150
Russian students  and up to 60 International students from the U.S.,
Canada, the E.C., Scandinavia, and Japan, are  expected to attend.  They
will spend two-to-eight weeks interacting with their peers, studying Russian,
and enjoying the culture of Russia's friendliest town -- Tver, capital of the
Tver Region between Moscow and St. Petersburg.

The Russian winter offers attractions uniquely its own -- deep white snow,
sunny skies, and the fantastic vistas of the mighty Volga river covered with
ice thick enough to walk upon. Many Russian traditions  are connected
with the winter-time. In fact, our most popular holidays are celebrated in
the winter: Rozhdestvo (Russian Orthodox Christmas), Svyatki, "Stariy"
Novy God (the "Old" New Year), Kreschenye and Maslenitza. Welcome!

We invite students, professors, teachers, business people and tourists of any
age and trade, who are  attracted to the active exploration of a national
Culture, Language, and People, rather than dreary sightseeing tours trapped
behind a tour bus window, caught in the vise of a package tour schedule.

The Winter School begins on the 2nd of January and embraces almost all of
the traditional Russian winter holidays: Russian Christmas (the 7th of
January), Russian Old New Year (the eve of January 14th).  Participants
may enroll for from 2 to 8 weeks, and may select from several programs of
study and ways of spending their free time outside of program events. We
offer the following programs:

Short Program (2 weeks) -- beginning on the 2nd of January and beginning
anew each 2 week  period thereafter, throughout the Term (on the 14th of Jan.,
the 28th of Jan., and the 13th of Feb.)

Medium Program (3 to 6 weeks) -- beginning on the 2nd and 29th of January.

Full Program (7 to 8 weeks) -- beginning on the 2nd of January and continuing
until the 18th  or 25th of February.

Students of all ages and abilities are invited to apply.  Our instructors tailor
each program curriculum to the unique abilities, needs, and interests of the
participants.

All programs include weekend tours within Tver, to local artists' workshops,
area monasteries,  churches, and museums, and special excursions to nearby
cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Due to generous financial support from the Tver Regional Board of
Education and the City Council of  Tver, all tuition and educational materials
costs have been waived for the Winter School '96.  Students will pay only for
room, board, excursions, and a small administrative fee.

For more information, contact:

Richard Smith
International Programs Director
International Institute of Russian Language and Culture
P.O. Box 0565
Central Post Office
Tver 170000, Russia

Email:  richard at ic.redline.ru
Phone: +7.0822.425419, .425439
Fax:     +7.501.9021765