Virgina Tech Summer Russian Language Program at Moscow University

[Stephen Baehr]

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Five-Week Summer Program for the Study of Russian in Moscow
Moscow State University
May 31 -  July 5, 1997
Six Semester Credits

Academic Program
During five weeks of their stay in Moscow, students will engage in
intensive study of Russian. Classes are offered at all levels, from
beginning through advanced. Students may  receive up  to six hours  of
credit for the Russian language courses. In lieu of 3 hours of language
instruction, additional arrangements can be made for such courses as
Russian Literature, Russian History and Russian Culture(in English or in
Russian), dependent on sufficient number of students in the group. Classes
will be held in the mornings, leaving the afternoons free for discovering
Moscow.

Excursions
The program also offers three guided tours in Moscow,
a three-day trip with excursions
to St.Petersburg and tickets to the ballet performance in the
Grand Kremlin Palace and to the famous Russian Circus.

Lodging
Students will live in a Moscow State University dormitory in private rooms
with a bathroom, refrigerator, and television in each suite.

Cost
The projected cost is $2,800.This basic fee includes round-trip airfare
Washington,D.C.-Moscow-Washington,D.C.; transportation from and to
the airport in Moscow; room and two meals per day (breakfast and lunch);
classes at Moscow State University; a monthly public transportation pass; the
excursion program described above; registration fee, and visa fee. Not
included is transportation to and from Washington Dulles Airport; VPI&SU
tuition (in summer 1996, in-state tuition was $515 and out-of-state was
$1485); and personal spending money.

Dates
The travel dates indicated are tentative and may vary slightly based on the
availability of flights.

Eligibility, Admission and Payment
The Program is open to college  students in good standing, high school
teachers, and other qualified individuals. Application forms are due by
March 10, 1997 and must be accompanied by a nonrefundable deposit of
$500,and the balance is due by April 1,1997.

For application forms and more information, please contact
Irina Makoveeva
Foreign Languages and Literatures
306 Major Williams Hall
        Virginia Tech   Blacksburg,  VA 24061-0225
TEL: (540) 231-7429;(540) 231-8323;(540) 231-5361
        FAX: (540) 231-4812
        E-MAIL: imakovee at vt.edu
           or   slbaehr at vtvm1.cc.vt.edu

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Stephen L. Baehr (slbaehr at vtvm1.cc.vt.edu)
Professor of Russian
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0225
Telephone: (540)-231-8323; FAX (540) 231-4812