Spring Journalism Pracitcum

[Richard Smith]

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The International Institute of Russian Language and Culture in Tver
announces the opening of enrollment for its:

FIRST ANNUAL SPRING JOURNALISM, POLITICAL
SCIENCE, AND SOCIETAL STUDIES PRACTICUM

May 27 - June 23, 1996
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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
organization, announce the opening of enrollment for our first Spring
Journalism Practicum. The Practicum will run during the three weeks
preceding, and one week following, the Russian Presidential Election in
June 1996.

Building on our past year's successful Summer and Winter Language
Schools, and on the 1996 Spring Legal Russian Program, the
Practicum will have two objectives: to give students and professionals
orientational support and translation and consulting assistance in their
reporting and research endeavors in Russia, and to provide them with
the practical Russian language skills essential to their work.

Moreover, Tver offers the perfect vantage point from which to observe
the Presidential Election as it progresses in the provinces. Anyone can
see what goes on in the metropoli of St. Petersburg and Moscow, but
only in the provinces can you see how the other 90% of Russia's
citizens live -- how they view the candidates and the electoral process,
the troubles they face in everyday life, and in general the economic,
political, and social reality lived by nine out of every ten Russians.

Tver, the ancient capital of Tver Region, lies at the source of the great
River Volga, and while a typical province of Central Russia, is also
ideally placed to observe the differences between the metropoli and the
rural population. Tver is situated directly between Moscow and St.
Petersburg, straddling the main highway and rail routes which connect
the two capitals. And its population of 500 000 offers a complete cross-
section of the political movements and parties of Russia, as well as a
variety of industrial and agricultural sectors in which the economy and
social demographics of Russia's heartland are reflected.

The timing is also propitious for activities other than research, as
Russian spring offers attractions entirely unlike the season as known in
the West. In addition to their studies, students can expect to spend
much of their time relaxing at picnics and boat trips on the Volga,
visits to the woods to pick wild mushrooms and berries, and strolling
up and down the famous Tryochsvyatskaya Street, mingling with the
local Russians as they celebrate the end of winter and the birth of new
life. We welcome you to experience this wonderful season!

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 Practicum begins on May 27 and continues through June 23.
Participation will be limited to 50 students. Participants may enroll
under either of two programs, one tailored to students and providing
an internship placement with a Russian newspaper, and the second
designed to support professional research:

Student Internship Program (4 weeks) -- from May 27 to June 23.
Professional Program (3 weeks) -- from June 2 to June 23.

Both programs include weekend tours within Tver to local artists'
workshops, area monasteries,  churches, and museums, and special
research and recreational excursions to nearby cities such as Torzhok,
Rzhev, Ostashkov, Staritsa, and Moscow.

For more information, please contact:

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

Email:  alterego at ic.redline.ru
Phone: +7.0822.425419, .425439
Fax:     +7.501.9021765 or +7.0822.426210

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Richard Smith, International Programs Director
International Institute of Russian Language and Culture
Tver InterContact Group
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Phone: +7.0822.425419 / 425439     Fax: +7.0822.571765
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E-mail: RICHARD at ic.redline.ru
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