Russian News...,Tver,Russia

Thu Sep 24 09:47:01 UTC 1998

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> The Russian News Letter  <vol.1 :Sep. 1998>
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> 1, the letter to my friends
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>     "Look! The wages you failed to pay the workmen who      mowed your
> fields are  crying out against you.      The cries of the harvesters
> have reached the ears      of the Lord Almighty."
>                        (The New Testament: James 5:4)
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>     Hello, how are you?  It has been about 5 months since I came to
> Russia "again". In this time, I have the vision for my future. First,
> I want to become the best Japanese interpreter of Russian language in
> the world. So when I went back to Japan in this February, I decided to
> study Russian "in Russia" more 1 year at Tver InterContact Group on
> Tver city in Russia. And I went to the office of the Faculty of Social
> Science, Waseda University to write out the application form of the
> study abroad. One of the clerks of the office said to me,
>    "You are a first student to study abroad 'in Russia for 2 years'.
> We didn't have that student who studied abroad such a long time before
> in our faculty!"
>    Second, I thought that I needed to study Russian more in Russia.
> Because I studied it for only 1 year, very short term in the last
> time, I couldn't speak in Russian like an interpreter. And I'm not a
> student of the course of Russian language. So it was much clear that
> that term is very little term to start to work as an interpreter. But
> now I think that it was a very good and appropriate decision for me.
>    Tver is very good surroundings for studying Russian language.
> Because there is no Japanese besides me in this city, so I always must
> speak in Russian when I'm in this city. I haven't spoken in Japanese
> for about "4 months" since I came to here. Maybe this is the world
> record! I sometimes feel a little difficulty because most Russian of
> this city  meet Japanese for the first time. So when I came to here,
> they were afraid of me. And the prices of Tver are cheaper than in
> Moscow and St. Petersburg.  It's very good for poor students.
>    I'll study Russian more 3 months in here. Of course I'll try to my
> best. It'll be a very good experience for me.  I'll sometimes report
> my study abroad in here till December. I have an e-mail address in
> here. That address is kenichitakagi at yahoo.com. I'm looking forward to
> hearing from you.
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> Sincerely
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> Kenichi Takagi
> Tver InterContact Group, Tver city, Russia
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> 2, Tver InterContact Group' homepage!!
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> http://www.volga.net
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> 3,Tver Region, Russia
> Tver region is situated between two capitals- Moscow and St.
> Petersburg. This region with its 84.1 thousand square kilometers of
> land is comparable with Austria and Holland. Tver region is a land of
> rivers, forests and lakes. The great russian river Volga starts here,
> not far from Lake Seliger, the pearl of the region. Many big and small
> rivers flow on its territory. In Tver region there is an area for
> perfect hunting, fishing and for ecological tourism lovers. The Tver
> area has unique and diverse landscapes. To the west there is a perfect
> lake land, in the center of which the pearl - pure and deep lake
> Seliger. Here there is one of the esteemed treasures of the Russian
> Orthodox Church, the second Jerusalem, Nilova Pustin Monastery.
> On the territory of Tver region there are a lot of historical and
> architectural monuments, memorial places, which are connected with
> great russian people (artists, writers, political figures). Nobody can
> remain indifferent to the beauty of Tver, Ostashkov, Torzhok, Kashin,
> Bezhetsk, Staritsa. The region has preserved about 2000 unique russian
> estates of the 18th- 19th c. The region is also known for its cultural
> events. The basic cultural fairs are Traditional Russian Folklore
> Fair, Annual International Bach Festival in Tver, " Musical Summer of
> Seliger" Festival in Ostashkov, " Russian Classical Dramatic Art"
> Festival. Tver region is also famous for its trade and icon.
>   Tver- Moscow        165km
>   Tver- St. Petersburg  550km
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> ( source: "Tver region tourist map" Tver region's
> administration ,1997)
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> 4, the weekly schedule of Russian language at Tver InterContact Group
>   (Classes are individual lessons.)
> Monday                      Thursday
> 10:00-11:30  Grammar        10:00-11:30   Practice
> 12:15-13:45  Newspaper      12:15-13:45   Grammar
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> Tuesday                     Friday
> 10:00-11:30  Writing        10:00-11:30   Practice
> 12:15-13:45  Idiom          12:15-13:45  Writing
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> Wednesday
> 10:00-11:30  Pronunciation
> 12:15-13:45  Practice
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> 5, the official rate of foreign exchange (source: 19th Sep. 98
> "Izvestia")
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> US$1    =14.60 rubles
> JPN\100=10.88 rubles
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> 6, homepage links
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> "Waseda university's homepage"
> http://www.waseda.ac.jp/index-j.html
> "NIKKEI NET (Japanese news)" http://www.nikkei.co.jp
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> Kenichi Takagi,Tver Russia
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> address: c/o Tver InterContact Group
>          P.O. Box 0565, Central Post Office
>          Tver 170000, Russia
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