Study Russian outside Russia

[Irina Kraskovskaya]

Dear Otto,

Minsk is also a very good suggestion :-)



To my mind it’s a right place for foreign students to study Russian.



It is nice located (within 700 km are the capitals such as Moscow, Kiev,
Warsaw, Vilnius, Riga)



As a capital it’s a big city with good infrastructure and many educational
and cultural activities, from other side Minsk is a safe, green (in late
spring and summer) and very clean place.



Most people speak Russian, as Russian is one of the state languages here;
the Russian language courses comparatively are not too expensive as well as
accommodation.



Working with foreign students 6 years I’ve never heard about any
discrimination but everything is possible everywhere.



Among weak points:

Be ready to face rather cold winters, complicated visa and registration
issues and not really cheap living (as some foreigners may have a
stereotype)



You can also look here to have an idea about the course prices:
http://www.bseu.by/english/ruslancourse.htm



My best regards,

Irina







On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 10:01 PM, Margarita Orlova <
margarita.orlova at gmail.com> wrote:

> I vote for Almaty, KZ ;)
>
> Almaty  has a milllion-large population and a lot of culture. The city
> has a warmer nice climate; for a sick person this is a big advantage!
> As of the Russian language, it is native for 90% of its population and
> it is more standard in that city than it is anywhere in Russia (there
> is less dialectal divergency there), as the famous Russian linguist
> Michail Viktorovich Panov was sure about.
>
> Dr. Margarita Orlova
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Boele, O.F.
> <O.F.Boele at hum.leidenuniv.nl> wrote:
> > Many thanks to all who responded to my query about "safe" language
> > programs in and outside the Russian Federation! In view of the many
> > promising alternatives that were suggested, I am positive the student in
> > question will have a great stay abroad.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Otto Boele
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list
> > [mailto:SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Emily Saunders
> > Sent: maandag 18 oktober 2010 16:39
> > To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
> > Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Study Russian outside Russia
> >
> > Could I insert a plug for Vladivostok, my Russian "home town?"  It has a
> > relatively mixed population of Korean Russians and Chinese immigrants as
> > well as those of mixed ethnicity.  Most of the study abroad students are
> > from Asian countries (China, Vietnam, Japan,
> > etc.)  And the city can be a lot of fun with a nice mix of students from
> > throughout the Far East coming their for their education.  Check
> > out:  http://imo.wl.dvgu.ru/joomla/
> >
> > Emily Saunders
> >
> > On Oct 18, 2010, at 4:58 AM, Boele, O.F. wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Dear Seelangers,
> >>
> >> I have just advised a Chinese-Dutch student of ours not to go on our
> >> study-abroad program in St. Petersburg because of the high level of
> >> racial violence in Russia and his own medical history (he suffers from
> >
> >> haemophilia). Can anyone suggest a good alternative? Is Minsk safe?
> >> Would L'viv be an option? Or have I been too rash in advising this
> >> student against Russia?
> >>
> >> Cheers!
> >>
> >> Otto Boele
> >> University of Leiden
> >>
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