10 REASONS TO COME TO PETROZAVODSK IN WINTER

What is the Russian language and Russian winter you will know in Petrozavodsk.

Northern part of Russia is an amazing region with unique atmosphere and sights. Visiting northern cities allows you to take part in very special activities you won’t find in other places. And Northern nature will dazzle you with its unique beauty even in winter.

Let’s find out why you should come to study Russian in Petrozavodsk this winter?

1. To enjoy snowy and frosty Russian winter. In Petrozavodsk you may easily take a walk through a forest to relax and you don’t even have to leave the city.

2. To relax in Russian banya and know what Russian proverb means: “В бане помылся – заново родился” (Washing up in the banya is like being born again). Banya is one of the most favourite Russian experience.

3. To bathe in an ice-hole and improve immunity.

4. To make a trip to Winter Kizhi. Open Air Museum Kizhi is “must see” place all year round.

5. To visit Hasky Dog farm and have dog-sleigh ride. Exciting active leisure and positive emotions.

6. To play outdoor winter games, to go skating and skiing.

7. To visit the International Winter festival of ice and snow sculptures “Hyperborea”. So many talented masters from Russia, Belarus, Finland etc. come to Petrozavodsk and share their art and ideas.

8. To celebrate Russian Maslenitsa and eat as many blinis as you can. The whole week you can try blinis with various fillings and have fun.

9. To participate in new cultutral activities – cooking and dancing class.

10. To take the best Russian language course starting from February 5 and make good progress in Russian!

I came to Enjoy Russian with the goal of improving my conversational skills and overall fluency in Russian. I sought an immersion experience through living with a host family, and also wanted the opportunity to do some volunteer work in Russia.

I could not have made a better choice than to spend my fall in Petrozavodsk, Karelia.

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Let us introduce you to the most active volunteer of Russian Language School of the previous week! Her name is Lyudmila Girs! She is a student of Petrozavodsk State University, geography teacher.

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Our every student is unbelievably talented and has his own tricks in learning Russian. But Elize Retief from South Africa showed us what it really means to be creative when you study a foreign language! - See more at: http://enjoyrussian.com/studyingrussian/#sthash.Ksy9Us5f.dpuf

Would you like to know how "EnjoyRussian" Language School started? Read a story from the Head of the School

http://enjoyrussian.com/13-years-ago/

Dear friends, just 24 hours left to choose the winner of the contest "Welcome to Petrozavodsk"! And we would greatly appreciate your assistance! Please follow the link and choose the best Petrozavodsk Sightseeing map!

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Russian and Volunteering! What will you get?

V - vote of confidence

O - opportunities

L - language practice

U - understanding of other people

N - new friends

T - travelling

E - experience

E - education

R - realized projects

Would you like to get all these benefits?

Apply for the program in Summer 2017http://enjoyrussian.com/3719/

Ask our Students Advisor info@enjoyrussian.com

In Petrozavodsk you can engage in various sport activities all year round. And summer  is perfect time to do it outdoor! Even if you want to go to gym, you can go to outdoor gymIt is located on the Onega Lake Shore. So you can do sport, breath fresh air and enjoy the picturesque view of the lake . By the way, you can practice Russian speaking skills with locals while doing exercises ! 

Apply http://www.enjoyrussian.com/3719/
Contact our Students Advisor  info@enjoyrussian.com

"The content of the language course was excellent! We talked in Russian a lot; my wish is to read more news and the press. Petrozavodsk is not like other cities. Here I can touch with people in real life, have closer communication. The peaceful atmosphere is suitable for calming down and takes rest, focusing on study. I can speak in Russian more fluently now! My teachers are the best!" - Markus (Taiwan) 

Would you like to make progress in Russian? 
Apply  http://www.enjoyrussian.com/3719/

If you have questions, contact our Students Advisor info@enjoyrussian.com 

A few days ago Mehdi came to our School for his 2 week program! Let's see what he thinks about it! 

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Ask our Students Advisor info@enjoyrussian.com 

We have received many really good essays for Summer Scholarship contest 2017! But we have to choose only one! And the winner is Eeva Nordstrom! Congratulations! 

Would you like to learn Russian in Russia for free? Follow our news and participate in Scholarship contest!

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e-mail: info@enjoyrussian.com 

12-week Intensive Russian course is for all those who are focused on Intensive longtime work and outstanding results!

Spend you Summer in Russia from June 5 till August 25!

Watch what our students tell about this course https://youtu.be/M3MFazpyQZA

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Teenagers from Petrozavodsk tell about their favourite places in the city. Have you ever been to our city? What is your favourite place?

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“Make friends with Russians and don’t speak with other foreigners in English”- a piece of advice from a Canadian who knows Russian. 

Most of the students who learn Russian usually tell us that it is a very difficult language! We won’t argue. It is not easy. But we are pretty sure that it is possible to learn it, speak and understand it! 

Today we would like to introduce you the teacher of the Language Center in Petrozavodsk – Lloyd Morin from Canada!  Lloyd has been living in Russia for 5 years. And his Russian is really good!

5 years ago it was not. Lloyd came to Russia with good knowledge of the language structure, but he couldn’t speak.Just immersion in Russian lifehelps him speak, more and more! He made friends with many locals and tried to communicate as much as he could. As a result he can speak, write and understand the language!

 Would you like to listen to Lloyd speaking Russian? Follow our news!

Would you like to speak Russian? Apply http://enjoyrussian.com/3719/
Do you have questions? Ask our coordinator  info@enjoyrussian.com

We have been cooperating successfully with Associazione Portico delle Parole, corsi di russo a Bologna . This year we have arranged a special Scholarship content for its students interested in the Russian language learning! 

The main idea was to make a picture "A piece of Russia in my city" and write few sentences about Russia. 

 We are glad to announce the winner! 

Martina will come to the "EnjoyRussian" School in summer 2017 and will learn Russian in a group for free for two weeks! 

Congratulations, Martina! 

Ask our coordinator info@enjoyrussian.com

Apply http://enjoyrussian.com/3719/

Do you know that September is a really nice period of time in Karelia? We would like you enjoy it with us!

In Petrozavodsk you will:
- speak Russian in the city, because very few people speak English
- meet hospitable, talkative, open, friendly and patient with non-native speakers people
- see the authentic Russian environment and see the life as it is

In September you will:
- enjoy such a period of time as go-summer
- go fishing
- you’ll be able to visit “must see” places in Russia– Kizhi Open-Air Museum, Kivach Waterfall, Valaam Island, Solovki etc.
- you’ll pick mashrooms and berries (cowberry)
- meet many Russian students in the city as academic year starts this month

The program starts:
September 4, September 18

Ask our coordinator info@enjoyrussian.com
Apply http://enjoyrussian.com/3719/

TOP-5 museums in Petrozavodsk 

1. The National Museum of the Republic of Karelia. 
It is one of the oldest museums of the Russian North-West. It has more than 200 thousand depository items. The Museum deals with history, local lore, traditional culture of Karelian people and the study of the natural features of the Russian North. It is the unique place to have general understanding of history and places! 
2.The Gallery of Industrial History of Petrozavodsk.The museum is situated in the city Centre in the historical place – here has been the Alexandrovsky factory and then Onego Tractor Plant. The main goal of the museum is to preserve all the history of the oldest industry on the city and fill it with the numerous hands-on exhibits offering visitors to make experiments. Prize and excusrion - free!
3. The Museum of Pre-Cambrian Geology. . The Museum belongs to the Institution of Geology of the Scientific Centre of Russian Academy of Science.The museum has about 3500 items (minerals, stones, gems, etc) presented in Karelia and openes a view about the creation of the Earth and geological structure of Karelia and Baltic shield. Prize and excursion - free.
4. The Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Karelia. The Museum occupies the oldest town building. At present, the museum collection has more than 12 thousand pieces of art.There is a small collection of the European Fine Art of the 17-19th centuries. The Museum arranges numerous exhibitions both in Russia and abroad.
5. Tatyana Kalinina's Art Gallery - the only private gallery in Petrozavodsk. Tatyana Kalinina is a Karelian artist and an Honoured Artist of the Republic of Karelia. The gallery consists of three workshops where you may see hundred of dolls coming from national fairy-tales and pagan's history of Russia and Karelia as well as modern dolls-famous people and so on.

Would you like to visit them all?
Apply http://enjoyrussian.com/3719/

Contact our coordinator info@enjoyrussian.com 

Students share their opinions about the program! 

Laura from UK: 
"Content of the course was perfect for me - revision of some things I already knew, as well as new topics/grammatical aspects. We had a great teacher, very enthusiastic and helpful! Volunteers were very kind, some of them gave up lots of their time to help. Overall the program is very well organized, even though I would have preferred to pay before I came. It was a fantastic course I would definitely recommend: a good variety of resourses made classes interesting, host families are a great idea as it forces us to speak Russian on a daily basis. I liked the excursions: especially Kizhi and horse riding (and the price is good!). Definitely perfect environment to learn Russian in and make good progress, even for 2 weeks"

Would you like to make progress in Russian? 
Apply for June program http://www.enjoyrussian.com/3719/

Our students explore the city! Andre, Eleanor and Russian volunteers have visited our local Drama Theatre "Tvorcheskaya Masterskaya"! 

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Ask coordinator if you have questions info@enjoyrussian.com 

Let me introduce one of the “EnjoyRussian” Language School friends – Laura! 
For the first time she came to our school in 2015! And in 2016 she came back to Petrozavodsk as a volunteer in our International Summer Language Camp for Teenagers. Laura fond of the Russian language, so after the camp she had 2-week Russian course and lots of speaking practice during her stay in Petrozavodsk!