The School of Russian and Asian Studies

Russia: Moscow (Moskva), St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod and 3 other cities, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Vladivostok

The Russian as a Second Language (RSL) program packages are designed for flexibility to suit almost any need or lifestyle. Study for a week or a year. Choose the bustling streets of Moscow or the rugged hills of Kyrgyzstan. Take advanced courses or s...

Russia: Irkutsk

Siberian Studies covers the history, development, and current state of Siberia. Marked by Russian colonialism and Soviet industrialization, the area has a one of a kind and problematic legacy. Major challenges today are those related to the environme...

Russia: Vladivostok

The Russian Far East puts you at the conflux of powers rising and risen. Vladivostok is where Russia's energy meets the manufacturing power of China, the technology of Japan, the ingenuity of South Korea, and the North Korean wild card. This east...

Russia: Moscow (Moskva)

This extraordinary program at MGIMO is designed for upperclassmen who wants to combine Russian language study with classes in international relations, diplomacy, and/or economics. The program gives a unique opportunity to be immersed in the domes...

Russia: Moscow (Moskva)

Russian Studies Abroad provides a comprehensive educational foundation for students planning a professional career with ties to Russia. With a program core of intense language study and cultural immersion, coupled with courses covering subjects from ...

Russia: Vladivostok, Irkutsk, St. Petersburg and 2 other cities, Moscow (Moskva), Novosibirsk

A Direct Enrollment Option is possible with SRAS Partner Universities. With this form of enrollment, SRAS provides assistance with program and school selection and assists with application and enrollment procedures. In providing application and en...

Russia: Moscow (Moskva)

Translation Abroad is a practical academic program which offers intensive Russian lessons and professional, hands-on translation experience.

Russia: St. Petersburg

Art and Museums in Russia is a 4-week venue-based program for students, educators, curators, museum professionals, and anyone interested in art. By exploring the collections of and facilities at The Hermitage, The Russian Museum, and other famous mus...

Russia: Moscow (Moskva), Vladivostok, St. Petersburg

Report from Abroad is for journalism students looking to jump-start their careers. This program combines a practical internship with intensive Russian language lessons and focused journalism projects. You'll build a portfolio of published material wh...

Russia: St. Petersburg, Moscow (Moskva)

Traveling to Russia can be an adventure. Traveling to Russia long-term for research can be more than an adventure, it can be a headache. Russia's expensive accommodations, cumbersome visa and registration procedures, bureaucratic archives and librari...

Russia: St. Petersburg

The Russian Psyche is an innovative cultural immersion designed to teach more about Russia than can be attained through traditional study. Through venues and experiences, students will see and discuss paintings and architecture, analyze books and fil...

Russia: Irkutsk

Baikal Environmental Studies is an 8-week summer program intended to help form the environmental professionals of tomorrow. Students will prepare with intensive courses in Russian language and on the specific challenges facing Siberia as it transitio...

Russia: Irkutsk

Students will prepare with intensive Russian language training and a course covering the specific environmental challenges facing Siberia. Then, put your language skills to use and gain first hand knowledge of the local environment when you join the ...

Russia: Irkutsk, Moscow (Moskva) and 2 other cities, Vladivostok, St. Petersburg

Students spend a minimum of 25 hours per week working for a local NGO, Museum, or Theater. Students may be asked to research, write, translate, or network depending on the student's abilities and/or the needs of the institution. In addition, students...

Russia: Moscow (Moskva)

You will visit Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, and Russia, and you'll discuss the conflicts in these states, both past and present, with local students, teachers, and experts.

Russia: St. Petersburg

SRAS's Home and Abroad: Art program offers USD 7,000 to students who want to build writing, research, art, and language skills at home and abroad. The scholarship applies to a specific academic program from SRAS lasting approximately nine months with...

Russia: Moscow (Moskva)

SRAS's Translation & Interpretation Summer Seminar is designed to prepare the next generation of translators and interpreters with the skills they will need. Over four practical and intensive weeks, students will study advanced Russian and translatio...