Russian Language Schools in Eastern Europe & Russia

I am incredibly thankful to the Learn Russian in the EU program for helping me experience Russian language and culture so fully and personally. The memories I made with my host mother and my language partner remain especially meaningful to me, and those relationships continue to bring life to the way I engage with Russian to this day.

Over the years, I have participated in 3 study abroad programs and have lived in 7 countries with various programs. My 4 months in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan during the Spring of 2022 with SRAS were among my favorite months ever spent abroad! SRAS did a great job incorporating cultural activities around the Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and Central Asia throughout the semester. The trips spent in the Eastern region of Kyrgyzstan and across Uzbekistan are still some of my favorite trips of all time. The academics were also fantastic. I began with quite a low level of Russian, and after the months of 4-hour-a-day Russian intensive classes - which were essentially private classes - and living with a host family, I felt confident carrying out basic conversations in Russian. I adored my host family and enjoyed the independence both they and SRAS gave me to explore the city, socialize at night, and travel internationally. I couldn't recommend SRAS Bishkek enough!

As a regular student at "Learn Russia in the EU" in Daugavpils, I can endorse its quality of instruction, dedication of faculty, and professionalism of all the staff who make it function so well. I am still a lower-level Russian language learner, and their faculty is adept at working with beginners like me, as well as more advanced students. We learn through a combination of textbook-based work, and dialogue--often using topics of relevance to my life, which helps me relate and memorize words and grammar. Highly recommend.