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Following the popularity of the Russian Residential Summer Schools in Cambridge,
\nwe are now launching a Russian Residential Weekend in spring 2019. This is a wonderful opportunity to explore a new, unique format of an intensive Russian course, and combine it with the pleasure of meeting like-minded people in a friendly atmosphere.<\/p>\n
Dates and Times: 29-31 March 2019<\/span><\/strong>: Target audience:<\/strong> higher intermediate and advanced students of Russian only<\/u>.<\/p>\n Summary:<\/strong> 13 hours of Russian language tuition in special-interest groups and 6 hours of extra-curricular activities. All sessions will be led by experienced tutors, native speakers of Russian.<\/p>\n Venue:<\/strong> Fitzwilliam College<\/a>, Cambridge University, Storey’s Way, Cambridge CB3 0DG. Enrolments: <\/strong>In order to book your place on the course, please click here and complete the\u00a0enrolment form<\/span><\/a><\/strong>, and pay a non-refundable deposit of \u00a370 at the time of booking. The deadline for enrolments is 11th January 2019.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Click here for MORE DETAILS ON FEES & ENROLMENTS<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Programme:<\/strong> Students will be given a wide range of vocabulary, audio or video recordings and texts for listening, reading and translating in each special-interest area. participants will practise their newly acquired (or developed!) knowledge and skills through a variety of\u00a0activities: role-plays, games, debates and team tasks, like acting as an interpreter at a journalist forum or a translator of poems, or a guide in the art museum, or a chef in the Russian cuisine. At the end, students will create their interest-specific project in a small team.<\/p>\n During the weekend, students will be working in turns in the following 1) Cuisine & Leisure<\/strong>.\u00a0 Relax and chat in Russian about such enjoyable past as sports, cooking, gardening, and even watching TV. A spot of grammar home improvement will give your Russian a nice spring cleaning.<\/p>\n 2)\u00a0Prose & Difficulties of Translation<\/strong>.\u00a0 Enjoy meeting your favourite characters from Russian classical and\u00a0 modern literature — Bunin\u2019s, Bulgakov\u2019s, Dovlatov\u2019s or Tolstaya\u2019s —\u00a0 to answer the eternal Russian questions:\u00a0\u041a\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u043d\u0430 \u0420\u0443\u0441\u0438 \u0436\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0445\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0448\u043e?\u00a0\u041a\u0442\u043e \u0432\u0438\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442?<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0\u0427\u0442\u043e\u00a0\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0442\u044c?<\/em>\u00a0Crack the problems professional translators come across, like\u00a0\u041f\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c, \u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0435\u0442.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n 3)\u00a0 Visual<\/strong>\u00a0Arts<\/strong>.\u00a0 Revisit famous Russian art collections in the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg and the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, and share your impressions with others. Explore «The Wanderers» movement, and compare them with Russian Avant-garde and Socialist Realism. Try the role of an auctioneer at the Christie\u2019s Russian sales to identify the best-selling modern Russian painter. Discover the world of folk crafts from Sergiev Posad, Dymkovo and Bogorodskoye.<\/p>\n 4)\u00a0History & Current Affairs<\/strong>.\u00a0 Discover secrets from the Russia\u2019s past and relate them to her present. Compare current affairs presented by the BBC or The Guardian with their interpretation in the Russian media.\u00a0 Try the role of a journalist or an interpreter at a political debate, and write your comments on a Russian forum.<\/p>\n 5)\u00a0\u00a0Poetry & Creativity<\/strong>.\u00a0 Discover what makes Russian poetry so powerful and captivating.\u00a0 Enjoy the beautiful sound, music and imagery of Russian verses from Pushkin to Brodsky.\u00a0 Listen to the poets\u2019 own voices, and guess who is who. Explore Russian rhymes and discuss different approaches to poetry translation. Have a go at translating\u00a0 or creating a poem of your own.<\/p>\n EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Whether you can or cannot make it this time, if you wish to receive information about future Russian language courses (for non-native speakers), please follow this link to join our mailing list: <\/span>https:\/\/goo.gl\/forms\/jEN3F0IXijFIYab33<\/a><\/p>\n We look forward to seeing you in March!<\/p>\n Cambridge Russian Summer\u00a0School Team\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Please note that this event is held by\u00a0Cambridge Sterling Scholar in collaboration with CamRuSS and all proceedings go to Cambridge Russian Summer School Team.<\/p>\n Following the popularity of the Russian Residential Summer Schools in Cambridge, we are now launching a Russian Residential Weekend in spring 2019. This is a wonderful opportunity to explore a new, unique format of an intensive Russian course, and combine … Continue reading
\nFrom lunch at 12:00 on Friday 29th March<\/span> till 13:30 on Sunday 31st March<\/span>.<\/p>\n
\nFitzwilliam College is renowned for a long-standing tradition of Russian and Slavonic studies. It is a 15 minutes’ walk or a 5 minutes’ bus ride from Cambridge city centre. The college has comfortable en-suite accommodation, a cosy bar and buttery, and ample parking.<\/em><\/p>\n\n
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