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Russian Language Courses in St. Petersburg, Russia

St. Petersburg, located at the mouth of the Neva River, was founded in 1703 by Peter the Great as a much needed Baltic port. The city has a mild climate due to warm offshore currents—amazing given the fact that it has the same latitude as Alaska and Greenland! St. Petersburg was officially made the new capital of Russia in 1712 and soon became famous internationally for its beautiful architecture, grand palaces, museums, theaters and universities. Subsequent rulers, Empress Elizabeth, Catherine the Great and Alexander I, commissioned splendid buildings which reflected European tastes and traditions and added to St. Petersburg’s beauty. It is no wonder that writers, poets, artists, musicians and European "sophisticates" flocked to St. Petersburg eager to experience life in this grand and mysterious city. St. Petersburg is split by the Neva River into northern, eastern and the southern center which is home to the Winter Palace, the Admiralty and the Nevsky prospekt. It is a city that offers much to its visitors who cannot help but be affected by its atmosphere, history and beauty.

Liden @ Denz - Center for Russian as a Foreign Language

Liden & Denz was founded in 1992 as a private school teaching Russian to foreigners. The combination of a Russian company and Swiss ownership means they offer the very best in Russian language teaching within an efficient international organization.

Bringing a new and fresh style of integrative language teaching to Russia, Liden & Denz is also playing a vital pioneering role in Russia's emerging private education and training sector. The school is licensed by the City of St.Petersburg to teach Russian to foreigners.

The Center is located in the historical center of St. Petersburg, not far from the metro station Ligovsky prospekt (3 min. walk).  The school facilities include fifteen classrooms, a library with a large choice of Russian newspapers and a fine cafeteria (with freshly prepared hot and cold meals). The school is accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week, provides PC workstations and offers full, free and unlimited internet access to all its students.

Russian Language Programs 2008:

(All programs: Please add USD 100.00 Lingua Service Worldwide Application fee. See Application Procedures.)

Standard Russian Group Course: Group 8, 20 lessons language lessons (1 lesson = 50 minutes)+ 2 culture lectures (2 hours each) per week, minimum 2 weeks. All levels except for very advanced students. Beginners must at least have knowledge of the Cyrillic alphabet. The course syllabus is dynamic and follows a modular pattern of two week units. This is an intense and demanding course designed for those who are dedicated to learning the Russian language. Program cost includes language classes, teaching materials, placement test, course certificate and visa Invitation Letter.  Group course PRICES 2008: 
JUNE 2 - SEPT.  22:  2 weeks: USD 1,118.   Extra weeks: USD 511.
REST OF THE YEAR: 2 weeks: USD 926,      Extra weeks: USD 415.     Long Term: 12 weks:  USD 4,215,     24 weeks:  USD 6,419.
(Note for long term courses: for any weeks of the long term course that falls between 2 June and 22 Sept. please add USD 96 per week to tuition prices)

Please see important notes regarding visas at the bottom of this page!

Starting dates for Russian group courses 2008:  Beginners must start on BOLD dates only. All other levels may start on any of the following dates: (NOTE: ALL group courses must finish by  12 December 2008).  

Long Term courses (24 weeks +) only start on:  14 Jan., 11 Feb., 7 Apr., 14 and 28 July and 22 Sept. 2008 .

Public Holidays Year 2008: 1, 2 and 7 January // 23 February // 8 March // 1 and 9 May // 12 June // 4 November.  The school is closed on public holidays.  For 2008 classes are made up only for One-to-One courses!. Group classes will not be made up.

One-to-One Professional Russian Language Courses: Private instruction, 15, 20, 30 or 40 (crash course) lessons per week, minimum 1 week. The One-to-One Russian Language courses are designed primarily for corporate clients, executives, government officials, interpreters and future Russia/CIS representatives. The individual approach speeds up the learning process and focuses on the needs of the particular student. The exact content of the course will be determined by the student and teacher. The student is asked to specify prior to arrival whether s/he has any particular topics/fields of interest that should be covered during the course. This provides the teacher with an idea of the participant’s goals and allows her/him to pre-select materials and establish a study plan. One-to-One participants may attend the lectures for Group Course students if their time table permits. (See Standard Course for what is included in the program cost.) One-to-One courses may start any Monday of the year. Accommodations are now priced separately, please see pricing below.

One-to-One Russian Language Course prices 2008:

Accommodations 2008:

Accommodations are now priced separately from the course.  Prices include airport transfer upon arrival for students staying in host families or shared apartments  (only on Sundays!) .   Most participants choose the homestay option. All of the families are carefully selected and regularly monitored by the school. The rooms are clean and, by Russian standards, spacious. Most of the host families live in the modern, suburban areas of St. Petersburg. Participants will have a private room with half board during the week and full board on the weekends. Maximum travel time to the school is 50 minutes. Accommodation is booked form Sunday to Sunday (arrival MUST be on Sunday).  The school now also offers apartment shares.

Prices 2008:

Host Family Accommodations: Single room, half-board (full board during weekends):  USD 255 per week

Apartment Share:  Single room, no meals, sharing common areas with other students:  USD 255 per week.

Hotels and Apartments are available upon request.  Please contact us details.

Airport Transfer:  from St. Petersburg Airport is available at an additional charge for those students that choose to book accommodations on their own:  USD 72 each way.

Activities:

To ensure students have the opportunity to acquaint themselves with this magnificent city, the Center organizes at least two outings a week, such as theater visits (opera/drama/ballet), theme excursions (e.g. on Russian orthodoxy, Katherine the Great), trips to the Hermitage, shopping tours and excursions to the countryside and to other cities, such as Pushkin, Pavlovsk, Novgorod or Moscow. Participants will receive a monthly program of the activities organized by the school. Transportation costs and entrance fees are not included in the price.

Visa and Vaccination Information

The school provides all participants with an Invitation Letter which is necessary to obtain the visa. The visa fee will depend upon the applicant’s citizenship and the local consulate’s pricing policy. Please note that it is extremely difficult and expensive to prolong a visa once in Russia so please be sure to indicate clearly the length of your stay in Russia. Visas are valid for one entry only.   Special note regarding visas: the cost of the invitation letter required for the Russian visa is included in the prices listed above. However, since the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs charges additional fees for expedited processing of the visa invitation letters, applications received within 4 weeks of travel date will incur an additional USD50 fee, those received within 2 weeks of travel date will incur an additional USD 100 fee.

The school also strongly recommends that participants check to see if their diphtheria vaccination is current.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Prices are subject to change due to fluctuating foreign currency rates.

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