Girl looking at matrioshka

Wintersession in Moscow @ Russian State University for the Humanities
January 4- 25, 2014

Below is the program from 2009.

The group meets at Logan Airport, Terminal E, Lufthansa counter,
January 3rd,  at 2:30 p.m.

Day 1:             January 3, Saturday
                       Departure from Boston
Day 2:             January 4, Sunday   
                       Arrival in Moscow, Introduction to the RSUH and the city

Day 3, 4:         January 5 - 6, Trip to Yaroslavl’

5 января, суббота
8 утра             Отъезд из Москвы
12:00               В Ярославле, гостиница «Волжская жемчужина»
                        http://www.riverhotel-vp.ru/

12:30-13:30     Обед в ресторане «Трактир на Рождественской»
13:45-16:45     Тур по Ярославлю
                        Спасо-Преображенский Монастырь и музей икон
16:45               Свободное время

6 января, воскресенье
8:00-9:00         Завтрак в гостинице
10:30               Русский государственный театр драмы имени Ф.Волкова      
                        http://www.volkovteatr.ru/
                        СКАЗКИ ПУШКИНА

13:00-13:45     Обед в ресторане «Совнарпит»

13:45               Отъезд в Сергиев Посад

16:45-19:00     Сергиев Посад,
                        Музей матрешек и мастер-класс по росписи матрешек

19:15               Отъезд в Москву

20:30               В Москве

 

Day 5:             January 7, Wednesday
                       10 a.m. Moscow City bus tour with Russian speaking guide

Day 6:             January 8, Thursday
                       Russian language classes begin, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
10 a. m.          State Tretiakov Gallery
                        http://www.tretyakovgallery.ru/

 

Day 7:             January 9, Friday
                       Russian language classes, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
                       Afternoon free

Day 8:             January 10, Saturday
                       Free day

Day 9:             January 11, Sunday
11 a.m.           Visit to a country estate Царицыно
                        http://www.tsaritsyno.net/

Day 10:           January 12, Monday
                       Russian language classes, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
                       Afternoon free

Day 11:           January 13, Tuesday
                       Russian language classes, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
                       Afternoon: Lev Tolstoi museum (optional)
                       http://www.tolstoymuseum.ru/index.html

Day 12:           January 14, Wednesday
                       Russian language classes, 9  a.m. – 2  p.m.

3 p.m.             Kremlin, Cathedrals, the Armoury Museum
                        http://www.kremlin.museum.ru/ru/main/museums/armoury/

7 p.m.             Theater of Boris Pokrovsky
                       «Черевички», опера П.Чайковского по повести Н.Гоголя
                        http://www.weekend.ru/?action=pv&id=303082
                       http://100oper.nm.ru/099.html

Day 13:           January 15, Thursday
                       Russian language classes, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
                       Free afternoon

Day 14:           January 16, Friday
                       Russian language classes, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
                       Afternoon: free

Day 15:           January 17, Saturday           
                       Free day

Day 16:           January 18, Sunday             
                       Free day

Day 17:           January 19, Monday
                       Russian language classes, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
                       Afternoon: free

Day 18:           January 20, Tuesday
                       Russian language classes, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
3 p.m.              Novodevichii Monastery
                       http://www.museum.ru/m337

Day 19:           January 21, Wednesday
                       Russian language classes, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
9:30 p.m.         Moscow at Night bus excursion

Day 20:           January 22, Thursday
                       Russian language classes, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
3 p.m.             Museum of Pushkin
                       http://www.rusiskusstvo.ru/museums/moscow/a17/
                       Andrei Belyi Museum (optional)
                       http://kvartira-belogo.guru.ru/
7 p.m.              Dinner at the Georgian Restaurant DIOSKURIA

Day 21:           January 23, Friday
10 a.m.            Field trip to the Moscow Metro and film СТИЛЯГИ
                       Afternoon free

Day 22:           January 24, Saturday,
4 a.m.             Departure from Moscow

Sightseeing in Moscow recommended by 2009 participants:

Museum of Vladimir Mayakovskii
Museum of Lermontov
Museum of Leo Tolstoi
Museum of Bulgakov
Museum of Chekhov
Museum of Dostoevskii

Проект ОГИ

Концертный зал Чайковского

Клуб Би-2

Вернисаж в Измайлово (cувениры)

Большой Театр (same day students tickets)

Охотный Ряд

ГУМ

ВинЗавод (галереи современного искусства) м. Курская