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Russian lessons summer special offer

To put it briefly I offer you a 2 weeks course of Russian language living in my dacha (summer house) in a Novgorod region village (central part of Russia) next to a beautiful lake. You will be the only foreigner for hundred of miles around.

–	3 hours of Russian language lessons daily;
–	Possibility to practice Russian as much as you like in the rest of the time with family members and neighbours;
–	Get acquainted with the real peasant Russia;
–	Tasty country food and a special occasion to eat true national food from "Russian oven".

Why my dacha is a better place than any other to study Russian language

Take my word - my dacha proved to be the most efficient place ever known for learning Russian language. Here are some reasons why:

–	The place is beautiful, quiet and isolated. There is nothing to do there but study - no theaters, museums, cafes, shops or any other temptation you can name. The concentration on the lessons comes naturally as otherwise you have nothing to do. Lessons are both your job and your entertainment. And it is very true for your teacher as well.
–	Such time-consumers as trips to the school and back, buying food, cooking meals, even taking care of your appearance & make up simply do not exist there. You do not waste time having to pay a visit to your teacher when you live in the same house with her. So you get much more time for actual exercises than usual.

I offer you full room & board with a proper bed in my charming quaint wooden house (Attn! on the first floor i.e. you will have to use staircase often).

Why do I dare to compete with the prominent St. Petersburg University

My answer is simple - because I know how the courses are organized.

I do not deny the professionalism of the teachers but think about the following:

–	As the average salary at St. Petersburg university is about 170 USD monthly your teacher will be most probably of retirement age. Age usually means experience (that is good) but at the same time - rigidness. One does not change the methods and materials used by him for the last 30 years. The texts praising Lenin and communist party are removed but the rest is more or less the same. I concentrate on the vocabulary / topics which are in use today. The thing is that language is like a wet sponge: it always soaks in and contains the present-day reality. It is both unpractical and confusing to study with a textbook composed - just imagine it - 35-40 years ago. The grammar is the same - but everyday Russian life has changed completely. My goal is not only to help you understand and express yourself in Russian but also to learn more about local life, how the society is organized, and how human values are perceived - to understand why Russians behave like they do. Russian approach to love, money, career success etc is quite different from the American or English one.
–	Whom will you study together with? Not Russians but other foreigners. So you will have no chance to practice your Russian with them. I can introduce you to my friends - locals. You will have a better chance to practice your Russian and to learn local life better and deeper.
–	Once you are in a group you will have to work on the level acceptable for everybody. It will be not very interesting if others will be stronger than you or rather tense if it will be you who is the weakest in the group. With me you will work on your level, at a comfortable tempo and you will get ALL my attention.
–	Unlike the course teacher I am open to "special requests". Do you need to write a certain essay for your University? Or to prepare a kind of self-presentation in Russian? Do you need to investigate a certain topic about Russia or life here? We can do all of that together and more.

Practical details

What is included in the price:

–	Accommodation in a separate room in my small wood house (certainly linen and towels will be provided as well as toilet paper and everything necessary for life);
–	3 hours of Russian language lessons 7 days a week for 2 weeks;
–	Full board (i.e. meals 3 times a day);
–	Internet access for checking/answering e-mails (not browsing Internet as it will be done via mobile phone so a bit expansive);
–	Transportation there and back to St. Petersburg by car (the trip takes about 4,5-5 hours).

All of that at €590.

Free of charge bonuses

Depending on the season and the dates we will have a chance to go fishing, mushrooms picking or gathering berries. Certainly we will go to visit my country relatives - you should meet my aunt Iya and try the food she cooks. Pies of all types - with berries, cabbage, rice & onion, fish - wow, they are tasty! - as well as other things which have no name in English. If you are curious to see all the process of cooking in the Russian oven you can do it as well. You can be sure that I will not charge you for any activity we will have a chance to take part in.