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Our student – Marko, who has already visited Petrozavodsk and Enjoy Russian School, came to Petrozavodsk for the second time. It is really important for us to satisfy guest’s needs and see the good results – a lot of people come back to Our School for many years.
This week is full of events and of course the most important one – it is the day of Great Patriotic war which Russians celebrate on the 9th of May. We want to say thankful words to Those who defended their families and the whole nation. Spasibo Vam ogromnoe!



If you want to understand what was this war for Russian people you can watch different movies which will help you to find out the reality of the war. Movies about Great Patriotic war are: Bastards (2006) The Brest Fortress (2010) – new ones. Also there are gorgeous movies made in USSR: “The Dawns Here Are Quiet”, “Only Old Men Are Going to Battle”, “Seventeen Moments of Spring”.
More than 30 students will visit Our School in June. They have a great chance to get to know Russian culture, people and way of life, to improve their Russian and spend good time here. If you still doubt about your summertime – you can come and take Russian language courses in August.



We are looking forward to receive your application forms. Don’t forget that you should apply at least 2,5 months before a program starts. See you soon in Petrozavodsk!

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Scholarship completion is in full play :) We got lots of beautiful photos this weekend! It’s so nice that Russia is all over the world and everyone can find “a piece of Russia” in his/her area. This week the best works will be chosen. The winners’ names will be published on our site next Monday, April, 16! Good luck!!!

Today we have met Milja from UK. She will take One-on-One intensive Russian course at our School. We hope that she will have a big progress in Russian. Today Milja will have sightseeing around our city with Russian volunteers.

Our Austrian quests have spent their first week in Petrozavodsk. At the weekend there weren’t any Russian classes, but still they spoke Russian a lot :) Our volunteers will show the foreign students a Russian film, hopefully they will understand everything! Also excursion to the museum of Regional and trip tot the waterfall Kivach is planned this week.

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We have got more than 30 applications for scholarship competition!!! It will be hot :) This week (till April, 9) we are receiving photos “a piece of Russia” and its descriptions. And on April, 16 a jury, which consists of 3 members will choose the best works and name the winners!!! We wish all participants good luck and creative mood! :)

Yesterday 5 wonderful students from Graz University came to study Russian at “Enjoy Russian” language school. Anica, Jelena, Lisa, Patricija, and Lisa will spend 4 weeks in Petrozavodsk. Tomorrow our gusts will present their native countries, on Friday they are welcome to participate in the humor evening “April fool’s day to be continued…”,  and on Sunday the girls and Russian volunteers will enjoy Petrozavodsk’s night life at the club with the German name “Das Kapital”. We wish them great time and unforgettable experience!

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The weather is great and that means that the summer will start soon! And today is the and of March and we remind you, that if you want to participate in the scholarship competition to study Russian at our School in July or August 2012, you have just 1 week to apply!!! Don’t miss your chance!

Next Monday we will meet 5 new students. All the girls are studying at University of Graz, and they decided to come together to Petrozavodsk for our Russian language course for one month! They will master their Russian surely. We will do our best to make them feel at home! Our volunteers are waiting for new friends from Austria :)

If you also want to come to “Enjoy Russian” language school this summer it’s time to choose the most suitable program and apply! Our coordinator will contact you without 24 hours and help you to organize this trip!

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Russia is a wonderful country to visit; Russian is a beautiful language to study! We invite all Russian lovers to our Russian Language School “Enjoy Russian”. We offer intensive Russian courses in small groups, Russian homestay, and everyday cultural program with Russian speakers. Our prices are not so high comparing to big cities. For example 2-week course (40 hours) costs 180 euros only; 2-week homestay with breakfast is 100 euros. You see that you can afford it! If your level of Russian is basic or the first certificate you can apply for the scholarship covering the tuition fee in July or August 2012.

What do you need to do?

1. fill in the application form on our site (http://enjoyrussian.com) before April, 2 2012

2. find “a piece of Russia” in your home city and take a picture of it

Technical requirements:

- one photo, made by yourself!

- the size should be not more than 1 Mb.

3. describe your photo in Russian (5 – 10 sentences including the place, the date and the main idea of your picture)

4. send your photo and its description by email (info@enjoyrussian.com)  to our coordinator before April 9, 2012

 Who is eligible?

- Anyone who has taken not less than 300 hours of Russian language (level of Russian is basic or first certificate) in his home country or abroad

- Anyone of the age of 18-35

- Anyone from Europe, the USA, Australia, and Canada

 The decision on the candidate of who will get the scholarship will be made by a jury, which consists of 3 members and will be presented on our site on April 16, 2012

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This weekend our foreign guests organized the “Language Marathon”. It was a very interesting and useful event and we want to thank Isabella, Karin, Johanna, Armando and Mustafa for their great job! People who participated in it learned some useful phrases in German, English, Spanish and Turkish. Hopefully this would be helpful for them!





The sun is shining, the snow is melting, and the spring is coming! And after spring comes the summer! If you want to travel in the summer it’s high time to choose the place where to come. Russian language school “Enjoy Russian” invites you to participate in one of our Russian language immersion programs in Petrozavodsk. We offer Russian programs for youth, kids and adults; duration 2-12 weeks; cost from 280 euros (2-week Russian course and homestay with breakfast). Choose your course right now! If your level of Russian is basic or the first certificate you can participate in the scholarship competition.

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Despite it is still quite cold in Petrozavodsk the spring is in the air and that’s great! This week our Organization prepares the benefit event “Language Marathon”.  Four languages will be presented there: English, German, Spanish, and Turkish. Mustafa (our Turkish guest) will present his language to local people. All money we get this evening will be sent to a little Russian girl Arina Tubis, who is now in Israel. You can see her story here http://vk.com/club24229083. If you want to can help her as well!

Yesterday was the Presidential elections in Russia. There are 5 officially registered candidates – 4 representatives of registered parties and one independent. Vladimir Putin won over 64% of the votes, and it was unsurprisingly. The president is elected for the new, extended term of 6 years.    

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Tatyana finished her Russian language course and start the Internship. The next 2 weeks she will be dealing with children, organizing their leisure time. This week is the last one to Mustafa – our Turkish guest. He started speak Russian and we see the progress :)

Yesterday all Russians celebrated Maslenica (Масленица). It’s a very pleasant holiday, because we said Good-by to Winter and welcomed Spring! There are 2 main traditions: in each family people eat blini, which symbolize sun; on streets people burn dummies of Winter.





Today is the first day of the Lent, which lasts 40 days as soon as Jesus has spent in the desert 40 long days, which were very hard. People can eat break and vegetables; meat, fish and milk products are not allowed. Moreover people visit churches very often during this period.

We invite you to explore Russia: language, culture, traditions here in Petrozavodsk! If you want to come in MAY you still have a chance, just apply for the program as soon as possible.

In the summer you can study individually, in a small group or in a big one! Choose the most suitable program for you! Keep in mind, that “Enjoy Russian” offers SCHOLARSHIPS covering a 4-week Russian course.

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Every year a great number of foreign students come to Petrozavodsk and stay here for a couple of weeks. They don’t only go sightseeing and learn Russian but also live the lives of common citizens which means they have to count their expenses on meals, public transport or taxi, and leisure. So if you’re planning to come to Petrozavodsk this article should be very helpful for you. Keep in mind that all prices are given in rubles (1 euro = 40 rubles). First of all you might be interested in how much you’ll have to spend on food/nutrition. You can either choose to cook all the food yourself or to have your daily meals at a café. The first option is much cheaper but it takes a lot of time and effort especially if you have a busy schedule. You need as much as 200-350 rubles a day.



Bread costs about 30 rubles, milk also about 30 rubles, the average cheese price is 150-250 rubles for a kilo, sausages cost from 80 rubles and more. In summer and late spring vegetables are not very expensive. For example tomatoes are 50-70 rubles, potatoes 20-25 rubles for a kilo. The price on sugar is about 30-40 rubles for a kilo and tea is about 50 rubles and more depending on the sort. Meat is rather expensive and chicken is the cheapest kind of meat.

On the other hand you may prefer to dine out and in this case the cost depends on a place. Here are the cheapest places where you can have some great meal at the price of 150-200 rubles for lunch and dinner each: canteen at “Enjoy Russian” language school, café “Hermes” (Krasnaya st., 31), canteen “Petropit” (Lenina av., 19), canteen Pitservice 13 (Gulling st., 13), and café “Petrozavodsk” (Pravda st., 6). But if you prefer eating something special like sushi or pizza, and love good service you’ll be welcome in “la Parisienne” (lots od addresses around the city), café “Smile” (Pervomajskij av., 4b), “Belissimo” (Antikajnena st., 20), “Akvarel” (Karl Marks av., 12). However be ready to pay significantly more from about 300 rubles to 500 rubles and more.



Talking about transport expenses you should keep in mind that there are three types of transport. The first one is trolleybus which costs 12 rubles. The second one is “marshrutka” or a bus which costs 15 rubles. And in case of emergency you can call a taxi or grab a cab on the street which will cost you from 80 to 150 rubles depending on where you want to go. To get a taxi you can call the following numbers 777777, 222222, 560606, or 075.



And you surely want to relax and have some good time. You can go to the cinema or a club, bar, billiard or bowling and many more. One visit to a cinema costs from 200 to 300 rubles. To enter a club you have to pay from 250 to 300 rubles and God knows how much you will spend inside. Playing billiard usually costs from 150 to 200 rubles an hour so the bigger the company the cheaper the game!

We hope this article will help you organize your finances! Enjoy your stay in Petrozavodsk! 

By Kirill Germanen