Pushkin Institute

The Pushkin State Russian Language Institute (Russian: Государственный институт русского языка имени А. С. Пушкина) is a public education centre in Moscow specializing in the teaching of Russian as a foreign language and offering a range of language courses on all levels. It is named after the Russian writer Alexander Pushkin.

The Pushkin State Russian Language Institute and its dormitory tower, a building made out of prefabricated concrete slabs.
2016 postage stamp of Russia, dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Pushkin Institute

History

The Pushkin State Russian Language Institute was founded in 1966 as a part of Moscow State University. In 1973, it obtained its independence and in 1999 a Philological Department was established so that Russian native speakers can do bachelor’s (4 years), Master's (2 years) and Ph.D. (3 years) programmes in teaching Russian as a foreign language.

Location

The Institute's address is Akademik Volgin Street, 6 (Russian: улица Академика Волгина 6). The nearest underground station is Belyayevo. There are several universities nearby, so students can find everything they might need just few minutes away from the campus.

Courses

The Pushkin State Russian Language Institute offers one month summer courses and one year or one term courses. Most of the participants are recruited through bilateral exchange programmes dating back to the Soviet era. The Russian Embassy in Berlin reckons the Pushkin Institute among the officially recommended institutions for Russian language courses.[1] The Institute promotes its courses with extremely inexpensive fees. For instance, in Summer 2013 a one-month summer course (24 hours a week) including accommodation and excursions cost only 28,200 roubles (USD $850) and in addition various reductions and special fees apply for a lot of applicants.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-10-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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