Yaroslavl’

The town

Yaroslavl is a beautiful old town on the Volga, part of the Golden Ring of historical towns encircling Moscow (which is less than four hours away on the train). It has many fine religious buildings and is famous for being the home of the first theatre in Russia. Many of the churches are now being given back to the Orthodox Church, having been museums or warehouses. Within easy reach of Yaroslavl are the Golden Ring towns of Kostroma, Uglich and Rostov Veliki, which have many fine ancient buildings.

Yaroslavl will give you the experience of a real Russian town. There are lest foreigners living here and this will make you need to use your Russian, not just in classes, but also to get around the town. It also has the advantage that prices are much cheaper than in Moscow or St Petersburg.

he Course

You will be taught by teachers from the Pedagogical University. The University’s main aim is to train teachers, but they have a well established department teaching Russian as a Foreign Language. The teachers are used to providing courses for students from the UK, both in Russia and in England. They will be willing to tailor a course to suit your special needs and will also be willing to help you travel round the area.

You will be found homestay accommodation in the centre of the old town. The main sights of the town are within easy walking distance of your accommodation.

Travel to Yaroslavl

You will fly to Moscow. If you want to be met at the airport and taken to Yaroslavl by car, this can be arranged. Alternatively, you can make your own way to Yaroslavl. There are two trains a day to Yaroslavl and numerous other ones, which stop at Yaroslavl, as the city is on the Trans-Siberian railway and on the route form Moscow to China. It takes about 4 hours. Trains leave from Yaroslavsky vokzal, metro Komsomolskaya.

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Last updated 16 May 2008