The Pushkin State Russian Language Institute 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.
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.
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
See also
- International Organization for the Support and Promotion of the Russian language
- List of countries and territories where Russian is an official language
- Geographical distribution of Russian speakers
External links
References
"Russische Sprachkurse (Vom Bildungsministerium der Russischen Föderation empfohlen) | Botschaft der Russischen Föderation". Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-10-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20161020173318/https://russische-botschaft.ru/de/information/bilaterale-beziehungen/die-russisch-deutschen-kulturbeziehungen/russische-sprachkurse-vom-bildungsministerium-der-russischen-foderation-empfohlen/ ↩