Testimonial by Catherine Pasternack | Russian

I spent 5 weeks in Aspirantum's summer 2025 Russian language course, and it was absolutely fantastic! Every day in classes we dedicated time to grammar, specialized topics, daily life, and personalized interests—all in Russian. Alyona made sure that everyone understood what was going on before moving forward, which really helped instill both a sense of camaraderie and assured no one got left behind. I feel like my Russian has greatly improved thanks to this course, and am now hoping to pursue graduate studies in this field. More than the classes, Khachik and Alyona also helped me experience Armenia as a whole, and showed me some incredible sights!! Additionally, I’m grateful to the many kind people I met on the street, with whom I was also able to practice my Russian, thanks to Armenia being a former Soviet state. Between the safety of Yerevan, many rich cultural sites, and the complexity of the course, my time in Armenia left a lasting positive impression on my soul. I highly recommend Aspirantum.

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Russian language courses will help participants to become skillful in written and oral modern Russian. During the Russian classes students will read and interpret Russian texts, engage in role plays and travel a lot in Armenia. As a post-Soviet country Armenia is an excellent place to practice Russian.

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Auriane Benabou

PhD Student, Comparative Literature Department, New York University, USA

“The summer Russian language course offered by ASPIRANTUM is by far the best experience I’ve had with a language program! From taking a taxi to chatting with strangers at a coffee shop, I had the opportunity to practice my Russian everyday outside of the class and grow my confidence in speaking as the classes progressed.”

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Ecem Saricayir

PhD Student, Cornell University, USA

“This intensive program improved my language skills and provided fantastic excursions that added an entirely new dimension to my learning journey in Armenia. It was a special learning experience for me since I was in a class with peers with similar skills for the first time in my journey of learning the Russian language.”

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Eleanor Inglin

Student, University of Birmingham, UK

“The lessons covered a really interesting range of topics, ones that I had not always thought about before, like legal Russian. It was clear that much thought had been put into planning the syllabus.”

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