Testimonial by Graham Weaver | Russian Summer

I cannot say enough good things about the ASPIRANTUM summer school. Over the course of the program, I was deeply impressed (inspired, even!) by Khachik's passion for language learning. Not only did he provide a well-organized and robust course, but he also frequently asked for feedback and tweaked the program to fit our needs, something that I have not experienced at other language schools. The overall quality of the course was excellent—Aliona was a terrific teacher and did an admirable job accommodating students of varying proficiencies. I count her among the greatest teachers who have taught me Russian over the past seven years!

Beyond the school itself, Yerevan is a very pleasant city with warm, friendly people. I had many chance encounters that led to spontaneous friendships and opportunities to practice my Russian. Greater still were the many excursions we took outside of Yerevan, including monasteries, mountaintops, film premiers, and ancient fortresses. Khachik did a great job curating this list of destinations, and I would recommend them to anyone traveling to Armenia, ASPIRANTUM student or not.

Overall, I had an amazing time in Yerevan and highly recommend the ASPIRANTUM school.

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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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Maria Wooden

BA Student, Bucknell University, USA

“This Russian Language Summer School was the most incredible experience! The classes were better than anything I have had before. Not only was I learning new things, but I was taught new ways of learning, which helped me tremendously.”

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Nathaniel Hill

PhD Student, Government and Politics Department, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

“I had the wonderful opportunity to take the Aspirantum Russian language course over the summer. The course provided me with a dedicated space to immerse myself in the Russian language's vocabulary, grammar, and finer nuances.”

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