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Our today’s article is about culture classes which we offer to our foreign students within the framework of the project “Learn Russian in the EU”. Our students learn Russian as well as get an insight into the Russian culture.

Today, during our we’d like to talk to you about our favorite pets  who are always so happy to see us every time we come home, and who love us immensely and unconditionally.

Kvass is a traditional Russian drink which appeared in Russia long time ago. It was drunk daily by all people in Russia regardless of their wealth or social status. The drink was very nutritious and had a sour-sweet taste.

Russian people have always been considered very superstitious. For many centuries Russians have accumulated a huge number of superstitions that are based on observations and associated with different spheres of life. In this article, we’re going to tell you about most popular superstitions that Russians believe in in their everyday life.

There are about 20 mountain ranges in Russia. According to some sources, there are about 1,000 mountain peaks on its vast territory, although other sources, the total number of mountain peaks exceeds 2,000.

Each country in the world has its own natural landmarks.  In Russia, there are a lot of natural attractions. In our previous articles we’ve told you about Russia’s largest cities and rivers. In our today’s article, we’re going to tell you about Russia’s biggest lakes.

Russia is one of the largest countries in the world, where there are about 2.5 million rivers. Some of them are rather small, only about 100 kilometers long. However, in Russian there are rivers which are really large.

Today by permission of our student Olivia from the USA, we would like to publish some useful tips for planning to study abroad which she posted on her blog. You might find the list useful if you consider studying abroad and would like to know more about the Russian immersion program in Daugavpils

Russia is the largest country in the world in terms of its physical area.  There are more than thousand cities located on its territory both large and small in terms of their area and population. In our today’s article, we’re going to tell you about the largest cities in Russia.

The program offered by the project “Learn Russian in the European Union” includes a large number of excursions and field trips. We also organize for our foreign students visits to the animal shelter “Second Home”.

Old Believers is a religious movement that arose as a result of the split, when groups and churches in Russia did not accept the reform of the Orthodox Church.

It often happens that we make our impression about a city only by its main landmarks. However, any city, like any person – the more you know about them, the more they reveal about themselves.