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Training

The 2020 LUNN Summer School offers the following courses:

1. Russian language and Russian culture

2. Other language courses: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese + basic Russian

Courses are available for all language proficiency levels, accommodating both beginners and advanced learners. Students are assigned to groups of different levels based on test results.  

A certificate is awarded upon completion of the course.

Dates and prices:

The first group begins classes on July 1.

Class dates

32 hours	40 hours	60 hours	80 hours
July 1 – July 10, 2020	July 1 – July 14, 2020	July 1 – July 21, 2020	July 1 – July 30, 2020
July 13 – July 22, 2020	July 20 – August 2, 2020	July 20 – August 9, 2020	August 3 – September 1, 2020
August 3 – August 12, 2020	August 3 – August 16, 2020	August 3 – August 23, 2020	-
August 17 – August 26, 2020	August 17 – August 30, 2020	August 17 – September 6, 2020	-

• 10 days (32 academic hours) – € 310 / $ 345
• 14 days (40 academic hours) – € 370 /$ 410
• 21 days (60 academic hours) – € 475 /$ 520
• 30 days (80 academic hours) – € 590 /$ 650

 The above prices include cultural activities.

Students of LUNN partner universities are eligible for a 10% discount.

Classes are scheduled Monday to Friday in the mornings (9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.). Afternoons are intended for guided tours or free time.

Accommodation, meals and supplementary sightseeing programs are priced separately as per the conditions below.

Contact email: interschool@lunn.ru, makshan@lunn.ru

Visa, registration

Course leaders provide visa support.

Where a visa is required, an application shall be submitted 1.5–2 months before the program begins.

Contact email: interschool@lunn.ru, makshan@lunn.ru

Accommodation, commuting

Dormitories

Students can stay at a university dormitory with 2 or 3-bed rooms.

The dormitory has common kitchens, shared showers and toilets, and common areas. Wi-Fi is included.

Meals are NOT included.

Families

Family accommodation options are also available with 1 or 2-bed rooms. The price includes meals (breakfast and dinner).

Contact email: interschool@lunn.ru, makshan@lunn.ru

Hotels

Parus***:
53 rooms. Stay at 2, 3, 4-bed rooms is RUB 1,000 per person. Breakfast is not included.
The hotel kitchen caters to group breakfasts, lunches, and dinners (breakfast – RUB 300, lunch – RUB 350, dinner with dessert – RUB 350).
Rooms were renovated in 2020.
Address: 45A Ilyinskaya St, Nizhny Novgorod.
www.parus-nn.ru
 

Rozhdestvensky Dvorik****:
11 rooms with family beds. Double rooms are RUB 1,300 per person. Breakfast is not included.
4 rooms each have a pullout sofa.
Address: 20 Rozhdestvenskaya St, Nizhny Novgorod.
www.dvorik-nnov.ru

Campus

Commuting

The dormitory and the university are within 3–5 min on foot from public transport stops. Local public transport uses Citicard pass cards:

30 day-pass, all modes of transport is RUB 2,300

14 day-pass, all modes of transport is RUB 1,200

All modes of transport support direct fare payments by contactless bank cards. For additional information, see https://siticard.ru/cards_mup.

Contact email: interschool@lunn.ru, makshan@lunn.ru

 

Culture, entertainment

* What’s up with the ‘third capital’ moniker?

Nizhny Novgorod has various nicknames, including the ‘third capital,’ due to its proximity to Moscow and the abundance of cultural and industrial facilities, the ‘pocket of Russia’ and the ‘trade capital,’ as a town of merchants and home to the Nizhny Novgorod Fair, which garnered international fame in the late 19th century. More recently, Nizhny Novgorod has also been dubbed the ‘capital of sunsets’ for its incredibly beautiful summer sunsets over the Volga and Oka rivers as best observed from the landscaped Nizhnevolzhskaya (Lower Volga) Embankment. Photos of Nizhny Novgorod sunsets went viral on social media during the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

 

*A quick foray into history

The city was founded in 1221 by Grand Prince Yuri Vsevolodovich of Vladimir-Suzdal as a border outpost. Later, after the largest trade fair in the country was relocated to Nizhny Novgorod, it became a major merchant hub in Russia. Legends abounded about the wealth and prosperity of Nizhny Novgorod; its stone Kremlin, built in the 16th century, never surrendered under sieges.

Many unique historical, architectural, and cultural monuments survive in the city to this day. Accordingly, UNESCO included Nizhny Novgorod in the global list of 100 cities of historical and cultural value. Nizhny Novgorod sits on two rivers, the Oka and the Volga. The city is divided into two parts — the uphill downtown and cultural center, and the downhill industrial part.

The Nizhny Novgorod State Linguistics University (LUNN) is within walking distance of the main historic sights and cultural venues.

 

* Historic city center

Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street is the main street of Nizhny Novgorod, connecting Minin and Pozharsky Square with Lyadov Square. The street gained its status in the late 18th century, and is lined by many old buildings, including the extraordinary Central Bank and the Puppet Theater. The street originates at the walls of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin, the key local attraction.

The construction of the Kremlin began in the early 16th century, ultimately it grew into an entire city, strategically placed to protect against war raids by the Tatars. A two-kilometer wall of the Kremlin joins its 13 towers, of which only twelve remain. The Kremlin towers hide many secrets and legends. You can learn about them during a paid tour of the Kremlin wall.

From Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street, through Minin and Pozharsky Square and through the Kremlin, you can go downhill to Rozhdestvenskaya Street — the bustling trade street of the old merchants’ town.
The richest merchants dreamt of having tenement houses on Rozhdestvenskaya Street that could be leased to banks, trading exchanges, offices and hotels... That's why the land here was the most expensive in the 19th century Russia, even more expensive than on Nevsky Prospekt in St. Petersburg! The streetscape was shaped by the best architects of the Russian Empire; it was described as follows: ‘in terms of beauty and traffic it's the best street in town.’ Rozhdestvenskaya Street gave the city its first streetlights and the first tramline in Russia, too. It is a street of contrasts, famous scams, legends and legendary people whose biographies are linked to the street. For example, poet Alexander Pushkin visited the mansion of merchant Stroganov on Rozhdestvenskaya Street and found the inspiration for his novel The Queen of Spades and its main protagonist.

 

* Wooden architecture, traditional folk celebrations

The Shcholokovsky Khutor urban forest is a large green area within the city line. The park feels more like a real forest with cozy green openings that attract lots of people for a weekend barbecue or a day out. The park has three ponds that are open for swimming. It also has an open-air Museum of Wooden Architecture. Spanning almost 36 hectares, a regional village is recreated here period-accurate to the middle of the 19th century. Various rural buildings were lifted and moved here from all across the Nizhny Novgorod Region. The museum has on display numerous izba-type houses, some open to see the interior, a church, a windmill, barns, and other wooden buildings — totaling 15 structures representing rural life. The museum hosts folk festivals with performances by traditional ensembles in folk attire, demonstrating old rites and games.

 

* Our guided tours

The cost of the LUNN Summer School training course includes a sightseeing trip outside the city. For example, students will have a chance to visit the Priklonsky–Rukavishnikovs Estate, a unique complex comprising 28 cultural heritage sites. A wonderful trip to Gorodets is also in store, showcasing a small ancient town of the Nizhny Novgorod Region. The town is located on the bank of the Volga River, founded only a few years later than Moscow. The main attractions in Gotodets are ancient merchant buildings and churches as well as vistas of the Volga River. The town is also famous for its special school of painting and woodwork, called Gorodets painting, or for its delicious traditional stamped gingerbread.

Students who enroll in longer courses of the Summer School will be able to go on a sightseeing trip to Moscow, St. Petersburg or Kazan (priced separately).

Contact email: interschool@lunn.ru, makshan@lunn.ru