Learn Russian through the Constitution of the Soviet Union
1 week, from Jan 27, 2025 to Jan 31, 2025

Online from Yerevan, Armenia

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Price: $350

Discounted Price: $240 (If payment done until Nov 21, 2024)

You're invited to apply for the online course "Learn Russian through the Constitution of the Soviet Union," offered by the Armenian School of Languages and Cultures—ASPIRANTUM. The course will start on January 27, 2025, and run until January 31, 2025. The application deadline for this course is December 18, 2024.

“Learn Russian through the Constitution of the Soviet Union” is a near-advanced course. Students need a solid background in Russian with at least intermediate Russian reading and listening comprehension skills. 

The testimonials of ASPIRANTUM Russian language summer, winter, and online school alumni are available here: https://aspirantum.com/testimonials

The “Learn Russian through the Constitution of the Soviet Union” online course will help the participants master skills in reading and interpreting the modern official Russian language and learn various meanings of Russian words.

The one-week “Learn Russian through the Constitution of the Soviet Union” online course offers 15 hours of intensive Russian language classes from Monday to Friday (5 teaching days). Every day, the participants will receive Russian language instruction through the Constitution of the Soviet Union for 3 hours. In addition to reading a chapter from the Constitution daily, the students will also have a thorough discussion about grammar, vocabulary, and the topic in general. The readings are available in our syllabus. Every day, the class will start with a discussion of the homework. Following this, the class will read, interpret, and decipher a particular chapter from the Constitution. Each day's class will end with a discussion and questions. 

The syllabus of the “Learn Russian through the Constitution of the Soviet Union” online course is available here: https://aspirantum.com/curriculum/learn-russian-through-soviet-constitution-syllabus 

The online course will start at 8 PM Yerevan time.

To apply, please fill in the application form below.

Course Description:

Delve into Soviet Union realities with our immersive course, "Learn Russian through the Constitution of the Soviet Union". This unique and enlightening journey allows participants to explore not only the language of the Constitution but also the realities of the Soviet Union, its borders, nationalities, foreign policy, and human rights.

Benefits of the Course:

Strengthen your familiarity with official modern Russian: Immerse yourself in the eloquent prose of the Soviet Constitution to enhance your command of official Russian, including grammar, lexicon, and style.

Cultural Insights: Gain a deep understanding of the realities of 20th-century Soviet society and civilization.

Enhanced Linguistic and Literary Proficiency: Explore the grammatical and stylistic nuances of the text, giving you valuable insights into the art of storytelling in Russian official “literature”.

Course Content:
Throughout this comprehensive 1-week course, you will study and analyze the Soviet Constitution.

Each day, we will cover a portion of each given chapter, while the remainder will be assigned as homework. The goal of these assignments is to provide each student with the opportunity to reflect on the text independently, attempt translations of portions on their own, and, of course, formulate interesting questions for class discussions. All these questions will be addressed in the classroom at the beginning of each session, followed by the reading of a new chapter.

During the 5 days of the course, we will read and discuss 11 selected chapters from the 1977 edition of the Soviet Constitution. The syllabus of the “Learn Russian through the Constitution of the Soviet Union” online course is available here: https://aspirantum.com/curriculum/learn-russian-through-soviet-constitution-syllabus

Join Us:
This course is designed for participants with at least an intermediate-level mastery of Modern Literary Russian. It provides a unique opportunity to engage with Modern Russian while gaining cultural insights from a 20th-century perspective. Join us on this literary voyage to enrich your knowledge and understanding of the rich Soviet/Russian political and literary tradition.

The “Learn Russian through the Constitution of the Soviet Union” online course will have 1 group of up to 10 participants.

ASPIRANTUM’s Russian language schools are organized so that undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, professors, and anyone interested in learning Russian benefit from it the most. So, everyone with an intermediate level of Russian can apply and participate in ASPIRANTUM’s “Learn Russian through the Constitution of the Soviet Union” online course from January 27, 2025, till January 31, 2025.

Instructor: The "Learn Russian through the Constitution of the Soviet Union" Alyona Shestakova will teach the online course (see profile below).

Deadline

The deadline to apply to the 1-week “Learn Russian through the Constitution of the Soviet Union” online course is December 18, 2024.
To apply, please fill in the application form below.

Participation fee:
The participation fee for the one-week “Learn Russian through the Constitution of the Soviet Union” online course is $350.

Discount:
If you apply and pay before November 21 the participation fee will be $240.
Need-based discounts will also be available. Please email [email protected] describing your situation, and we will consider your case individually.

Maximum capacity in the group: 10 students. 

Communication medium: The online course will be organized through Zoom.

To apply, please fill in the application form below.

Testimonials

  • “What an incredible course! This was a fantastic overview of the 1977 Soviet constitution. Using more formal language is a more challenging Russian text for me, but Aliona made sure we both understood the new words and the context in which we are meant to use them.”
    Catherine Pasternack
    Student, UCLA, USA
  • “I took a 5-day course called "Learning Russian through the Soviet Constitution". This was the second course I'm taking with the Aspirantum school and with the teacher, Aliona, so I had no doubts about the quality of teaching.”
    Iglika Nikolova-Stoupak
    PhD student, Sorbonne University, France
  • “I'm very grateful to ASPIRANTUM for organizing this Russian language course, and especially to our teacher Aliona, who was not only an excellent pedagogue, catering to each one of the participants' needs, interests, and weaknesses but also for making the learning process very interesting and fun.”
    Magdalena Marija Meašić
    Student, University of Rijeka, Croatia
  • “This course proved to be one of the most interesting educational experiences I've encountered during my studies of the Russian language. Throughout the week, I found myself fully immersed in the subject matter, exploring both the language environment of the Soviet constitution and actively participating in discussions.”
    Rebecca Pisimisi
    Student, Åbo Akademi, Finland

Teachers

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Alyona Shestakova-Stukun

Instructor of Russian Language

Alyona Shestakova teaches Russian and Old Slavonic in Yerevan and online in a way you love the language forever.

Course Syllabus

Learn Russian through the Constitution of the Soviet Union Syllabus

Constitution was the supreme law of the USSR. It sets out the fundamental principles by which the state is governed. The language type used in Constitution is called official style (официально-деловой стиль). It has its vocabulary, constructions, phraseology, and syntax. Learning Russian through the USSR Constitution can help you better understand the politics and political context of this time. The course will be interesting to those who want to immerse themselves in a more detailed study of Russian and regional history's linguistic and political context.

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