Academic Program

The JMU Summer in Russia Program will begin with a two-day tour of Moscow where you will visit famous sites such as Red Square and the Kremlin. You will then spend two weeks at the prestigious Pyatigorsk State Linguistic University studying the Russian language. PSLU is rated one of the top liberal arts univrsity in Russia, and is the largest language school in southern Russia. Your language instruction will be supplemented with tours of the historic and natural attractions in the area. Since the early nineteenth-century Pyatigorsk has been a vacation and spa destination, famous for its mountains and springs. The great Russian poet Lermontov spent much time there and set his famous novel A Hero of Our Time in this city. Your stay in Pyatigorsk will conclude with a traditional Russian banquet. The program will conclude with a tour of St. Petersburg and its environs. You'll visit such places as St. Isaac's Cathedral, the Hermitage Museum, and a magnificent palace or two.