Olga’s Blog

Olga’s Blog is a series of free intermediate Russian lessons developed by SRAS. Each entry is written in simplified Russian, glossed for vocabulary and cultural meaning. Each entry also comes with a related grammar lesson. Your host is Olga Dmitraschenko, a sixteen-year-old native Muscovite and incoming freshman to Moscow State University.

May 12, 2023

University Majors in Russia: Olga’s Blog

Deciding on a university major in Russia tends to be a serious and permanent decision. In part because most faculties in Russia have their own entrance exams, changing a major involves not just “declaring” a new major, like in the US, but often involves essentially a whole new application to the university. Further, degree programs […]

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University Entrance Exams in Russia (Paid and Scholarship Positions): Olga’s Blog

University Entrance Exams in Russia (Paid Slots): Olga’s Blog

High School Graduation in Russia: Olga’s Blog

High School Exit Exams in Russia: Olga’s Blog

Eksternat or “Home Schooling” in the Former USSR: Olga’s Blog

Olga’s Blog: Цирк (Circus in Russia)

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