Students of the Lomonosov Moscow State University. Photo: TASS

Quarantine Diaries: Poll on Distance Learning

Published: June 1, 2020

Quarantine Diaries is a series of free language lessons from SRAS. Each lesson can take a variety of forms but all focus on building intermediate and advanced vocabulary and listening skills.

Read the text and familiarize yourself with the new vocabulary (you can hover over the bold Russian to reveal its English translation). Then, watch the related video below and see if you can answer the questions! Note that the asterisk (*) usually means that you can find additional cultural/linguistic information at the bottom of the article.ย 

The following is an ะพะฟั€ะพัย done by The Russian Public Opinion Research Center (known by its Russian acronym: VTsIOM). Between May 14-16, 2020, right at the end of the school year, it polled 1092 parents of recent high school graduates (with a ะฟั€ะตะดะตะปัŒะฝะฐั ะฟะพะณั€ะตัˆะฝะพัั‚ัŒย of around 3%) as well as 400 students of colleges and technical schools (margin of error: 4.9%) and 800 university students (margin of error of 3.5%). All opinions were taken through telephone interviews using random numbers.

In this translation, weโ€™ve occasionally used โ€œhigh schoolโ€ to refer to the range of instructions Russia offers, including ัˆะบะพะปั‹, ะณะธะผะฝะฐะทะธะธ, and ะปะธั†ะตะธ.

Likewise, higher education in Russia has several divisions. First, there is the ะ’ะฃะ— (ะฒั‹ััˆะตะต ัƒั‡ะตะฑะฝะพะต ะทะฐะฒะตะดะตะฝะธะต), which can generally be understood as a university, although the Russian lexicon breaks it down to ัƒะฝะธะฒะตั€ัะธั‚ะตั‚, ะธะฝัั‚ะธั‚ัƒั‚ย and ะฐะบะฐะดะตะผะธั.

Technical education is also broken down by type. ะขะตั…ะฝะธะบัƒะผั‹ are technical colleges training specific professions such as metal workers or accountants. ะšะพะปะปะตะดะถะธ are similar, but with more emphasis on theory over longer programs. A degree from a ะบะพะปะปะตะดะถ is more prestigious than one from a ั‚ะตั…ะฝะธะบัƒะผ,ย and qualifies one for a higher position such as senior account or master welder.

The translation below is presented with side-by-side translation and should be helpful in the various ways that one can discuss statistics in Russian. This lesson is produced as a compliment to another translation by SRAS, posted to its blog, on the long-term changes that Russian education is likely to face. These statistics help inform the likelihood of online education being accepted in Russia. For additional balance, see the video below the text of Russian students discussing thier experience or this other entry to quarantine diaries, in which a Russian mother discusses her experience.

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ะ’ั‹ะฟัƒัะบะฝะธะบะธ ัˆะบะพะป ะธ ัั‚ัƒะดะตะฝั‚ั‹ ะฒั‹ัะบะฐะทะฐะปะธ ะผะฝะตะฝะธะต ะพ ะดะธัั‚ะฐะฝั†ะธะพะฝะฝะพะผ ะพะฑั€ะฐะทะพะฒะฐะฝะธะธ Russian Graduates and Students Give Opinions of Distance Learning
ะ’ั‹ััˆะธะต ัƒั‡ะตะฑะฝั‹ะต ะทะฐะฒะตะดะตะฝะธั ะฝะฐั‡ะฐะปะธ ะฟะตั€ะตั…ะพะด ะฝะฐ ะดะธัั‚ะฐะฝั†ะธะพะฝะฝั‹ะต ั„ะพั€ะผั‹ ะพะฑัƒั‡ะตะฝะธั 16 ะผะฐั€ั‚ะฐ 2020 ะณะพะดะฐ ะฒ ัะฒัะทะธ ั ั€ะฐัะฟั€ะพัั‚ั€ะฐะฝะตะฝะธะตะผ ะบะพั€ะพะฝะฐะฒะธั€ัƒัะฝะพะน ะธะฝั„ะตะบั†ะธะธ. ะžะดะฝะธะผ ะธะท ะณะปะฐะฒะฝั‹ั… ั‚ั€ะตะฑะพะฒะฐะฝะธะน ะœะธะฝะธัั‚ะตั€ัั‚ะฒะฐ ะฝะฐัƒะบะธ ะธ ะฒั‹ััˆะตะณะพ ะพะฑั€ะฐะทะพะฒะฐะฝะธั ะบ ะฒัƒะทะฐะผ ะฑั‹ะปะพ ัะพั…ั€ะฐะฝะตะฝะธะต ะบะฐั‡ะตัั‚ะฒะฐ ะพะฑั€ะฐะทะพะฒะฐะฝะธั. Higher education in Russia began to transfer to distance learning platforms as of 16 March, 2020 in response to the spread of COVID-19. One of the demands made by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education was that institutions must maintain the quality of their educational instruction.
ะœะžะกะšะ’ะ, 27 ะœะะฏ 2020 ะณ. ะ’ัะตั€ะพััะธะนัะบะธะน ั†ะตะฝั‚ั€ ะธะทัƒั‡ะตะฝะธั ะพะฑั‰ะตัั‚ะฒะตะฝะฝะพะณะพ ะผะฝะตะฝะธั (ะ’ะฆะ˜ะžะœ) ะฟั€ะตะดัั‚ะฐะฒะปัะตั‚ ะดะฐะฝะฝั‹ะต ะพะฟั€ะพัะฐ ะพะฑ ัƒะดะพะฒะปะตั‚ะฒะพั€ะตะฝะฝะพัั‚ะธ ะพั€ะณะฐะฝะธะทะฐั†ะธะตะน ะดะธัั‚ะฐะฝั†ะธะพะฝะฝะพะณะพ ะพะฑั€ะฐะทะพะฒะฐะฝะธั, ะพะฑ ะธะทะผะตะฝะตะฝะธะธ ัƒั€ะพะฒะฝั ัƒั‡ะตะฑะฝะพะน ะฝะฐะณั€ัƒะทะบะธ ะธ ะพ ะฒะพะทะผะพะถะฝั‹ั… ะฟะพัะปะตะดัั‚ะฒะธัั… ะดะปั ะบะฐั‡ะตัั‚ะฒะฐ ะพะฑั€ะฐะทะพะฒะฐะฝะธั ะธะท-ะทะฐ ะฟะตั€ะตั…ะพะดะฐ ะฝะฐ ัƒะดะฐะปะตะฝะฝั‹ะน ั„ะพั€ะผะฐั‚ ะพะฑัƒั‡ะตะฝะธั. ะžะฟั€ะฐัˆะธะฒะฐะปะธััŒ ั€ะพะดะธั‚ะตะปะธ ะฒั‹ะฟัƒัะบะฝะธะบะพะฒ ัˆะบะพะป, ะณะธะผะฝะฐะทะธะน ะธ ะปะธั†ะตะตะฒ, ัั‚ัƒะดะตะฝั‚ั‹ ะฒัƒะทะพะฒ, ะฐ ั‚ะฐะบะถะต ัƒั‡ะฐั‰ะธะตัั ะบะพะปะปะตะดะถะตะน ะธ ั‚ะตั…ะฝะธะบัƒะผะพะฒ.

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MOSCOW, 27 MAY, 2020. The Russian Public Opinion Research Center (known by its Russian acronym: VTsIOM) has published data on public satisfaction with online education received from Russian educational institutions. Specific questions were asked about changes to the educational work load and on how the transition to online education might have affected educational quality. Polled were students of universities, colleges, and technical schools as well as the parents of graduates of Russian schools, gymnasiums, and lyceums.
ะฃะฒะตะปะธั‡ะตะฝะธะต ะฝะฐะณั€ัƒะทะบะธ ะฝะฐ ะฟั€ะตะฟะพะดะฐะฒะฐั‚ะตะปะตะน ะทะฐะผะตั‚ะธะปะธ 55% ัั‚ัƒะดะตะฝั‚ะพะฒ, ะพะฟั€ะพัˆะตะฝะฝั‹ั… ะ’ะฆะ˜ะžะœ. ะ•ั‰ะต 19% ัƒั‡ะฐั‰ะธั…ัั ะฒัƒะทะพะฒ ัั‡ะธั‚ะฐัŽั‚, ั‡ั‚ะพ ะฝะฐะณั€ัƒะทะบะฐ ะฝะฐ ะฝะธั… ัะพะบั€ะฐั‚ะธะปะฐััŒ. ะšะฐะถะดั‹ะน ะฟัั‚ั‹ะน ัั‚ัƒะดะตะฝั‚ ัƒะฒะตั€ะตะฝ, ั‡ั‚ะพ ะฝะฐะณั€ัƒะทะบะฐ ะฝะฐ ะฟั€ะตะฟะพะดะฐะฒะฐั‚ะตะปะตะน ะฝะต ะธะทะผะตะฝะธะปะฐััŒ (20%). 55% of students polled by VTsIOM reported that they noticed an increase to teacher work load during this period. 19% felt that it decreased. ย Every fifth student (20%) is sure that teacher workload did not change.
ะŸั€ะธะผะตั€ะฝะพ ั‚ะฐะบ ะถะต ัั‚ัƒะดะตะฝั‚ั‹ ะพั†ะตะฝะธะปะธ ะธะทะผะตะฝะตะฝะธะต ัะพะฑัั‚ะฒะตะฝะฝะพะน ะฒะพะฒะปะตั‡ะตะฝะฝะพัั‚ะธ ะฒ ัƒั‡ะตะฑะฝั‹ะน ะฟั€ะพั†ะตัั. ะŸะพ ะผะฝะตะฝะธัŽ ะบะฐะถะดะพะณะพ ะฒั‚ะพั€ะพะณะพ ะพะฟั€ะพัˆะตะฝะฝะพะณะพ (51%), ัƒั‡ะตะฑะฝะฐั ะฝะฐะณั€ัƒะทะบะฐ ะฒั‹ั€ะพัะปะฐ. ะ’ ะพะฑั€ะฐั‚ะฝะพะผ ัƒะฒะตั€ะตะฝั‹ 20% ัƒั‡ะฐัั‚ะฝะธะบะพะฒ ะธััะปะตะดะพะฒะฐะฝะธั. ะž ั‚ะพะผ, ั‡ั‚ะพ ัƒั€ะพะฒะตะฝัŒ ัƒั‡ะตะฑะฝะพะน ะฝะฐะณั€ัƒะทะบะธ ะพัั‚ะฐะปัั ะฟั€ะตะถะฝะธะผ, ะทะฐัะฒะธะปะธ 28% ัั‚ัƒะดะตะฝั‚ะพะฒ. Students rated the changes to their own workload about the same. Every second person polled (51%) is of the opinion that student workload increased. 20% are of the opposite opinion. 28% report that student workload did not change.

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ะ“ะพะฒะพั€ั ะพะฑ ัƒั€ะพะฒะฝะต ะฟั€ะตะฟะพะดะฐะฒะฐะฝะธั ะฒ ะดะธัั‚ะฐะฝั†ะธะพะฝะฝะพะผ ั„ะพั€ะผะฐั‚ะต, ะฑะพะปะตะต ะฟะพะปะพะฒะธะฝั‹ ัั‚ัƒะดะตะฝั‚ะพะฒ ะพั†ะตะฝะธะปะธ ะตะณะพ ะบะฐะบ ะฒั‹ัะพะบะธะน ะธะปะธ ัะบะพั€ะตะต ะฒั‹ัะพะบะธะน โ€” 53%. ะšะฐะถะดั‹ะน ั‚ั€ะตั‚ะธะน ะพะฟั€ะพัˆะตะฝะฝั‹ะน ะฝะฐะทะฒะฐะป ะตะณะพ ัั€ะตะดะฝะธะผ โ€” 32%. ะะธะทะบะธะต ะพั†ะตะฝะบะธ ัƒั€ะพะฒะฝัŽ ะพะฑั€ะฐะทะพะฒะฐะฝะธั ะฒ ะบะพั€ะพะฝะฐะฒะธั€ัƒัะฝั‹ะน ะฟะตั€ะธะพะด ะดะฐะปะธ ะปะธัˆัŒ 12% ัั‚ัƒะดะตะฝั‚ะพะฒ. More than half of all students (53%) gave a high or above average evaluation of the instructional quality received during distance education. Every third respondent labeled it as average โ€“ 32%. ย A low evaluation was given of education during the coronavirus period by only 12% of students.
ะŸั€ะธ ัั‚ะพะผ ะฟะพะดะฐะฒะปััŽั‰ะตะต ะฑะพะปัŒัˆะธะฝัั‚ะฒะพ ัั‚ัƒะดะตะฝั‚ะพะฒ ัƒะดะพะฒะปะตั‚ะฒะพั€ะตะฝั‹ ั‚ะตะผ, ะบะฐะบ ะพั€ะณะฐะฝะธะทะพะฒะฐะฝะพ ะดะธัั‚ะฐะฝั†ะธะพะฝะฝะพะต ะพะฑั€ะฐะทะพะฒะฐะฝะธะต ะฒ ะธั… ะฒัƒะทะต ะฒ ัƒัะปะพะฒะธัั… ั€ะฐัะฟั€ะพัั‚ั€ะฐะฝะตะฝะธั COVID-19. ะžะฑ ัั‚ะพะผ ัะพะพะฑั‰ะฐัŽั‚ 72% ั€ะตัะฟะพะฝะดะตะฝั‚ะพะฒ, ะฟั€ะธั‡ะตะผ ะบะฐะถะดั‹ะน ั‡ะตั‚ะฒะตั€ั‚ั‹ะน ะณะพะฒะพั€ะธั‚ ะพ ะบั€ะฐะนะฝะตะน ัั‚ะตะฟะตะฝะธ ัƒะดะพะฒะปะตั‚ะฒะพั€ะตะฝะฝะพัั‚ะธ โ€” 25%. ะž ั‚ะพะผ, ั‡ั‚ะพ ะพั€ะณะฐะฝะธะทะฐั†ะธั ะดะธัั‚ะฐะฝั†ะธะพะฝะฝะพะณะพ ะพะฑั€ะฐะทะพะฒะฐะฝะธั ะพััƒั‰ะตัั‚ะฒะปะตะฝะฐ ะฒ ั‚ะพะน ะธะปะธ ะธะฝะพะน ัั‚ะตะฟะตะฝะธ ะฝะตัƒะดะพะฒะปะตั‚ะฒะพั€ะธั‚ะตะปัŒะฝะพ, ะฒั‹ัะบะฐะทะฐะปะธััŒ 26% ัั‚ัƒะดะตะฝั‚ะพะฒ. A large majority of students of higher education reported being satisfied with the organization of their distance learning courses. 72% reported it as satisfactory or better. Furthermore, 25% of respondents valued the organization at the highest possible level. Dissatisfaction at any level was reported by 26% of students.
ะžั†ะตะฝะบะฐ ัƒั€ะพะฒะฝั ะพัะฝะฐั‰ะตะฝะธั ัƒั‡ะตะฑะฝั‹ั… ะทะฐะฒะตะดะตะฝะธะน ะพะฑะพั€ัƒะดะพะฒะฐะฝะธะตะผ, ะฝะตะพะฑั…ะพะดะธะผั‹ะผ ะดะปั ะฟั€ะพะฒะตะดะตะฝะธั ะทะฐะฝัั‚ะธะน ะฒ ัƒะดะฐะปะตะฝะฝะพะผ ั„ะพั€ะผะฐั‚ะต, ัะปะตะดัƒัŽั‰ะฐั: ะพั†ะตะฝะธะปะธ ะตะณะพ ะบะฐะบ ะฒั‹ัะพะบะธะน ะธะปะธ ัะบะพั€ะตะต ะฒั‹ัะพะบะธะน 38% ัั‚ัƒะดะตะฝั‚ะพะฒ, ัั€ะตะดะฝัŽัŽ ะพั†ะตะฝะบัƒ ะดะฐะปะธ 38%, ะฐ ะฝะฐะทะฒะฐะปะธ ะตะณะพ ะฝะธะทะบะธะผ ะธะปะธ ัะบะพั€ะตะต ะฝะธะทะบะธะผ 19% ั€ะตัะฟะพะฝะดะตะฝั‚ะพะฒ. Evaluations of efforts to equip educational institutions with the equipment needed to carry out distance learning were as follows: 38% of students gave a high or above average rating, low or below average ratings were given by 19% of respondents.
ะ‘ะพะปัŒัˆะธะฝัั‚ะฒะพ ั€ะพะดะธั‚ะตะปะตะน ะฒั‹ะฟัƒัะบะฝะธะบะพะฒ, ะพะบะฐะฝั‡ะธะฒะฐัŽั‰ะธั… 11-ะน ะบะปะฐัั ะฒ ัั‚ะพะผ ะณะพะดัƒ, ะพั‚ะผะตั‚ะธะปะธ ัƒะฒะตะปะธั‡ะตะฝะธะต ัƒั‡ะตะฑะฝะพะน ะฝะฐะณั€ัƒะทะบะธ ั€ะตะฑะตะฝะบะฐ ะฒ ัะฒัะทะธ ั ะฟะตั€ะตั…ะพะดะพะผ ะฝะฐ ะดะธัั‚ะฐะฝั†ะธะพะฝะฝั‹ะน ั„ะพั€ะผะฐั‚ ะพะฑัƒั‡ะตะฝะธั. ะžะฑ ัั‚ะพะผ ัะพะพะฑั‰ะธะปะธ 62% ั€ะพะดะธั‚ะตะปะตะน, ะฟั€ะธั‡ะตะผ ะพ ััƒั‰ะตัั‚ะฒะตะฝะฝะพะผ ะฒะพะทั€ะฐัั‚ะฐะฝะธะธ ะฝะฐะณั€ัƒะทะบะธ ัะพะพะฑั‰ะธะปะธ 36%. ะะฐะฟั€ะพั‚ะธะฒ, ะพั‚ะผะตั‚ะธะปะธ ัะพะบั€ะฐั‰ะตะฝะธะต ัƒั‡ะตะฑะฝะพะน ะฝะฐะณั€ัƒะทะบะธ 24% ั€ะพะดะธั‚ะตะปะตะน ะฒั‹ะฟัƒัะบะฝะธะบะพะฒ. ะกั‡ะธั‚ะฐัŽั‚, ั‡ั‚ะพ ะฝะฐะณั€ัƒะทะบะฐ ะพัั‚ะฐะปะฐััŒ ะฝะฐ ะฟั€ะตะถะฝะตะผ ัƒั€ะพะฒะฝะต, 13%. A majority of the parents of graduating seniors for this year reported that their children had experienced an increase in educational workload under distance learning. This was reported by 62% of parents, with 36% calling the increase โ€œsignificant.โ€ 24% of graduatesโ€™ parents felt that workload decreased. 13% felt that the work load was unchanged.
ะ’ ั‚ะพะน ะธะปะธ ะธะฝะพะน ัั‚ะตะฟะตะฝะธ ัƒะดะพะฒะปะตั‚ะฒะพั€ะตะฝั‹ ะพั€ะณะฐะฝะธะทะฐั†ะธะตะน ะดะธัั‚ะฐะฝั†ะธะพะฝะฝะพะณะพ ะพะฑั€ะฐะทะพะฒะฐะฝะธั 44% ั€ะพะดะธั‚ะตะปะตะน ัƒั‡ะตะฝะธะบะพะฒ 11-ั… ะบะปะฐััะพะฒ. ะกั€ะตะดะธ ัƒั‡ะฐั‰ะธั…ัั ะบะพะปะปะตะดะถะตะน ะธ ั‚ะตั…ะฝะธะบัƒะผะพะฒ ะพะฑ ัั‚ะพะผ ัะพะพะฑั‰ะฐัŽั‚ 74%, ะฐ ัั€ะตะดะธ ัั‚ัƒะดะตะฝั‚ะพะฒ ะฒัƒะทะพะฒ โ€” 82%. 44% of graduatesโ€™ parents gave a satisfactory or above rating to the organization of distance learning for their children. 74% students of colleges and technical institutes and 82% of students of institutions of higher education gave similar satisfactory ratings.
ะœะฝะตะฝะธะต, ั‡ั‚ะพ ะฟะตั€ะตั…ะพะด ะฝะฐ ะดะธัั‚ะฐะฝั†ะธะพะฝะฝั‹ะน ั€ะตะถะธะผ ะพะฑั€ะฐะทะพะฒะฐะฝะธั ัƒะฒะตะปะธั‡ะธะป ะฝะฐะณั€ัƒะทะบัƒ ะฝะฐ ัƒั‡ะธั‚ะตะปะตะน, ะฟะพะดะดะตั€ะถะธะฒะฐะตั‚ ะบะฐะถะดั‹ะน ะฒั‚ะพั€ะพะน ั€ะพะดะธั‚ะตะปัŒ ัˆะบะพะปัŒะฝะธะบะพะฒ ะฒั‹ะฟัƒัะบะฝั‹ั… ะบะปะฐััะพะฒ โ€” 56%. ะž ั‚ะพะผ, ั‡ั‚ะพ ัั‚ะพ ัะบะพั€ะตะต ัะพะบั€ะฐั‚ะธะปะพ ะฝะฐะณั€ัƒะทะบัƒ ะฝะฐ ะฟั€ะตะฟะพะดะฐะฒะฐั‚ะตะปะตะน, ัะพะพะฑั‰ะฐัŽั‚ 25%, ะฐ 9% ัั‡ะธั‚ะฐัŽั‚, ั‡ั‚ะพ ะพะฑัŠะตะผ ะฝะฐะณั€ัƒะทะบะธ ะฝะต ะธะทะผะตะฝะธะปัั. 56% of graduatesโ€™ parents are of the opinion that distance learning increased teacher workload. 25% believe it decreased. 9% believe it was unchanged.
ะคะธะฝะฐะปัŒะฝัƒัŽ ะฐั‚ั‚ะตัั‚ะฐั†ะธัŽ ะฒ ั„ะพั€ะผะฐั‚ะต ะ•ะ“ะญ ะฝะตะพะฑั…ะพะดะธะผะพ ะพั€ะณะฐะฝะธะทะพะฒะฐั‚ัŒ ะฒ ะบะพะฝั†ะต ะธัŽะฝั โ€” ะฝะฐั‡ะฐะปะต ะธัŽะปั ั‚ะตะบัƒั‰ะตะณะพ ะณะพะดะฐ โ€” ั‚ะฐะบ ัั‡ะธั‚ะฐัŽั‚ 65% ั€ะพะดะธั‚ะตะปะตะน ะพะดะธะฝะฝะฐะดั†ะฐั‚ะธะบะปะฐััะฝะธะบะพะฒ. ะขะฐะบะถะต ะบะฐะถะดั‹ะน ะฟัั‚ั‹ะน ัั‡ะธั‚ะฐะตั‚, ั‡ั‚ะพ ะปัƒั‡ัˆะต ะฟั€ะพะฒะตัั‚ะธ ัั‚ะพ ะผะตั€ะพะฟั€ะธัั‚ะธะต ะฒ ะฝะฐั‡ะฐะปะต ะฐะฒะณัƒัั‚ะฐ (19%), ะฐ 13% ะฝะฐะทะฒะฐะปะธ ะดั€ัƒะณะธะต ะฟะตั€ะธะพะดั‹ ะดะปั ะฟั€ะพะฒะตะดะตะฝะธั ัะบะทะฐะผะตะฝะพะฒ. The unified state exam, used for college admissions in Russia, should be given in late June-early July, said 65% of graduatesโ€™ parents. Every fifth (19%) believes that it should be held at the start of August, and 13% gave other opinions of when to hold the exam.

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Listening Comprehension

1) ะšะฐะบะฐั ัะตะนั‡ะฐั ัะฐะผะฐั ะพะฑััƒะถะดะฐะตะผะฐั ั‚ะตะผะฐ ะฒ ะผะธั€ะต?
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2) ะ’ ะบะฐะบะพะผ ะบะปะฐััะต ัƒั‡ะธั‚ัั ัˆะบะพะปัŒะฝะธะบ ะ˜ะฒะฐะฝ?
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3) ะฃั‡ะตะฝะธะบะฐะผ ะบะฐะบะธั… ะบะปะฐััะพะฒ, ะฟะพ ะผะฝะตะฝะธัŽ ะ˜ะฒะฐะฝะฐ, ะฟั€ะธะดะตั‚ัั ั‚ั€ัƒะดะฝะพ?
ะฃั‡ะตะฝะธะบะฐะผ 9-ั… ะธ 11-ั… ะบะปะฐััะพะฒ (ะธะผ ะฝัƒะถะฝะพ ะฑัƒะดะตั‚ ัะดะฐะฒะฐั‚ัŒ ัะบะทะฐะผะตะฝั‹)
4) ะšะฐะบะพะต ะฟั€ะธะปะพะถะตะฝะธะต ะธัะฟะพะปัŒะทัƒะตั‚ ะดะปั ัƒั‡ะตะฑั‹ ัั‚ัƒะดะตะฝั‚ะบะฐ ะญะปัŒะผะธั€ะฐ?
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5) ะ“ะดะต ะถะธะฒะตั‚ ัั‚ัƒะดะตะฝั‚ะบะฐ ะญะปัŒะผะธั€ะฐ?
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Josh lived in Moscow from 2003, when he first arrived to study Russian with SRAS, until 2022. He holds an M.A. in Theatre and a B.A. in History from Idaho State University, where his masters thesis was written on the political economy of Soviet-era censorship organs affecting the stage. At SRAS, Josh assists in program development and leads our Internship Programs. He is also the editor-in-chief for the SRAS newsletter, the SRAS Family of Sites, and Vestnik. He has previously served as Communications Director to Bellerage Alinga and has served as a consultant or translator to several businesses and organizations with interests in Russia.

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