Russian State University for the Humanities

You can learn Russian best by travelling around and getting into contact with locals, they are quite open and warm especially if you come from Germany. For doing so, basic skills in Russian are obligatory.

buy things in Russian-looking stores. Anything where a visa/mastercard sign is on the door should be avoided, as well as foreigner attractions.you get the russian prices for museums etc. only with a russian student ID, foreign students ID's are taken into account, but it's still expensive.

It was the best experience I ever had. Russia is a country of opposites. Live with a family, travel to Lake Baikal in the third class of a train. there you will have contact to half of the waggon within 4 hours - (it's 4 days to arrive at lake Baikal from Moscow) Try to visit Kungur in the Ural Mountains - a lovely city

Projekt O.G.I. as a night club, Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Live Music at the Territoria Propaganda, Hanging around at the Tverski Boulevard in the Park, having a beer with Russians of all social levels in the streets from a kiosk.

The dormitory was fine. It is managed by the International Office of the RSUH and therefore the housing contract should be fixed in detail in advance. Otherwise it might be possible that any implicit contract will be changed for unknown reason, and one might be confronted with a roommate, even though you have been promised a single room. After midnight you will have to ring for being atmitted. You have to get an allowance to accomodate friends over night.