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| 16 April Afternoon arrival in Moscow, installation in residence |
25 April Visit and discussion: Kaluga employment and job training office Bus to Moscow |
04 May Lecture-discussion: Banking and financial infrastructure in Russia; role of US dollar, Mikal Davtyan, Academy of Labor & Financial Academy Lecture-discussion: Missile defense and a new arms race, Dmitri Dozorin, Communications Workers Union Puppet Theater: An unusual concert |
| 17 April City tour by bus and visit to Christ the Savior Cathedral Visit to Kremlin grounds and churches Demonstration of use of public transport |
26 April Lecture-discussion: Socio-cultural background of Russia and its rebirth, Boris Erasov, Institute of Oriental Studies Videos: Faces of Russia I (Billington, PBS) and The new Russian nobility |
05 May Visit to Sergeev-Posad and its monastery and church complex |
| 18 April Opening of seminar, Gennady Nikolaev, Vice Rector, Academy of Labor Lecture-discussion: The political situation in Russia, Roald Matveev, Humanitarian University Video: The Kazakovs: Three generations of a Moscow family (1990-1997) |
27 April Lecture-discussion: Crisis and change in Russia's educational system, Zinaida Batiukova, Russian Academy of Education Discussion: What "the street" can tell us about Russia, Nikita Pokrovsky, Moscow State University & GIMO Ballet: Corsair |
06 May Visit: Lenin's Mausoleum & Kremlin wall Free afternoon |
| 19 April Visit to comprehensive school 1198, meetings with teachers and pupils Roundtable with students of the Academy of Labor |
28 April Lecture-discussion: Russia's integration into the world economic community, Yury Popov, Academy of Labor Free afternoon |
07 May Summary discussion led by Vladislav Semenkov Discussion of group: comparative definitions of democracy Video: Moscow McDonalds union organizing drive Award of diplomas by rector of Academy of Labor |
| 20 April Lecture-discussion: The history of Russia's "incomplete" economic reforms, Vladislav Semenkov, Academy of Labor Videos: Gods of the hammer and sickle and The Butyrka pre-trial detention prison |
29 April Visit: Zvenigorod and the Savvino-Storoyevsky monastery |
08 May Free day, visit to Military Museum |
| 21 April Lecture-discussion: Russia-Belorussia unity, Dmitri Biriukov, Press spokesman for Russia-Belorussia Parliament Free time Circus |
30 April Free morning Visits: Poklonnaya Hill World War 2 Victory Park, Novodevichy Cemetery, Lenin Hills overlook of Moscow Night train to St. Petersburg |
09 May Participation in World War 2 Victory Day observations at various sites in Moscow |
| 22 April Bus to Kaluga Walk in town Home-cooked supper, discussion of group |
01 May Visit: Piskarevsky Cemetery City tour by bus Visit: St. Isaac's Cathedral Visit: Peter & Paul Fortress |
10 May Departure |
| 23 April Visit: Eye Microsurgery Institute Meeting with students of Institute of Economics and Humanities Free evening with Kaluga students |
02 May Visit: Hermitage Museum Visit: Aurora battleship Free time Discussion: Arcady Khotin, entrepreneur of outsource software company since last years of USSR |
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| 24 April Bus to Kozelsk Visit: Optina Pustyn Monastery Return to Kaluga Visit: KZAME automobile electrical parts factory Video: 50th anniversary of Soviet-American link-up on the Elbe River |
03 May Visit: Paul's palace in Pavlovsk Free time Night train to Moscow |
Contact: Eric Fenster moscowtrip2007@yahoo.com with questions or for more information.
