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| 17 April Afternoon arrival in Moscow, installation in residence. New in 2004. About a dozen English- speaking Academy of Labor students accompanied the group all during the stay, with 4-6 with us during each day. This quickly added to the group's possibilities to learn about Russia and get to know Moscow and led to many close friendships. Evening walk with Russian students to get acquainted with neighborhood |
26 April Lecture-discussion: Banking and financial infrastructure in Russia, Mikal Davtyan, Academy of Labor & Financial Academy Video: Springtime on the Elbe, 50th anniversary of Soviet-American link-up on the Elbe River Visit: Novodevichy Cemetery Group supper at Georgian restaurant, Guria |
05 May Arrival in Moscow Visit: Moscow Zoo |
| 18 April City tour by bus, continued after lunch (with Academy students) |
27 April Visit: ZIL Automotive factory. Truck assembly line, museum of the factory's history, meeting with administration and with head of the trade union. (Accompanied by Anton Maximenko) Visit: Nursery school &
kindergarten specialized for children with speech problems |
06 May Bus to Kaluga Visit: Tsolkovsky space museum Home-cooked supper with Kaluga students |
| 19 April Opening of seminar, A. Shoulous, Vice Rector, Academy of Labor Lecture-discussion: Russia's current place in the world, Yury Popov,
Academy
of Labor Meeting with students of the Academy of Labor |
28 April Lecture-discussion: Globalization and outlooks for the US and-Russia, Dmitri Dozorin, Communication Workers Union Meeting with law students of the
Academy of Labor Circus |
07 May Bus to Kozelsk Visit: Optina Pustyn Monastery and Sharomina Convent Return to KalugaFree evening with Kaluga students |
| 20 April Lecture-discussion: The current status of Russia's economy; problems and perspectives, Vladislav Semenkov, Academy of Labor Video: Efremov Documentary about a small town 300 km from Moscow, left behind by change |
29 April Lecture-discussion: The political situation in Russia, Roald Matveev, Humanitarian University Free afternoon |
08 May Visit: municipal park and cathedral Bus to Moscow
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| 21 April Video: If Lenin only knew. Three generations of the Kazakovs, a family whose lives were all related to the ZIL automotive factory. Filmed in 1990 and1997 Discussion with Anton Maximenko, grandson of Nikolai Kazakov (1905-2002) Demonstration of use of public transport, tour of Metro stations with students |
30 April Discussion: with Vladislav Semenkov Visit: Tretyakov Gallery of Russian art Musical: Viva Carmen! |
09 May Participation in World War 2 Victory Day observations at various sites in Moscow Puppet Theater: Carmen, My Carmen! |
| 22 April Lecture-discussion: Why the USSR imploded and the course of post-Soviet changes, Boris Kargalitsky, Director, Institute of Globalization Studies Video: 60 Years at ZIL. Soviet and
post-Soviet history of the factory seen through the eyes of Nikolai
Kazakov |
01 May Observe May Day parades and demonstrations Bus tour: Moscow by night
Night train to St. Petersburg |
10 May Holiday: Free day |
| 23 April Visit: Kremlin grounds and churches Ballet: Swan Lake |
02 May City tour by bus Visit: Piskarevsky Cemetery Visit: Aurora battleship Visit: Catherine's Park and Alexandrovsky palace in Pushkin |
11 May Summary discussion led by Vladislav Semenkov Evaluation discussion by group |
| 24 April All day visit to Sergeev-Posad and its monastery and church complex 
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03 May Group divided into 3 parts for: Peter's Walking Tours Rasputin's St. Petersburg Slums of St. Petersburg Communist Legacy Peter's Food crawl: Markets, cafés, restaurants Discussion: Arcady Khotin, entrepreneur of outsource software company since last years of USSR |
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May Departure for Amsterdam Overnight in Amsterdam |
| 25 April Visit: Lenin's Mausoleum & Kremlin wall
Visit: Izmailovsky Park "flea market"
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04 May Visit: Hermitage Museum Visit: Peter & Paul Fortress Night train to Moscow |
13 May Flights home |
Contact: Eric Fenster moscowtrip2007@yahoo.com with questions or for more information.
