SRAS Debrief with Student Kat Lytkowski: Security and Society in the Information Age
Kat Lytkowski is currently majoring in STIA at Georgetown University in the US. STIA stands for “Science, Technology and International Affairs” and is a...
Programs Articles
News and updates on SRAS study abroad programs: staff profiles, interviews, and reports from SRAS locations across Eurasia.
SRAS Debrief with Friends School of Baltimore: Spring Break in Kyrgyzstan
Lee Roby of the Friends School of Baltimore led a group of her high school students to St. Petersburg, Russia every other year for...
SRAS Debrief with Connecticut College: Spring Break in Georgia
The Slavic Department at Connecticut College has run course-based faculty-led travel abroad with SRAS six times since 2008. This has proved essential to their...
In Memoriam: Elena Varshavskaya May 23, 1952 ~ March 2, 2023
Elena Varshavskaya graduated from university as a teacher of the English and German languages. She worked at the St. Petersburg Hermitage Museum Department of...
SRAS Expands Russian-Language Study Opportunities For 2022 And Beyond
Students seeking immersive Russian language study opportunities abroad saw the landscape shift abruptly in 2022. Both Russia and Ukraine, the most obvious and familiar...
The SRAS Landscape: Reflections and Paths Forward in 2022
For months I have thought about the things I want to say about this year, 2022. So much has interfered with just sitting down...
Support The NovaMova Family in Ukraine
SRAS stands with the Ukrainian people and all those in Russia and the world who condemn the current war against Ukraine. While this is...
Irkutsk: Modern Cultural Immersion and the Power of Nature (Extended SRAS Site Visit)
There were a couple of things I really wanted to do for the SRAS 25th anniversary. One was to spend time on Lake Baikal,...
The State of Study Abroad in Russia – 2021
As our first post-reopening semester in Russia winds down, we would like to comment on what we've experienced so far and what we anticipate...
SRAS 25th Anniversary Quest
We are celebrating 25 years of innovation in study abroad - and launching a new mobile app! The SRAS Explorer App is aimed at...
SRAS Graduate to Present Online on the Russian Far East
The Russian Far East (RFE) is perhaps the most mysterious of the SRAS locations. It is home to dramatic geography - from the San...
SRAS at AATSEEL, 2021
Meet SRAS at AATSEEL! SRAS is excited to participate in the 2021 AATSEEL conference, held online this year. We welcome visits to our virtual...
Eurasian Foodways: Cooking and Culture Classes from SRAS
Join SRAS online in 2021 and explore the culinary traditions of Eurasia. Before the course, you'll receive a shopping list. As part of the...
Winds of Change: Experiential Learning in Russia and CEE
Russia & CEE: Winds of Change is an exciting guided study abroad program that will look at the rise and fall of the USSR...
New Perspectives with SRAS Virtual Site Visits
Over this past year, SRAS has developed a growing number of online courses, classroom support options, and free events — all intended to supplement...
A Journey to Kyiv in the Age of COVID
***Molly will be hosting a briefing on travel to Kyiv on Dec 10th! This will be followed by info sessions on study abroad and...
FLAS and Study Abroad in 2021
Every year, SRAS welcomes FLAS students for Russian language study in Russia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan. Many saw this disrupted in 2020, although many were...
Distance Learning: The Pandemic’s Effects on Russian Education
The following article was originally written in Russian by Georgii Vermishev and Darya Dmitrieva. It was first published in Деловой Петербург, a newspaper based...
