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Moscow tour for students of Russian language centre


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Moscow sightseeing

Within all the programs excursions on the following themes are organized:

  • «Distinguished place of MGU in the history, culture and architecture of Russia».
  • Historical Center of Moscow: The Red Square, the Kremlin, St. Basil’s Cathedral, Tverskaya Street — the main Moscow street

Also you can take part in other excursions, offered by our Centre:

  • Weekend tour to St.Petersburg
  • Tsaritsyno — Estate-museum. Tsaritsyno is situated in one of Moscow’s most beautiful parks and has become beloved as a picturesque ruin and a memorial to imperial whims.
  • State Tretyakov Gallery — Russian National Art Gallery.
  • Kolomenskoye — Russian tzars palace.
  • Train «Water color» in Moscow metro! It is a picture gallery on wheels. In this train passengers can see pictures of the National Russian artist Sergey Andrijaki and his pupils. Each wagon is decorated in certain scale. Outside the train is decorated by images of peonies, chrysanthemums, camomiles, sunflowers.
  • «Kuskovo» — the residence of the Moscow princes, the remarkable monument of Russian art culture of XVIII century.

You just pay for the entrance ticket and a fare.

Information about other interesting places in Moscow and excursions you`ll find getting acquainted with the List of excursions across Moscow and «Activities». Weekend tour to St.Petersburg

In our Centre you can arrange unforgettable journey to St.Petersburg! You`ll arrive to St.Petersburg for two days. You`ll see famous masterpieces of «Nothern Venice»: Winter Palace, Smolnyi Cathedral, Nevskiy prospekt, etc. Elegant buildings of the most european city of Russia along the canals and avenues will recall you Paris, Amsterdam, Venice and Berlin.

Excursions across Moscow:

During training you will get acquainted with culture and history of Russia during following excursions across Moscow:

The historical architectural monuments:

  • Architectural miracles of Moscow
  • Secret corners of Moscow
  • Legends and secrets of Moscow
  • The Moscow fountains
  • Imperial palaces of Moscow
  • The oldest monasteries of Moscow
  • The Novodevich’e field based in 1524 by Grand duke Vasily III
  • Nikolo — Ugreshsky monastery
  • World religions of Moscow

Excursions on cities of the Gold Ring " The gold Ring " Russia — already more than 30 years is one of the most popular tourist routes who unites ancient cities of the Central Russia: Moscow, Vladimir, Suzdal, Kostroma, Yaroslavl, Rostov Great, Pereslavl-Zalesskij, Sergiev Posad. All of them, incorporating roads, build a symbolical circle in which each city shines with the rich history and sights, and together make a treasury of Russian culture. " A gold Ring " - the evident encyclopedia old russian architecture. It is some cities in northeast from Moscow, storing historical and architectural monuments of Ancient Russia and the subsequent centuries.

  • Suzdal
  • Sergiev Posad
  • Rostov
  • Yaroslavl
  • Polenovo
  • Uglich
  • Pereslavl Zalessky
  • Zvenigorod
  • Vladimir

Art and Literary museums of Moscow

  • State historical cultural museum " the Moscow Kremlin "
  • State Tretyakov Gallery
  • State Pushkin museum of Fine Art
  • Moscow History Museum
  • State Museum of A.S.Pushkin — the oldest keeper of a literary heritage of Russia

Memorial estates

  • Memorial estate «Kolomenskoe» — a country estate of the Moscow tsars
  • Jasnaya Polyana. L.N. Tolstoy State Museum
  • «Kuskovo» — a country pleasure residence of the Moscow princes, a remarkable monument of Russian art culture of XVIII century
       

    The nearest excursions

    Vladimir

    The regional center possessing in powerful industrial potential and the richest cultural heritage. The huge quantity of sights promoted development of tourism and Vladimir’s transformation into the international tourist center. You visit «Golden Gate», Uspenskij and Dmitrovskij cathedrals; a museum " Old Vladimir «.

    Architectural miracles of Moscow

    Zvenigorod

    Charming small town in 60 km from Moscow. The bell — a symbol of city, it is represented on its arms. An abundance of woods, hills, sources with crystal spring water, picturesque vicinities. Visiting of a monastery of XIV century, strengthening of prince Jury Zvenigorodskogo where the oldest was kept in Moscow suburbs church Uspenija of the Virgin constructed in 1390.

    Pereslavl Zalessky

    The younger brother of Moscow

    Price: 800 Roubles

    Polenovo

    The house of well-known Russian painter Polenov V.D.

    Melikhovo is a place where Russian writer Chekhov A.P. worked. There is a Chekhov’s museum here.

    Uglich

    One of the oldest cities of Volga, picturesquely stretched on right coast of the river.This city was based in in 937.

    Suzdal

    In territory the Kremlin it is possible to feel an atmosphere of a medieval princely residence, the unique church building — a monumental cathedral of Christmas of the Virgin, constructed in 1220th years here is kept. Suzdal — a symbol of Russian antiquity. The first mention of Suzdal concerns to 1024. Visiting of the Museum of wooden architecture: temples, houses, windmills, wooden sidewalks...

    Secret corners of Moscow

    Rostov

    Visiting of the Rostov Kremlin — residences of the Rostov bishops and metropolitans in which numerous expositions of the Rostov Memorial estate today are placed. Rostov — one of the most well-known centers of a peal. During stay at excursion tourists, as a rule, not time is heard with the Rostov bells. Alongside with museum pieces which subjects is connected, mainly, with church art, temples of the Rostov Kremlin are well-known for the frescos.

    Yaroslavl

    It is one of the cities of Gold Ring of Russia. For the first time it is mentioned in annals in 1071 and carries a name of prince Jaroslav Mudryj

    Nikolo — Ugreshsky Monastery

    This monastery has selebrsted the 600 anniversary in this year. The monastery has been based in 1380 by the prince Dmitry Donskoy.

    Legends and secrets of Moscow.

    Jasnaja Poljana

    The Jasnaja Poljana — one of the most dear places of the ground Russian. Here was born, veins and great Russian writer L.N.Tolstoy worked. Excursion includes the review on a to Tula, the Kremlin, visiting of the house-museum of L.N.Tolstov

    The Novodevich’e field

    Visiting the Novodevichego monastery based in 1524 by Grand duke Vasily III. In territory of a monastery a number of known Russian scientists, writers, public figures, military leaders is buried. Many rich people of that time paid huge money for an opportunity to be buried there. In due course, the quantity of burial places increased. It was necessary to open additional territory. Novodeviche the cemetery became a place burial of outstanding figures of history and culture.

    The Moscow fountains

    • A gushing complex in a garden «Aquarium»
    • fountains on mountain Poklonnoj
    • a fountain Soared at the Big theatre
    • Floating fountains at the Marsh area
    • a fountain " a singing crane "

    Monasteries of Moscow

    Visiting of the oldest monasteries of Moscow:

    • Svjato-Danilovskij the man’s monastery based by Daniel Moskovskim in 1282
    • the Don monastery based in 1591
    • Pokrovsky monastery based in 1635

    Sergiev Posad

    The Troice-Sergieva Lavra — a pearl of the Gold Ring, in it the well-known relics — icons, temples, ancient monuments. Here there are some services of the Moscow patriarchy, spiritual academy and seminary, the richest library of the religious literature. World religions of Moscow.

    Moscow many centuries keeps position of the religious center of the country. During excursion you will get acquainted with representations of various faiths in territory of our city.

    Imperial palaces of Moscow

    • Peter’s I Palace
    • Paul I
    • Ekaterinas II in Lefortovo
    • Alexander I in the Neskuchnyj Sad Park
    • the Big Kremlin palace,/ul>
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