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"I will remember the IPSL Russia program forever."
- Maria, Mary Washington College
"A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma"—that is how Winston Churchill once characterized Russia. Today, this thousand-year old civilization still delights and challenges visitors as it changes— and doesn't change. New wealth and new poverty exist side by side in a nation that has been a major player in world events for centuries. Now, surrounded by newly-independent neighbors and arguing about newly-found oil and gas wealth, Russia is making decisions that will affect its cultural, ethnic, and economic identities for decades to come. Service-learning in Moscow— a city of cathedrals, universities, kiosks, migrant workers, millionaires, open-air markets, and enormous parks— opens a door on this vibrant and complex society. Participants may study Russian language, culture, and society and engage in substantive volunteer service.
PLEASE NOTE: Customized programs are arranged for groups only, and are coordinated with college and university faculty and administrators and other group leaders, not with individual students. If you are an individual student, please see our core undergraduate programs.
