MA in RUSSIA International Programs of the European University at St. Petersburg

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Application Deadline

21 May 2012

The application deadline for September 2012 enrollment.

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Testimonials

Kristian Krohg-Sørensen (IMARES 2010)

St. Petersburg is a fascinating city, but on rainy days it can be a tough and sinister place. You sometimes end up feeling like one of Dostoyevsky’s characters, trodding the grey pavements with your head down, staring into the black canals, failing to absorb the city’s rustique beauty. When this feeling arrives, it is time to get out of St. Petersburg for a while, and discover another side of Russia.

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Testimonials

The alumni of our MA in Russian and Eurasian studies share their experience of study abroad.

Kristian Krohg-Sørensen (IMARES 2010)

February 17, 2012

Summer School in Russian Studies


St. Petersburg is a fascinating city, but on rainy days it can be a tough and sinister place. You sometimes end up feeling like one of Dostoyevsky’s characters, trodding the grey pavements with your head down, staring into the black canals, failing to absorb the city’s rustique beauty. When this feeling arrives, it is time to get out of St. Petersburg for a while, and discover another side of Russia. Read more...

John Walsh (IMARS 2008): «I've personally benefitted enormously»

February 14, 2012

Russian media, MA in Russian Studies


If you’re considering IMARES, this program offers many comparative advantages. To begin with, IMARES faculty are unparalleled. They are experts in their fields and always very accessible. Many of them were also trained at top institutions in the West. Read more...

Jay Forester (Summer School 2009): My experience during EUSP's inaugural summer program

February 14, 2012


I have participated in several summer and semester study abroad programs. My experience during EUSP’s inaugural summer program was the best. My program included students from various countries, academic levels, and interests. Additionally, the group’s small size made getting to know other students and professors easy. Read more...

Eero Wahlstedt (IMARES 2010)

February 14, 2012


I participated in the IMARES program of the European University at St. Petersburg during the academic year 2009/10. I consider the period one of great challenges both academically and personally, but ones that bore great fruit. Read more...

Vincent Hyland (Summer school 2010): "...an affordable, academic and exciting way to do it"

February 14, 2012


There is nothing quite like leaving your dormitory, with it’s 19th-century facade, and walking down the street every morning for «sirniki» and «chai» and then grabbing your «Rossiiskaia Gazeta» and running off to take classes on Russian history and culture in a marble palace! Read more...

Sandra Evans (IMARS 2001): "Balanced education"

February 13, 2012


If one wants to study the social, political or cultural issues within Russia today and wants to receive a balanced education that is close to reality, not only physically but also scientifically, then I can only recommend the IMARS Program at the EUSP. Read more...

Tuomo Pessi: "I'll be back!"

February 13, 2012

MA in Russian Studies


If someone had told me two years ago, that I will ever live and study in Russia, I would have laughed. But look what happened. On 1st of February this year I arrived at the Finland Railway Station in St. Petersburg. Well, perhaps I came not as celebrated as the bald little man before me in 1917. Nevertheless, I was ready to study the spring term in Russia. Read more...

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Student geography

Where do the majority of students come from who study in the IMARES? How many Russians attend the program or what percentage?

We have about 50% from the US with the rest from Western Europe and a few from the richer parts of Asia. There are no Russian students in the program with the exception of an occasional student auditing one course.