60 British students arrived in Tallinn to study Russian | Estonia
“According to the specifics of their education, after the first or second year, British students studying a foreign language, in the case of using the Russian language, must spend a year in the country of the language being studied. there is not a single Western student left in Russian universities,” Innokenty Volkomorov (Language Link), a teacher of Russian as a foreign language, explained in the Summer Horizon program.
“But Russian culture lives, in particular, in Tallinn. “Kozintsev and Innokenty Smoktunovsky were filmed here. Tallinn is an integral part of Russian culture. Therefore, it is logical that, lacking the opportunity to go to St. Petersburg, the Oxfordians went to Tallinn,” Volkomorov added.
According to Volkomorov, 60 students from various UK universities came to Tallinn to study Russian.
I chose Tallinn because it is a beautiful city. I wanted to learn more about the culture of this region. Russian,” said Miles Bishop, a Slavic student from Oxford.
“I love Russian literature. And I want to learn the language. The Russian language is very difficult. I hope that later I will work as a translator or a teacher,” said Caitlin Russell, a student from Oxford.
“Of course, politics is very important. But I study the language because I want to discover new literature, new culture.
Volkomorov is not only a linguist, but also a jazzman. “I was happy to discover that many of my students play instruments and even sing. For example, Caitlin sings classical and folk songs. I think that we will definitely learn a few songs in Russian. Maybe the Kino group, maybe be the Aquarium group. And, perhaps, in a few months we will even present the song on ETV +, “Volkomorov said.