Saint Petersburg: Russia’s second capital

06 Jan 2022

Many have heard of the description of Saint Petersburg as the 'cultural capital' of Russia. But in fact, this city was more than that, constituting the official capital of ...
28 Jul 2021

One of the first things I noticed when I arrived in Russia was the sheer number of companies offering carsharing services. At first, I wasn't used to it, but then it became ...
19 Mar 2021

Wow, where to start with! These 4 weeks in Russia have been fantastic, but my time here has come to an end and therefore also my blogposts. I have to take 2 Covid-19 tests, ...
23 Feb 2021

Всем привет! My name is Anna and I'm a third year student at the University of Bristol in the UK. I'm studying for a degree in French and Russian, and as part of my studies I ...
26 Jan 2021

So you’ve made the great decision to study at Liden & Denz, but there’s still one final choice to make: which location? Although we have two amazing schools in Irkutsk and ...
18 Dec 2020

I’m feeling pretty sad now that I’ve come to the end of my almost-three-month stay in Moscow - but it’s time to gather my thoughts and reflect on everything I’ve got out of ...
13 Oct 2020

I'm Olivia, a third year student of German and Russian at Cambridge University, UK. This year I'm on my year abroad, so I spent the past three months working in Berlin, and ...
05 Sep 2020

Moscow is home to many great architectural styles from old to modern, extraordinary, phenomenal and much more. The Russian capital offers many buildings which are definitely ...
14 Apr 2020

Yesterday I spent the afternoon trying to put in place all flyers, tickets, playbills, maps etc., that I brought with me from Russia. Piles of names and places that occupied ...
13 Mar 2020

As you may know, the Moscow metro is considered one of the most beautiful all over the world, and everyone coming to Moscow should spend some time, not just passing by, to ...
20 Dec 2019

While writing this post I truly get aware that I will be leaving soon. After 10 weeks here at Liden & Denz in Moscow it is time to go back to Austria. It seems like it was ...
11 Dec 2019

First of all, don’t worry. If you are learning Russian you will definitely understand Russians from all over Russia. Still, each regions and cities have their own differences ...