As it seems to us, Daugavpils is the best place to learn Russian now, because our city is situated in the EU and NATO, but at the same time 90% of the city’s population speak Russian at home.

Etude on Dvinsk by F.Fedorov

The Baltic region is one of the most catastrophe prone regions of the 2nd millennium, especially its second part; it is the centre of attraction of ‘geopolitical’ interests of the European world. Probably the most tragic fate has befallen to the eastern part of the present Latvia and its multi-titled town of Dinaburg – Dvinsk – Daugavpils. During its 730 years long history, the town went through five rather autonomous periods of development, five different lives (German, Polish, Russian, Latvian, Soviet), and at the beginning of the 1990s it entered into the 6th period.

The history of Dinaburg – Dvinsk – Daugavpils is the history of five attempts by the town to begin its life anew; and this is determined not only by the fact that the town was four times burned down and had to start life from scratch, but first and foremost because each of these periods was characterized by a total change of ethnos and the socio-cultural field.

The present article deals with the cultural space of the town in one of the most efficient periods of its development – from the 1860s till World War I.

After February 2022, due to the sanctions, political and safety reasons, many people studying Russian language in the USA and European Union…

Author: Samantha, Florida, USA Almost two months into my time in Daugavpils, and I’m having more fun than ever. But first: in my last blog post, I know I promised a super-secret, exciting trick for language learning, and here it is: DANCE!

Author: Samantha, Florida, USA As I approached my last semester of college, I was desperate to study abroad. Many plans were changed and canceled with the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, yet my craving for out-of-classroom learning never lessened.

We are always interested in learning, what our students feel and think during a Russian study abroad program in Daugavpils.

People spend quite a lot of their free time watching movies and TV shows. Therefore, it might be a good idea to use movies as one of the ways of learning the Russian language as well. There are a number of reasons why movies are a wonderful tool for doing it.

One of recent “Learn Russian in the EU” semester abroad students, Joshua, has demonstrated an amazing progress in the Russian language. We talked to him to find out, what has helped outperform classmates. Joshua described his own method for out-of-class language acquisition as the key success factor.

Learn Russian in the EU offer several types of Russian-language summer immersion programs implemented in in Daugavpils, Latvia…

Among several types of Russian-language immersion programs implemented in Daugavpils, Latvia, Learn Russian in the EU offers a short-term Winter Program.

All study abroad programs provided by Learn Russian in the EU in Daugavpils, Latvia, offer a full Russian language and cultural immersion.

Due to the sanctions, political and safety reasons, many people studying Russian language in the USA and European Union, do not consider going to Russia as a realistic option.