The Summer Program
This seven week program begins in early May. Students typically take two courses appropriate to the student’s language level. There are weekly excursions to historical sites, museums, and cultural performances as well as a trip to Moscow, the nation’s capital.

For more details and an application, please visit the Office of Study Abroad.

St. Petersburg, the Venice of the North
St. Petersburg is Russia's second largest city, with a population of five million. It is home to palaces and churches that date to the era of the czars and is the setting for summer's White Nights, when the sun barely sets. The city's change in names reflects Russia's often turbulent history. It has been Petrograd and Leningrad and only recently, with the demise of Russia's communist system, has it reclaimed its original title. The story of Russia, from the czars through the totalitarianism of Stalin to the recent struggles toward democracy and a free-market economy, is embedded in the city. To visit it now is to observe firsthand a crucial period in Russian history.

The Duke in St. Petersburg program offers you an excellent opportunity to study the rich Russian culture, civilization, and language of Tolstoy, Chekhov, Dostoyevsky, and Pushkin. Fall, spring, and summer programs are offered in cooperation with
St. Petersburg State University (SPSU) in the grand former imperial capital of St. Petersburg.

A faculty member of St. Petersburg University serves as resident director of the program and is available for assistance at any time. The university provides an array of services for students.

Based on your choice, you will either room and board with a Russian family or live at the Chaika, a private residential hotel near the university, where the apartments come complete with kitchens. Additional dining is available every day at the university cafeteria.