Russian language courses in Ukraine/Russia

[santo]

Hey guys, I am planning to travel to Russia or Ukraine this summer.  I want to stay a couple of months and take some language courses.  Any suggestions on where to go?

[die_cast]

I want to stay a couple of months and take some language courses.

Are you interested in Russian culture so much? 

[santo]

I usually spend summer traveling and learning languages when I can.  It would be fun to learn the language and see hot women.  What's a good city for this?

[ML]

It would be fun to learn the language . . .

You won't learn the language, and you won't have fun not learning it.

Some guys here have been trying for 10+ years, and they haven't learned much of  the language.

But anyway, no language skills are necessary to remove panties.

[cc3]

Hey guys, I am planning to travel to Russia or Ukraine this summer.  I want to stay a couple of months and take some language courses.  Any suggestions on where to go?

Lviv...best city in Ukraine. Study Ukrainian, which is not quite the Asian influenced hybrid language that Russian is. Also, its the farthest city from the Russian border, and the most European, non-Soviet style city in the country.

[die_cast]

It would be fun to learn the language and see hot women.

Learning Russian language is not that effortless so you can do it while seeing hot women. 

[santo]

Lol thanks for the advice.  I grew up only speaking English but learned two other languages by living in those countries.  It is possible to learn any language and speak it fluently. Easier when you're in a country with hot women, good food and interesting culture.

I've heard a bit about Lviv.  I'll have to look into language schools there.  I saw a good school in Luhansk that was attached to the university and offered cultural exchanges with local students.

I imagine Russian is more useful to know than Ukrainian just because more people speak it, including most Ukrainians. I was chatting with a girl on EM who told me that most people in Russia speak English.  She is from saint p so I'm thinking maybe just in the big cities.  It's hard to learn when everybody wants to practice their English.

[cc3]

Lol thanks for the advice.  I grew up only speaking English but learned two other languages by living in those countries.  It is possible to learn any language and speak it fluently. Easier when you're in a country with hot women, good food and interesting culture.

I've heard a bit about Lviv.  I'll have to look into language schools there.  I saw a good school in Luhansk that was attached to the university and offered cultural exchanges with local students.

I imagine Russian is more useful to know than Ukrainian just because more people speak it, including most Ukrainians. I was chatting with a girl on EM who told me that most people in Russia speak English.  She is from saint p so I'm thinking maybe just in the big cities.  It's hard to learn when everybody wants to practice their English.

The situation in Ukraine right now is such that a western man should really think twice about a visit to Luhansk just to study language. It's the closest Ukrainian city to the Russian border and on one of the most likely invasion routes if Russian tanks roll across the border to seize southeastern Ukraine. Additionally, with all the Russian propaganda flooding the airwaves, the mostly pro-Russian population is becoming even moreso, according to first-hand eyewitness reports from my fiancee, who lives there. She's disgusted by her fellow citizens slavishly lapping up every bit of putrid Putin propaganda. Right now, she is very open to my suggestion that we get married and live in Lviv.

[Faux Pas]

The situation in Ukraine right now is such that a western man should really think twice about a visit to Luhansk just to study language. It's the closest Ukrainian city to the Russian border and on one of the most likely invasion routes if Russian tanks roll across the border to seize southeastern Ukraine. Additionally, with all the Russian propaganda flooding the airwaves, the mostly pro-Russian population is becoming even moreso, according to first-hand eyewitness reports from my fiancee, who lives there. She's disgusted by her fellow citizens slavishly lapping up every bit of putrid Putin propaganda. Right now, she is very open to my suggestion that we get married and live in Lviv.

cc3, you're still considering that move in light of the current events?

[Jumper]

Lol thanks for the advice.  I grew up only speaking English but learned two other languages by living in those countries.  It is possible to learn any language and speak it fluently. Easier when you're in a country with hot women, good food and interesting culture.

I've heard a bit about Lviv.  I'll have to look into language schools there.  I saw a good school in Luhansk that was attached to the university and offered cultural exchanges with local students.

I imagine Russian is more useful to know than Ukrainian just because more people speak it, including most Ukrainians. I was chatting with a girl on EM who told me that most people in Russia speak English.  She is from saint p so I'm thinking maybe just in the big cities.  It's hard to learn when everybody wants to practice their English.

Go to the source,
Study in Moscow or St Pete.

[cc3]

cc3, you're still considering that move in light of the current events?

Definitely, more than ever considering current events. Why would anyone, other than a Putin worshipping automaton want to live so close to the Russian border? I want to get her safely away from the prospect of Russian rule. We had been thinking about the move before the current crisis. We have spent very enjoyable periods of time in that classical, old European, not Soviet, city. The proximity to Poland and Slovakia, EU countries, is very enticing. The flight from Munchen to Lviv is only an hour and a half, as opposed to three hours from MUC to DOK (Donetsk), near Luhansk. Local UA citizens, with ID's indicating Lviv area residence, are allowed across the Polish border, via surface transit, without visas. The city has many institutions of higher education and a very large population of students and academicians. The oldest university in Ukraine is located in Lviv. One of the greatest cities in Europe, Krakow, is a relatively short drive from Lviv. The best restaurant in Ukraine, The Black Cat, in which my fiancee and I have ever dined, is located in Lviv. There's a good central European coffee shop on almost every corner in downtown (Old Town=Rynok Square). My favorite Ukrainian beer, ЧОРНЕ, is brewed in Lviv. The Carpathian Mountains, with skiing and backpacking opportunities, are nearby.

As a former international airline captain, I have stayed in many western European cities. I really have an affinity for them and the lifestyle that one may enjoy in them, as opposed to the auto dependent, suburban and culture-deprived lifestyle of the US. Lviv is the only Ukrainian city that I have been to that resembles the appealing western European cities (but with a lot lower cost of living). We both feel that we would be much happier living there rather than in Luhansk.
 

[Faux Pas]

Definitely, more than ever considering current events. Why would anyone, other than a Putin worshipping automaton want to live so close to the Russian border? I want to get her safely away from the prospect of Russian rule. We had been thinking about the move before the current crisis. We have spent very enjoyable periods of time in that classical, old European, not Soviet, city. The proximity to Poland and Slovakia, EU countries, is very enticing. The flight from Munchen to Lviv is only an hour and a half, as opposed to three hours from MUC to DOK (Donetsk), near Luhansk. Local UA citizens, with ID's indicating Lviv area residence, are allowed across the Polish border, via surface transit, without visas. The city has many institutions of higher education and a very large population of students and academicians. The oldest university in Ukraine is located in Lviv. One of the greatest cities in Europe, Krakow, is a relatively short drive from Lviv. The best restaurant in Ukraine, The Black Cat, in which my fiancee and I have ever dined, is located in Lviv. There's a good central European coffee shop on almost every corner in downtown (Old Town=Rynok Square). My favorite Ukrainian beer, ЧОРНЕ, is brewed in Lviv. The Carpathian Mountains, with skiing and backpacking opportunities, are nearby.

As a former international airline captain, I have stayed in many western European cities. I really have an affinity for them and the lifestyle that one may enjoy in them, as opposed to the auto dependent, suburban and culture-deprived lifestyle of the US. Lviv is the only Ukrainian city that I have been to that resembles the appealing western European cities (but with a lot lower cost of living). We both feel that we would be much happier living there rather than in Luhansk.

Ah, my bad. I misunderstood. I understood you were moving to her city Lughansk. Carry on

[cc3]

I was, before the crisis, going to move to Luhansk when we married. That's off the planning horizon at this time.

[santo]

Thx cc3 for the good advice.  I have been looking for a city like Lviv to travel to next.  Hopefully this thing doesn't continue to blow up so we can all go and enjoy the country.

[cc3]

You're welcome. To me, Lviv is the only 'not-to-miss' city in Ukraine. With short non-stop service with Germany, Austria, and Poland, one can fly there and visit without being too close to and/or involved in the crisis situation hundreds of miles farther east in Ukraine.

[CDW]

The situation in Ukraine right now is such that a western man should really think twice about a visit to Luhansk just to study language. It's the closest Ukrainian city to the Russian border and on one of the most likely invasion routes if Russian tanks roll across the border to seize southeastern Ukraine. Additionally, with all the Russian propaganda flooding the airwaves, the mostly pro-Russian population is becoming even moreso, according to first-hand eyewitness reports from my fiancee, who lives there. She's disgusted by her fellow citizens slavishly lapping up every bit of putrid Putin propaganda. Right now, she is very open to my suggestion that we get married and live in Lviv.

+1

Majority of people living in Luhansk speak Russian anyway.   Better to stick with Northern part of Ukraine