Home News Russian Studies Russian Studies Courses in the City: Rise and Fall of Tsarist Russia Macalester's courses, like this Russian studies course, capitalize on our urban location to enrich learning. Writing of Russia An ability to imagine "what if" took R.D. Zimmerman ’75 from Russian class to Hollywood filmmaking. Kaitlyn Arctander in Russia I spent the summer working as a volunteer at a children’s camp in the Russian countryside. I taught English classes and worked as a counselor at a camp called Computeria—a technology camp. Previous Next