{"id":120,"date":"2017-10-16T21:40:14","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T21:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-russian\/russianhouse\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T17:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T17:35:15","slug":"russianhouse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/russian-studies\/russianhouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian House"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\t\tRussian House programming assistant Robert Reiss ’25 and resident Simon Koebbe ’27 win gingerbread-house-making competition between the Language Houses.<\/span>\n\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\tAbby Hinds ’21 and Robert Bui ’21 hold a big plate of shashlyk up before a Russian House common meal<\/span>\n\t\t\t
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Living in the Russian House is a terrific way to improve your spoken Russian and to prepare for a semester in a Russian-speaking country. Located right next to the campus, the student residents practice Russian daily, have a common meal with housemates once a week, and participate in monthly \u0447\u0430\u0435\u043f\u0438\u0442\u0438\u0435 (teatime). For the 2025-26 academic year, student program assistant Mikhas Shatsila will live in the house to coordinate house activities and help with language proficiency.\u00a0 Mikhas and student residents share responsibilities for cooking and housekeeping. At Macalester\u2019s Russian House, all are invited to come visit, relax, and chat with fellow students. Russian House sponsors a variety of dinners, films, cultural events, and student performances, all with the goal of helping fellow students better understand Russian culture and society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prerequisites:<\/strong> Sophomore status and at least one year of college-level Russian. Residents are encouraged to take one Russian course each semester they live in the house. Applications are available online as part of the Living Learning Communities common application<\/a> through Residential Life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applications for Fall 2025 are now closed.\u00a0Applications for the 2026 \u2013 2027 academic year will open in the near future.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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