Learn Russian in Moscow and St.Petersburg

Liden & Denz was founded in 1992 as a private company teaching Russian to foreigners. The school, which is one hundred percent Swiss owned, was recognized by the local St Petersburg government as a private language training institute in 1995. International recognition followed when, in 1997, Liden & Denz became the first Russian school to join the International Association of Language Centers. IALC member schools are committed to guaranteeing the highest standards of language teaching within an efficient and reliable organization.

What else can you offer?

The school not only provides excellent teaching methods and facilities but further strives to familiarize our students with Russia, both culturally and emotionally. There is no better place to achieve this than St.Petersburg, an astonishing city of outstanding beauty, struggling and blossoming as it finds it way in the new Russia.

Our courses:

Liden & Denz does not offer light 'holiday' courses. All our programs are intensive, demand full participation and require a certain dose of self-discipline. However, our serious yet pragmatic approach to language teaching does not hinder us from maintaining an informal atmosphere in and around the school.

Teachers, teaching plans and textbooks are all geared towards a comparatively high speed of learning. For most levels we recommend three to twelve weeks in a general group course or two to eight weeks for one-to-one tuition. For general group courses we use our own text book, developed by the school and regularly tested and improved.

The language in the classroom is Russian, however, we encourage the use of bilingual dictionaries and our teachers will use, where needed, supplementary explanations in English, German and French.

Activities to learn russian

The former Tsarist capital of Russia has gone through tremendous changes since its name reverted from Leningrad to St.Petersburg. The city, which was founded in 1703 to be a window to the West, is once again becoming Russia's gateway to Europe after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

In view of the many problems which have arisen since the end of the former communist regime, it comes as no surprise that St.Petersburg today is a city with many different faces. The results, both positive and negative, of the recent developments mark the face of the city as much as the countless palaces and the beautiful river channels which inspired Dostoyevksy while writing his novels.

Modern St.Petersburg is home to 5 million people and thus one of the largest cities in Europe. In Russia it comes second only after Moscow in terms of size and importance. With its access to the Baltic sea ensuring a direct link to Western Europe, St.Petersburg has the ambitious plan of becoming Russia's premier trade and service center. Despite huge economic difficulties and personal hardships, the people of St.Petersburg are hoping for a better future and are striving towards this goal.

For further information about our school and its language programs, ask for the brochure.