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Lyceum Day

Sep/Oct 2008

Author: Tamara Eidelman
Translator: Nora Favorov
Russian Life: Sep/Oct 2008
Department: Russian Calendar
Page: 23   ( 3) pages

Summary: Each year, on October 19, students in Russia celebrate the beginning of higher education in the country, in 1811.


This article appeared in the Sep/Oct 2008 issue of Russian Life. The text of this article is not available online.

YOU CAN READ THIS ARTICLE by ordering the back issue of Russian Life.

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  • Uchites! Russian Language Learning An eight-page Russian language learning lesson based on this issue's Lyceum Day article. Can be used for individual study, or as a teacher-led lesson for Russian language students in a classroom setting.