David1917 wrote:irbytremor wrote:Must be nice. I got waitlisted from them 2 years in a row for the Russian MPhil and MSc
If you've got a free course in Russian, then by all means, that sounds great. Get to a high level, then when you go back you'll reap all the more benefits. I'm not sure what partnerships, if any, Oxford has, but Higher School of Economics in Moscow has Summer University (and SPb & Nizhny - not sure what modules they offer, I did Moscow) but I think they offer the language in all 3 cities.
If the politics/history ever interest you, look up Roy Allison at St Anthony's. He is awesome, and wrote one of the best books on Russian foreign policy.
Thanks, will certainly check him out. Been reading Orlando Figes' book on the Russian Revolution recently, which has been fascinating.