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Travel to St. Petersburg, Russia with this winter 2009 honors seminar.
Course Description
During the reign of Peter the Great, Russia experienced sweeping changes in everything from literature to economics and politics. This course examines Russian history under Peter, paying special attention to Peter's complicated legacy as the creator of modern Russia.
Course meets on Wednesdays from 3:00-5:20pm in winter quarter 2009.
Dr. Willard Sunderland is the faculty director for the course and study tour. Download his presentation on the course and study tour to learn more:
Giant Tsar Presentation (ppt).
Travel Component
The class will engage in a required week-long study tour to St. Petersburg, Russia during spring break 2009. Travel dates are expected to be Friday, March 20 - Saturday, March 28.
Currently, the expected per student cost is $2600-$3000 (not including meals). Honors will provide each participant with a $1000 travel grant to offset this cost, making the actual expected cost to each participant $1600-$2000 (not including meals). We are working to finalize plans in order to provide a more definitive cost estimate. Updates will be posted here and shared at the information sessions.
Participants can apply for grants from UC International. For more information, go to:
http://www.uc.edu/global/grants_aid/UC_International_Programs_Student_Grants.html.
Arcades at the Gostinyi Dvor, the old merchant halls of the city and now one of St. Petersburg’s nicest downtown shopping malls.
Marble statues of Atlantis holding one of the porticos of the Hermitage Museum.
Fountain at Petergof, the suburban palace of Peter the Great on the Gulf of Finland just outside of St. Petersburg.
Palace Square as seen from the top of the Hermitage, the former Winter Palace of the Tsars. On the far side of the square is the colonnaded facade of the General Staff building. Towering in the middle is the Alexander Column, a memorial to Russia’s victory over Napoleon in 1812.
The Peter and Paul Fortress and Cathedral, with the Neva in the foreground.
Gold-winged griffins holding up the Bank Bridge over the Griboedov Canal in downtown St. Petersburg. These stately mythical beasts have turned this small pedestrian bridge into one of the best known landmarks of the city.
The Neva River at Dusk. The gleaming steeple of the Peter and Paul Cathedral
shines on the far right.
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