INTRODUCTION WEEK August 23 28, 2010

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1 INTRODUCTION WEEK August 23 28, 2010

2 Welcome to St. Petersburg and to the Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg State University! The first week in a new country is always difficult. In order to help to make your transition to St. Petersburg a smooth one, we have arranged an Introduction Week, starting on August 23, The Introduction Week program includes various events arranged for you by the GSOM SPbSU International Office and by a group of the GSOM students. Introduction Week is meant to give you a "soft landing" in St. Petersburg, by introducing you to the Russians, the city, and other exchange students. During all the events GSOM SPbSU students will accompany you, and will be happy to assist you through the week. We believe you will enjoy the Week and your stay in Russia! Best regards, Buddy Team Sofia Kushnir Viktoriya Kozina Vadim Fedorov Yan Medvedev

3 ADDRESSES AND CONTACTS: Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg State University: Internet: Volkhovskiy pereulok, 3/ Волховский переулок, дом 3 Phone/fax: Dekabristov pereulok, 16/ Переулок Декабристов, дом 16 Phone: , Contact persons: Sofia Kushnir Viktoriya Kozina Vadim Fedorov Yan Medvedev St. Petersburg State University, Twelve Colleges building: Internet: Address: Universitetskaya emb., 7/9 Университетская набережная, дом 7/9 Students Dormitory: Internet: Addresses: Shevchenko str., 25/1; Kapitanskaya str., 3

10.00: Departure from dormitory. Meeting point Dormitory reception area 11.00 12.00: Opening: Welcome to St. Petersburg and to GSOM SPbSU. Meeting with International office. Address: Volkhovskiy per.

4 10.00: Departure from dormitory. Meeting point Dormitory reception area : Opening: Welcome to St. Petersburg and to GSOM SPbSU. Meeting with International office. Address: Volkhovskiy per., 3, room : Visit to GSOM SPbSU library Address: Volkhovskiy per. 3, Library : Russian Language Course (Placement test) Address: Volkhovskiy per., 3, room 403, : Lunch time : Guided Bus City Tour Meeting point Bus at Makarova emb. and Volkhovskiy per. crossing St. Petersburg or as usually called the Venice of the North boasts 500 bridges and about 80 rivers, creeks and canals. During this guided tour you will see the most interesting inner parts of city as well as the most spectacular sights.

5 9.30: Departure from dormitory. Meeting point Dormitory reception area : Russian Language Course Address: Volkhovskiy per., 3, room 404, 405, : Guest lecture by Mr. Ruslan Belyaev, St. Petersburg Branch Manager of CITIBANK - St. Petersburg. Internet: Address: Volkhovskiy per., 3, room : Lunch time 15.00: Departure from GSOM SPbSU. Meeting point GSOM SPbSU reception area 15.30: Meeting point Information desk at the Museum : Guided Tour to the State HERMITAGE Museum Internet: NB: DO NOT FORGET TO VISIT MUSEUM SOUVENIR SHOP

6 : Russian Language Course Address: Volkhovskiy per., 3, room 404, 405, : Guest lecture by PriceWaterhouseCoopers - St. Petersburg Internet: e50aacc aeea7 Address: Volkhovskiy per., 3, room : Lunch time 15.00: Departure from GSOM SPbSU. Meeting point GSOM SPbSU reception area : Walking Tour to the PETER and PAUL FORTRESS Meeting point Entrance of the Fortress Cathedral Internet: Address: GORKOVSKAYA Metro station A monument of military engineering and architecture, the Peter and Paul Fortress is the historical nucleus of St. Petersburg around which the construction of the city began. Every day at noon a shot is fired from the cannon on the Naryshkin bastion and every year, on 27 May, the Peter and Paul Fortress is the site of celebrations marking the Day of the City.

7 : Russian Language Course Address: Volkhovskiy per., 3, room 404, 405, : Lunch time 14.00: Departure from GSOM SPbSU. Meeting point GSOM SPbSU reception area : Business-Visit to Philip Morris Izhora. Internet: ge.aspx Address: Leningrad reguion, Volkhonskoe shosse 7

8 TBC! : Meeting with the representatives of the Bachelor program office. Address: Volkhovskiy per., 3, room 403 TBC! : Meeting with the representatives of the Master program office. Address: Volkhovskiy per., 3, room : Russian Course Address: Volkhovskiy per., 3, room 404, 405, : Lunch time 13.30: Departure from GSOM SPbSU. Meeting point GSOM SPbSU reception area (For information: BALTIKA bus departs at from PARNAS Metro station) : Business-Visit to BALTIKA Brewery Company - Leader on the Russian beer market Company presentation, factory tour, company products tasting ceremony Internet: Address: 6 Verkhniy per., 3 NB: DO NOT FORGET TO VISIT FACTORY SOUVENIR SHOP

9 11.00: Departure from dormitory : Visit to the world-famous Palace and Park Ensemble PETERHOF. Internet: Address: Peterhof, Razvodnaya str, 2 Peterhof is known throughout the world, this is the land of fountains, the magic of playful, gold-sparkling water, palaces reviving the epoch of Peter the Great, brilliant interiors of Elizabethan time and rooms of the Cottage, the palace of Nikolay I which have fully preserved artistic and domestic details in their original brightness. Peterhof is located 29 km from St.Petersburg on the shore of the Gulf of Finland. The park-and-palace ensemble is a unique artistic, historical and architectural monument of the XVIII-XIX cent. The name of «Peterhof» was first mentioned in 1705 referring to the seaside settlement where Peter the Great made a halt on his way from St.Petersburg to Kronshtadt. The construction started in 1714 and within ten years planning were made for the Nizhniy (Lower) Park with the channel (square 102,5 hectares) and the Verkhny (Upper) Garden (15 hectares), true masterpieces of parking architecture. They contain over 150 fountains, 5 bigscale cascades. The Lviny (Lions) Cascade, the second largest, was put into operation after 60-year break. There are 10 museums in the complex open for the public : Departure from PETERHOF. Meeting point PETERHOF Peer

10 SOME RUSSIAN COMMON WORDS AND PHRASES: English Francais Espanol Spelling Pronounciation Hi! Salut!!Hola! Привет! Privet! Hello! Bonjour!!Buenas dias! Здравствуйте Zdrastvujte How are you? Comment tu?como estas? Как дела? Kak dela? vas? My name is Je m appelle.. Me llamo Меня Men a zovut What s your name Could you tell me, where is Comment tu t apelles? (vous vous apellez?) Pourriez-vous dire, ou est/sont?como te llamas? (se llama Vd?) Puede Vd decirme, donde esta/estan зовут Как тебя (вас) зовут? Подскажите пожалуйста, где находится... Kak tebja (vas) zovut? Podskazhite pozhalusta, gde nahoditsa Museum musee museo музей muzej Street rue calle улица ulica Square place plaza площадь plosh ad Hotel hotel hotel гостиница gostinica WC toilette toilet туалет tualet Theatre theatre teatro театр teatr Stadium stade estadio стадион stadion Hospital hopital hospital больница bol nica Supermarket supermarche supermercado супермаркет supermarket How much is Combien ca?cuanto cuesta? Сколько это Skol ko eto stoit? it? coute? стоит? Please give me Donnez-moi, s il vous plait Dame Vd, por favor Дайте мне, пожалуйста Dajte mne, pozhalusta Thank you! Merci! Gracias! Спасибо! Spasibo Call the police/doctor! Appellez la police/un Llame Vd la policia/ el medico! Позовите милицию/док Pozovite miliciju/doktora! docteur! тора! Sorry/Excuse Pardon/Excus Perdone/excuseme Извините Izvinite me e-moi I wanna buy Je le veux Quiero comprarlo Я хочу это Ja hochu eto this acheter купить kupit Repeat please Repetez, s il!repitan por favour! Повторите, Povtorite, vous plait пожалуйста! pozhalusta I m hungry J ai faim Tengo hambre Я хочу есть Ja hochu est Good luck! Aie de la!suerte! Удачи! Udachi! chance! See you! Au revoir!!hasta la vista! До свиданья! Do svidanja! What time is it Quelle heure?que hora es? Который Kotoryj chas? now? est-il? час?

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