Study Russian in
RIGA
with Russian Language School DURBE
The castles, cathedrals and crumbling city walls, commonly decorated with art nouveau faces, gargoyles and floral motifs, make the landscape of the city of Riga truly enchanting, or even fairy tale-like, particularly so if you can catch the city during the sun-drenched summer months, or the subzero months of January and February, when the city is often submerged in sparkling snow. Riga is the ornamental heart of the Baltic region, and, despite still being in its relative infancy as the capital of independent Latvia, served as the European Capital of Culture in 2014 and now proudly provides a home to almost a third of all Latvians. European students of Russian can enjoy sharpening their language skills in Riga with the significant convenience of no lengthy visa application process, and not having to fork out for expensive flights – Latvia is a fully-fledged EU member state, and Riga International Airport is increasingly well served by many affordable airlines. And, although Latvian is now acknowledged as the official language of the country during the current period of change, Russian remains a hugely important language in Latvia, still spoken by many and understood by most, with more than half of the population being native speakers.
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NEED HELP BOOKING FLIGHTS? We can arrange affordable ATOL-protected flights for you and your group – see P7
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