Full names and their short forms Александр  (Саша) Алексей  (Алёша) Анатолий  (Толя) Андрей Антон Аркадий  (Аркаша) Борис  (Боря) Вадим  (Вадик) Валентин  (Валя) Валерий  (Валера) Василий  (Вася) Виктор  (Витя) Виталий  (Виталик) Владимир  (Вова,...

Now you can find and “Like” our Facebook page. We will also post there pictures from our lessons)) Here is the link http://www.facebook.com/pages/MacMillan-Language-Centre/130101233738967?ref=hnav

1. Буква «Ё» была предложена к использованию княгиней Воронцовой-Дашковой (президентом Академии Наук) в 1783 г. Известной стала благодаря Карамзину, который первым использовал ее в 1797 г. До этого писали дифтонг «iо». В теперешнем...

This year we can offer you a number or day tours around Odessa: 1. A trip to Belgorod-Drestrovsky Fortress  2. A tour to Odessa catacombs – a long labyrinth of caves under the city  3. A wine-tasting tour to the famous Shabo winery  4. A trip to Vilkovo which is called “a Ukrainian Venice”    

A beach and disco paradise in Odessa is starting a new season. Lots of nightclubs are located just by the sea in a beautiful place called Arcadia. This is really a unique centre of nightlife and entertainment!

For me the beginning of a new year is both the best and worst part of the year.  On the one hand you have the excitement of not knowing what the new year will bring.  Anticipation is a great feeling, all things are possible, personal and professional resolutions are still in front of you and they haven’t been broken yet.  I have set a number of goals for myself in 2011; I want to get back...

I had a busy week of studying Russian and teaching English.  My head is filled with new words and grammatical structures and exceptions, all of those terrible exceptions. It seems that once I master one small piece of the language and start to feel good about my progress a new un-pronouncable word is shown or a new layer of grammar is poured on top of my shaky foundation. In the end though it is all...

We have recently updated our catalogue of authentic materials designed to help with your Russian language acquisition.

Registration for our summer courses has just opened.  Come and experience all that Odessa has to offer this summer!