Truman Study Abroad -
Russia Program Highlights


Excursions

The semester program in Moscow includes a varied series of excursions. Several trips to see live performances and other events will also be organized.

Please note that these lists are an example of a possible excursion program, not an exact or guaranteed schedule for any given semester.

Typical fall excursions

  • Orientation tour of Moscow by bus
  • The Moscow Kremlin and the Assumption Cathedral
  • The Tretiakov Art Gallery
  • The Novodevitchy Convent & Cemetery
  • The Diamond Fund of the Kremlin
  • The Pushkin Fine Arts Museum
  • The Golden Ring town of Sergiev Posad with a visit to St. Sergius Monastery
  • The KGB Museum
  • The Central Museum of the Ministry of the Internal Affairs of Russia
  • The best Russian Chocolate factory "Red October"
  • The State Museum of Ceramics and the 18th century Kuskovo Estat
  • "Kolomenskoe" - State Historical, Architectural, Natural and Landscape Reservation
  • The Museum of Russian Contemporary History
  • 2 day trip to the Golden Ring towns of Vladimir and Suzdal
  • 5 day trip to St. Petersburg

Typical spring excursions

  • Orientation Tour of Moscow by bus
  • The Andrei Rublev Museum of Old Russian Culture and Art
  • The All Russian Museum of Decorative and Folk Art
  • The Moscow Kremlin and to the Diamond Fund
  • Visit to the New Jerusalem Monastery
  • The New Tretiakov Art Gallery at Rimsky Val - 20th Century Art
  • The Modern History Museum (formerly the Museum of the Revolution)
  • 2 day trip to Tver - one of the Oldest Russian Cities
  • "Kolomenskoe" - State Historical, Architectural, Natural and Landscape Reservation
  • 5 day trip to St. Petersburg
  • The Central Museum of the Ministry of the Interior of Russia
  • 2 day trip to the Golden Ring towns of Vladimir and Suzdal
  • The State Museum of Ceramics and the 18th century Kuskovo Estate
  • Peredelkino, near Moscow