Photo Gallery

NYU Student Mary Pilon meets the fierce Russian Bear





Traditional Russian Nesting Dolls





Prof. Adrian “The Romanian Rock” Mihai ponders his next move





Students mill about at St. Isaacs Cathedral, St. Petersburg.





Some RAJI Americans seek shelter from the wind off the Gulf of Finland





Peterhof, Peter the Great’s little place in the country





Student Brad Tytel plays tourist in front of the Church of the Spilt Blood, St. Petersburg





Erin Coe and Prof. Christopher Harper show off some sweet Karate moves





A Rainy Day at the Kremlin, Moscow





John Matson and Mary Pilon, in the shadow of Red Square





The beauty of a Russia train schedule





Christina Therrien relaxes on the 17 hour train ride to Rostov





Welcome to Rostov-on-Don!





Kirill “Peter from Ithaca” Rozanov, RAJI staff, surveys the Don River





RAJI students take in a Rostov football game (Soccer for all you Americans)





John Matson, laundry day





Kate Greer, Erin Daly, and Kate Kanygina enjoy multi-cultural exchange/lunch





Mary Pilon and translator Lida Tolstousova on the boat to the historic Cossack village of Starrocherkassk





Yana Alexeeva and Natasha Chizova also enjoy the ride





The cathedral at Starrocherkassk




Students are serenaded (and forced to dance) by a traditional Cossack chorus