Foreign Students of RTU MIREA Continue to Discover Moscow

The RTU MIREA Institute of International Education continues its mission to immerse foreign students in Russian history and culture, ensuring their time in Russia leaves them with vivid and lasting memories.

This time, students from the preparatory department for foreign nationals visited the Battle of Borodino Panorama Museum, where they learned about the Patriotic War of 1812, the partisan movement, and the devastating fires that swept through Moscow in that year. After the tour, the students enjoyed a fascinating walk around Victory Park, one of Russia’s largest and most impressive memorial complexes.

Having already studied Alexander Pushkin in their Russian language classes, the students were especially excited to visit the Pushkin Memorial Apartment Museum. There, they heard the story of Pushkin’s love for Natalia Goncharova, his courtship and marriage, and the young couple’s first happy years together in Moscow. The museum’s exhibits captivated the students, who admired historical portraits and even tried their hand at reciting Pushkin’s poetry in the original.

Preparatory department students also explored the Museum of Cosmonautics – one of the world’s leading museums dedicated to the history of space exploration. Founded in the second half of the 20th century, following the unveiling in Moscow of the “Conquerors of Space” monument in 1964, the museum features exhibits that are organized scientifically and systematically to trace the development of Russian cosmonautics – from the launch of the first artificial Earth satellite and the first manned spaceflight, to the first spacewalk, lunar exploration, planetary studies, and international space research.

Beyond the museums, the students enjoyed a memorable springtime walk along three of Moscow’s boulevards – Tverskoy, Nikitsky, and Gogolevsky – each brimming with inspiring stories and scenic views of the Russian capital.