ProBa Language Centre

ProBa Language Centre

5 out of 5
Reviews7

Russian courses in the very centre of St Petersburg since 1995, Study&Work, Volunteers programs, Visa support

Language courses

The course starts every Monday

Semester Course

Selected

16+ years old8 students in classlesson 45 minutes

Schedule: 20 lessons per week · Mon-Fr 10am-1.30 pm

Semester Course is designed for people willing to achieve a high level of Russian Language and spend an extended period of time in St. Petersburg – Semester Abroad. Studying for a semester in another country can be a great cultural and academic learning experience. School offer you the opportunity of having academic semester course at our Centre. In the ProBa Academic Semester Abroad program, students become integrated into the way of life and culture of Russia. Students live with a Host Family and attend the Russian Language Course. The course includes serious study of different aspects of the Russian Language: Phonetics, Practical and Theoretical Grammar, Lexicology and Stylistics, and is accompanied by conversational, reading and writing practice.

Semester Program

Elementary Russian I and II. Russian for Beginners (no knowledge required) Phonetics; elements of grammar; reading of simple Russian prose; practice in speaking and audio-lingual work; elements of composition.

Intermediate Russian I and II (elementary or intermediate knowledge required) Russian for Intermediate students. The grammatical structure of today’s standard Russian; intensive practice in reading, conversation and composition; elements of lexicology, phraseology and stylistics.

Special program. Russian for Professionals (advanced and native speaker competency required) Theory and Practice of Translation; TORFL certification (Teaching of Russian as a Foreign Language); practice of modern Russian language: study of the Russian prose, theoretical and practical grammar of modern Russian; Lexicology; Stylistics; Phraseology; introduction to life in Russia that studies politics, society, history and culture.

Course begins: First semester: September/October, Second semester: January/February, Summer semester: May/June.

Included in the course fee: transfer from the airport, assessment test, tuition (400 hours) and teaching material, course certificate, information material, tea/coffee during the breaks, free access to the Internet.

Schedule
$434for 2 weeksSelected

Study and Work

16+ years old8 students in classlesson 45 minutes

This project is aimed at people willing not only to study the language but also to do something in order to experience life as it is. We offer you the unique opportunity of having highly int...

Minimum course duration — 4 weeks

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Accommodation

Usually check in two days before the start of the course, and check out on the day of graduation. You can change the dates in your account.

The school must confirm the availability of your chosen accommodation.

If the selected housing is not available for your dates, the school will offer another accommodation option for you to consider.

2026-08-302026-09-12

Private Apartment

Selected

from 18 years~35 min by footNo meals

Single room (en-suite)

A cozy private apartment in the center of the historical district of St. Petersburg which has a large bathroom, equipped kitchen, washing machine, and a large selection of books from the home library. The apartment has a quiet courtyard. Resting here after a busy school day with a book is an absolute pleasure. Shops, swimming pool, and public transport stops are in a walking distance. Also, it is only 15 minutes to Dvortsovaya Square by public transport.

Room
Food
$339for 14 daysSelected

Living with a Russian Host Family

from 16 years~15 min by footHalf board

ProBa have a list of carefully chosen Russian host families in St. Petersburg working for our school. All rooms are personally checked by staff and must meet strict crite...

Single room (non en-suite)

$462for 14 days

Shared flat

from 18 years~15 min by footNo meals

The ProBa Language School offers students the opportunity to live with other students of various nationalities while studying. In this way the schared flats are establish...

Single room (non en-suite)

$388for 14 days

Transfer

Pulkovo airport (individual transfer)

One way: $46 · Two way: $35

$46One way

Pulkovo airport (group transfer, per person)

One way: $17 · Two way: $35

$17One way

Location

School address:

Rubinsteina str. 11, St.Petersburg, Russia, Saint-Petersburg

Reviews 7

Total score5 out of 5
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United Kingdom

I spent 2 weeks taking Russian classes at ProBa and I'm very satisfied with the result. The teaching is very good, intense and demanding, but the teachers themselves are kind, very positive and motivating, even when it's very difficult. All the staff is ready to help, answering questions about the c

United States

The wealth of learning a foreign language, culture, and history is so attainable at this great school. As I'm an American, it has changed my perceptions greatly. I love Russia and Russian people. I have a great respect and appreciation that definitely has made me a better man.

Croatia

My two-week stay in June last year in Saint Petersburg ProBa Language Center was useful, fun and revitalizing. With excellent and friendly teachers I didn't feel like a stranger, moreover, immersing every day more and more into the Russian language and the atmosphere of socializing at ProBa, the onl

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What you need to book a course

Pay a deposit to reserve your spot

$231

You have three days to cancel your booking with no fees if case you change your mind.

You have until Aug 3, 2026 to pay the remaining balance

$629

Full cost of the course after prepayment deduction must be paid no later than four weeks before the start of the course.

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