Russian

Russian - Academic Year 2025/26

Russian courses are open to all students enrolled in the University of Siena who are interested in:

 

  • taking a Russian language exam on a pass-fail basis (Idoneità) at A2, and B1 levels for 6 credits
  • obtaining Russan language proficiency certificate at A1 level (useful for Erasmus application or cv)
  • taking the Russian I language exam (DFCLAM exam code nr. 102916) after attending the Russian I language course (Lettorato)
  • earning extra credits or obtaining a CLA attendance certificate

 

​Lessons are held by Dr. Irina Chevtchenko at the Presidio San Niccolò, Via Roma, 56 (Porta Romana)

 

COURSES HELD FOR THE 2025/26 ACADEMIC YEAR PREPARE FOR:

  • A1/A2 Lettorato exams
  • A1/A2/B1 exams pass-fail basis (Idoneità)

 

Note: A2 courses will be in the 2nd semester.

 

I.

A1 level (Idoneità and Lettorato Lingua Russa I) – Part 1: from 2 October 2025 to 16 January 2026. For beginners, Room 455

Face-to-face lesson times

  • Monday 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.
  • Thursday 4:15 – 5:45 p.m.

 

Bibliography:

  1. J. Ovsienko. Il Russo.Corso base. Il punto editoriale,Roma
  2. S. Chavronina. Il Russo. Esercizi. Russkij yazyk, Moscva
  3. E.Lo Gatto. Grammatica della Lingua Russa. Sansoni,Firenze - 1980( facoltativo)

 

II.

B1 level in preparation for exam on pass-fail basis (Idoneità) – from 2 October 2025 to 16 January 2026. For those students who have reached A2 level – Room 455

Face-to-face lesson times

  • Monday 4:15 – 5:45 p.m.
  • Thursday 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.

 

You can register for the course by accessing this page  with your UNISI username e password.

 

Bibliography for B1 course:

  1. N.Nikitina. Corso di Russo.Livelli B1-B2. Hoepli,Milano-2019
  2. E.Cadorin.,I.Kukushkina. Verbo e sintassi russa in pratica. Hoepli,Milano-2007 (advised but not mandatory)

 

Office hours: Thursday, 4:30 p.m., room 431 at San Niccolò or by appointment by contacting Dr. Irina Chevtchenko at chevtchenko@unisi.it).

Programma idoneità A1 e lettorato di lingua russa I

Programma idoneità A2 e lettorato di lingua russa I

Programma idoneità B1 e Russo Mono 3
 

WINTER EXAM SESSION A.Y. 2025/2026

 

Exams (A1 to C1 levels) will be held in Room 431 at San Niccolò.

Exams will begin at the following times:

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  • 18 February 2026, 1:00 p.m. – Level A1
  • 18 February 2026, 2:00 p.m. – Level A2
  • 18 February 2026, 3:00 p.m. – Level B1
  • 18 February 2026, 4:00 p.m. – Level B2
  • 18 February 2026, 5:00 p.m. – Level C1

 

 

Enrolment:

You can register for an exam by accessing this page  with your UNISI username and password.

 

For validation of an international certificate of the Russian language awarded no more than three years ago, you should upload a copy of your certificate (in PDF, JPG or PING format) on our platform through this link and wait for a response.