A STUDENT EXCHANGE A STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMPROGRAM

EUROPEEUROPE

EUROPEAN RUSSIA AND EUROPEAN RUSSIA AND UKRAINEUKRAINE

NEW YORK SKYLINENEW YORK SKYLINE

FLIGHT TO HELSINKI, FINLANDFLIGHT TO HELSINKI, FINLAND

GREETINGS FROM GREETINGS FROM ST. PETERSBURGST. PETERSBURG

SIGHTS OF ST. PETERSBURGSIGHTS OF ST. PETERSBURG

The old General The old General Staff building in Staff building in Palace SquarePalace Square

Church of the Church of the ResurrectionResurrection

Palace was a gift from Peter the Palace was a gift from Peter the Great to his wife Catherine IIGreat to his wife Catherine II

GERMAN ADVANCE WAS GERMAN ADVANCE WAS STOPPED AT THIS POINTSTOPPED AT THIS POINT

St. Petersburg was St. Petersburg was under siege for 900 under siege for 900 days.days.

650,000 people 650,000 people died of starvation.died of starvation.

17,000 were killed 17,000 were killed in air raids and in air raids and indiscriminate indiscriminate shelling.shelling.

SIGHTS OF ST.PETERSBURGSIGHTS OF ST.PETERSBURG

Hermitage MuseumHermitage Museum 400 exhibit halls400 exhibit halls It would take a It would take a

year to see each year to see each item.item.

An example of local An example of local dressdress

WELCOME TO THE KREMLINWELCOME TO THE KREMLIN

CZAR CANNONCZAR CANNON

Largest caliber of Largest caliber of any gunany gun

Never fired a shotNever fired a shot Cast in bronze in Cast in bronze in

15861586 Weighs 40 tonsWeighs 40 tons It is 17.5 feet longIt is 17.5 feet long

CZAR BELLCZAR BELL

Largest bellLargest bell Never rungNever rung Commissioned in Commissioned in

17301730 Weighs 200 tonsWeighs 200 tons It is 20 feet highIt is 20 feet high

MOSCOW STATE CIRCUSMOSCOW STATE CIRCUS

STALIN WAS TOPPLEDSTALIN WAS TOPPLED

A WARM WELCOME IN KIEV, A WARM WELCOME IN KIEV, UKRAINEUKRAINE

SIGHTS OF KIEVSIGHTS OF KIEV

The founders of The founders of KievKiev

Mother RussiaMother Russia

SIGHTS OF KIEVSIGHTS OF KIEV

SIGHTS OF KIEVSIGHTS OF KIEV

A full houseA full house

Mr. R. checking out Mr. R. checking out an Ukrainian an Ukrainian fighter planefighter plane

CHERNOBYLCHERNOBYL

Accident occurred on April 25, 1986 Accident occurred on April 25, 1986 at 1:23 AMat 1:23 AM

It was not announced until April 29It was not announced until April 29 The announcement was “An accident The announcement was “An accident

occurred at the Chernobyl Atomic occurred at the Chernobyl Atomic Power Plant. Measures are being Power Plant. Measures are being taken to rectify the damage. The taken to rectify the damage. The injured are being cared for”.injured are being cared for”.

CHERNOBYLCHERNOBYL

SCHOOL 16SCHOOL 16

SIGHTS OF KIEVSIGHTS OF KIEV

American CaféAmerican Café

View of Dnieper View of Dnieper riverriver

Shevchenko Opera and Ballet Shevchenko Opera and Ballet TheaterTheater

A FOND FAREWELLA FOND FAREWELL

A STEMMERS RUN WELCOMEA STEMMERS RUN WELCOME

FOOD…THE UNIVERSAL FOOD…THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGELANGUAGE

CRAB FEASTCRAB FEAST