Environmental Study in St. Petersburg
Tentative Itinerary and Course Syllabus
| Day | Date | Activity |
| 1 | June 25-26 | Flight to St. Petersburg from New York , arrive St. Pet (afternoon) |
| 2 | June 27 | Free time, group activity in St. Petersburg |
| 3 | June 28 | 10 am - 1 pm - city bus tour 2 - 4 pm - lecture: "History of St. Petersburg 1" |
| 4 | June 29 | 9 am -1 pm - bus tour "St. Petersburg architectural styles and landmarks of Peter the Great: 1703 - 1722" 2 - 4 pm- lecture: "History of St. Petersburg 2" |
| 5 | June 30 | 9 am - 4 pm - boat tour, lunch, and lecture on parks of St. Petersburg: "Fountains of Peterhof and Marble Sculptures of Summer Garden" |
| 6 | July 1 | 9 am - 6 pm - bus tour with lunch to ancient city of Novgorod "Architecture and Environment of Russian Medieval City" (180 km east of St. Petersburg ) |
| 7 | July 2 Sunday | Free time and group activity |
| 8 | July 3 | 9 - 12 am bus tour "Northern baroque of St. Petersburg" 2 - 4 pm - lecture "Italian architects in St. Petersburg : adaptation or new style?" |
| 9 | July 4 | 9 - 12 am bus/walking tour "Russian Classicism in Architecture" 2 -4 pm visit of Russian Museum |
| 10 | July 5 | 10 am - 2 pm - Experience the Hermitage 11 pm -1 am - night boat tour "The Mystery of White Nights" |
| 11 | July 6 | 11 am - 1 pm - walking tour of Peter and Paul Fortress 7:30 - 9:30 pm - Experience the Russian Theater (TBA) |
| 12 | July 7 | 9 am - 3 pm bus and walking tour in cities of Pushkin and Pavlovsk, visit of palace museums 7:30 - 10:00 - Experience the Russian Ballet "The Fountain of Bakhchisarai" Composer: Boris Asafiev, the libretto by Nikolai Volkov based on the poem by Alexander Pushkin. |
| 13 | July 8 | 9 am - 1 pm bus tour "Art Nouveau in St. Petersburg" 2-4 pm - lecture "Metaphysics in St. Petersburg's Literature" |
| 14 | July 9 | Free time, group activity |
| 15 | July 10 | 9 am - 1 pm bus tour "Environmental setting of St. Petersburg: from Baltic Sea to Boreal Forest" 2- 4 pm lecture "Physical Geography of Western Russia" |
| 16 | July 11 | 9 am - 2 pm - Dokuchaev's Soil Museum, exhibit: "Soils of Russia", lecture |
| 17 | July 12 | 9 am - 5 pm - bus tour of largest lake in Russian North - Lake Ladoga "Hydrography and Hydrochemistry of Large Freshwater Lakes" |
| 18 | July 13 | 9 am - 5 pm - bus tour and lecture: "Acidic Deposits in Russian Northwest" |
| 19 | July 14 | 9 am - 6 pm bus/walking tour in the summer camp of St. Petersburg Academy of Forestry "Vegetation and Animals of Taiga Forest" |
| 20 | July 15 | Group activities |
| 21 | July 16-18 | Site trip top Moscow (History, Architecture and Environment, led by Prof. Olga Yakimenko from the Moscow State University (2 nights in the dormitory of MSU and 2 nights in train)) Nonparticipating students: July 15-16 group activity (meet students from St. Petersburg University ) July 17-18 apply environmental studies: sampling water and soil, methods of express analysis of environmental contamination |
| 22 | July 19 | 9 am - 1 pm visit and lecture in Kunstkamera Museum and Museum of Zoology of Russian Academy of Sciences "From Dinosaur to Mammoth" 2 - 4 pm lecture "Evolution of Climate and Life in Russian North" |
| 23 | July 20 | Flight back to Albany |