Practical Information For Foreign Students: Preface

Practical Information for Foreign Students
Preface
Dear Students!
The Northern State Medical University (NSMU) is the only institution offering higher education
in medicine in the European North of Russia: the NSMU is the northernmost Medical University
in Russia. The university got agreements with 6 governors of North-Western Russia. Not only for
Arkhangelsk Region, but also for other areas of North-Western Russia (Vologda, Murmansk and
Nenets regions; Komi and Karelia republics) the NSMU is a remarkable university center, which
has nowadays approximately 5500 students – with PG students altogether 8000. The staff
consists of 980 researches, teachers, academicians and professors. There are 18 faculties at the
university.
The history of the university starts more than 75 years ago: the Arkhangelsk Medical Institute
was founded in 1932. In 1994 the name was altered to Medical Academy, until in year 2000 it
was reorganized as university.
The NSMU has experience already for many years in cooperation with foreign partners. The
university has partnership agreements, and regularly takes part in international conferences. The
other international and multicultural element in the everyday life of the university is you,
growing amount of international students. One of the most significant cities of Northern Russia
hosts every year hundreds of students, coming from different parts of the world.
In year 2000 in the NSMU was opened faculty for foreign students, but already in 1991/1992 the
university received its first foreign students from India, Pakistan and Syria. Students represent
different countries all over the world: India, Pakistan, Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia, Georgia,
Azerbaidzhan, Turkey, Palestine, Syria, Jordan, Angola, Cameroon, Zambia, Nigeria and Peru.
This guide is created to help you in orientating to the studies at the Northern State Medical
University and living in Arkhangelsk. Firstly, there is information about the university, and
secondly, there are some practical and general information about the city of Arkhangelsk. In this
compact booklet you’ll find important information about studies as well as about events and
places in Arkhangelsk.
The whole staff of the university is working for you to make your staying as easy and nice as
possible. Especially the International Faculty, International Office and the Department of
Russian Language are the place where to ask questions and where to turn if something bothers.
Feedback from students themselves is important for us so that we could develop our work
further. If you have comments, in good as well in bad, please, let us know. We hope you’ll enjoy
being part of our university!
Welcome to the fascinating city of Arkhangelsk in Russian North. The climate may be here
arctic, one may say even severe, but however, we are sure that Arkhangelsk won’t leave you feel
cold!
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Contents
1. NSMU – what is it? ...............................................................................................................3

.1. International Faculty of General Practitioners ...................................................................3
.2. International Office ............................................................................................................4
.3. Department of Russian Language for Foreigners ..............................................................4
.4. Academic Year and Academic Culture ..............................................................................5
.5. Faculties and Departments .................................................................................................7
.6. Student Union & Student Club ........................................................................................12
.7. Scientific Library .............................................................................................................12
.8. Who’s Who in NSMU ......................................................................................................13
.9. Orient yourself into University ........................................................................................14
2. Accommodation ....................................................................................................................15
.1. Student Dormitories in the NSMU ..................................................................................15
.2. Instructions and Rules ......................................................................................................15
3. Formalities ............................................................................................................................16
.1. Visa, Registration, Your Consulate in Russia ..................................................................16
.2. Health Care, Vaccination and Insurance ..........................................................................19
4. About Arkhangelsk ...............................................................................................................20
.1. Location and Transportation ............................................................................................20
.2. Climate .............................................................................................................................21
.3. Tourist Attractions ............................................................................................................21
.4. Events and Free Time Activities ......................................................................................23
.5. Sport Facilities .................................................................................................................24
.6. Library, Bank, Post Office ...............................................................................................25
.7. Shopping and Costs of Living .........................................................................................25
.8. Connections: Telephone and Internet ...............................................................................26
.9. Important Numbers ..........................................................................................................27
5. Russian Way of Life ..............................................................................................................27
.1. Holidays ...........................................................................................................................27
.2. Russians about Foreigners, Foreigners about Russians ...................................................29
6. Practicalities ..........................................................................................................................30
.1. Admission Terms .................................................................................................................30
.2. What to do during the first days .......................................................................................31
.3. Problematic Situations .....................................................................................................32
7. Useful Words ........................................................................................................................33
8. Links .....................................................................................................................................35
9. Appendix ...............................................................................................................................36
.1. Russia in a nutshell ..........................................................................................................36
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1. NSMU – what is it?
.1. International Faculty of General Practitioners
International Faculty of General Practitioners or in short International Faculty is the faculty,

where the majority of the international students study. At least they all start their medical studies
at this faculty. Later on it’s possible to continue at other faculties, according to student’s own
plans, study success, and level of Russian knowledge. The Faculty takes care of important
official matters, like visa formalities, registration, study plans, and helps with practicalities.
Rooms 1135 and1137. Open Mon – Thu 9:00 – 16:45, Fri 9:00 – 16:30. Lunch break at 12:30 –
13:00. Dean’s office hours: 14 – 16.
The education the NSMU offers is equivalent by international standards, so the Diplomas of the
Northern State Medical University are recognized all over the world. The University is
recognized by WHO (World Health Organization), ECFMG (USA), Medical Council of India (as
per MCI Rules). NSMU is member of AMSE (Association of Medical Schools of Europe). After
passing degree from NSMU students are eligible for USMLE (USA) or PLUB (UK) Exams. All
our graduates apply their knowledge and skills acquired at the University in the field of
healthcare. All the NSMU graduates pass different certification exams when applying for jobs at
clinical establishments of any country of the world.
Before entering the university, students complete the course of Russian and special subjects at
the Preparatory Department. During this first year foreign students start also practical lessons in
medicine. Biology, Mathematics, Chemistry, Anatomy, Latin and also Sports are included to the
study plan. (Lectures are hold in the university or in lecture hall in the place called
“Morfokorpus”, which is located at one of the city policlinics, address ave. Lomonosova 292).
From 1992 till 2007, more than 300 persons have graduated from the Preparatory Department.
95% of its graduates have entered the NSMU. English Medium is also available: in autumn term
2006 the first international group started their studies in English.
Student of the International Faculty get the education in general medicine. In their last year they
choose their specialization, which can be in the field of surgery, pediatrics, or other
specializations.
The period of studies at the International Faculty of General Practitioners is 6 years. On

graduation students get the qualification of “General Practitioner”. It is necessary to study 41
subjects, to take 32 examinations and 34 tests. To become a specialist, one has to go through the
initial one-year specialization in internship or 2-year advanced training at the Faculty of
Postgraduate Education at the NSMU. After that it’s possible to work in the professional line
they choose: as surgeons, therapists, obstetrician-gynecologists, pathoanatomists,
neuropathologists, psychiatrics, otorhinolaryngologists, or to become a manager in the public
health system.
Traditionally Russian teaching system in medicine has been highly estimated and to this
reputation has affected the strong connection of the theory and practice. Students got practical
experience during their study years in many of the city hospitals and policlinics, where the
student training is arranged. University buildings and clinics are provided with up-to-date
equipment: computer tomographs, films, angiographs, laser and ultrasonic units, endoscopy
equipment, equipment for radiological diagnostics and hyberbasic oxygenation. There are
genetic, immune, biochemical and clinical laboratories. These laboratories and equipment help to
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train specialists of different professional lines to meet the needs of the health care systems. Since
1993 cardiac surgeries have been conducted using the apparatus of artificial blood circulation.
The foreign students who have had an opportunity to compare the level of teaching, conditions
of training and housing at the NSMU are on a high level compared to other Russian institutions
of higher education. Also the low level of criminality attracts students to choose northern city to
their study place. Foreign students will meet friendly teachers, students and citizens in
Arkhangelsk
.2. International Office
International Office (rooms 2231–2234) handles projects concerning professional contacts with
foreign partners. The university has exchange programs for students with the universities and
institutes of higher education in other European countries and in Northern America:
1) University of Tromso (Norway)

2) Umea University (Sweden)
3) University of Oslo (Norway
4) University of Oulu (Finland)
5) Catholic University of Lublin (Poland)
6) Medical Institute of Polytechnic University in Rovaniemi (Finland)
7) Institute of Health Сare, Research and Development in Copenhagen (Denmark)
8) Non-Governmental Childrens Fund “Rädda Barnen” (Sweden)
9) Higher School in Kiel, University of Applied Sciences (Germany)
10) Maine Medical Center (USA)
In general, for students the exchange programs come actual when they are at their 4th – 6th course.
And, on the other hand, the NSMU receives exchange students from partnership universities.
Exchange period can vary from few weeks to whole semester. From its side, the NSMU keeps up
the contacts especially with other institutions in Barents Sea region, which traditionally has been
important area for Arkhangelsk region.
To reach students who are interested in medical studies, there is representative film about the
university available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. Most of the foreign students
coming to study at the NSMU have come through an agency in their own home country, which
have contacts with the university. This way the university can deliver accurate information to
different countries. For now there are partnership contracts with companies in Peru, Nigeria and
India, and in the future plans belong to open representative offices in China, Mongolia, Tunis,
Angola and Zambia.
.3. Department of Russian Language for Foreigners
In address Troitsky ave. 51, in 5th floor, is located the Department of Russian Language for
Foreigners. When you start your studies in the NSMU, you will study practically in this place
during your whole first year (Preparatory course - подготовительный курс). After this you’ll
apply and enter to the International Faculty and have courses together with Russian students.
According to study plan, studies in Russian Language last up to 4 th year course. The amount of
Russian studies varies in different year course:
280 hours lessons in 1st year course,
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210 hours in 2nd year,
110 hours in 3rd year and
60 hours in 4th year. The result of the exam in Russian taken in the 4th year will be written to your
diploma.
Actually, Russian language is one of the most spoken languages in the whole world:
approximately 167 million people have it as native language, but just in Russia this is the only
official language. Russian belongs to Slavic language group, which is one branch of Indo-
European languages. Studying Russian Language is not only Grammar and Phonetics, but also
learning about Russian Culture and Society. The department organizes actively programme for
foreign students, so that they could easier adapt themselves to the new country. During the
academic year you will participate in excursions around Arkhangelsk region, visit cultural
organizations and schools, and have programme together with Russian students. Foreign students
have possibility to keep presentations of their own countries and cultures and this way make they
own country more familiar to the Arkhangelsk citizens.
Because you will spend most of your time in this department in the beginning of your studies,
the staff is focused on in tutoring as well. This means, that if you have some questions or
problems in adaptation in every day life in Arkhangelsk, you can ask for help from the staff. The
teachers have experience of many years in teaching foreign students.
Intensive and “tailor-maid” courses of the Russian language allow foreign students to learn the
program of the International Faculty within the relatively short period of time in case a student
cannot start his/her studies in time for some reason. There are library in the Department of
Foreign Languages, modern study books and material for studying Russian language. When the
studies of the preparatory courses of the first year are over, students take examinations. They can
be admitted to the 1st course of the university after they pass the required examinations (russian
language, biology, chemistry and math)
.4. Academic Year and Academic Culture
The academic year is divided into two terms. Normally, the autumn term begins on the 1 st of
September and lasts until mid-January. There is Christmas and New Year Holiday in the end of
December and the beginning of January. Autumn semester ends to examination session: in every
year course, you will have in February examination session, lasting approximately one week.
Right after this there is winter holiday which accurate dates also depend on your year of studies.
They may also be few tests or exams during the semester.
Spring term starts in the first half of February and lasts until the first half of June, without any
big breaks, except Russian national holidays, when there are no classes scheduled. Spring
semester, as autumn semester, ends to examination session. Summer holiday lasts 6 weeks in
July-August.
In the very beginning of your studies you will get a student card. About this takes care the
department for student’s documentation (room number 1124). With this card you will get
discount when visiting museums or other cultural attractions, like theatres. Preserve this card
carefully through your whole studies – every year in your card will be put markings which show
which class you are attending.
When studying at the International Faculty of General Practitioners, your fellow students will
mostly be foreigners. But you will attend on courses where you study also with Russian students.
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Russian students are approximately at the age of 17 when they start their studies in university,
and at the age of 22 – 23 they already can finish their studies in the university. Attending to the
same classes is of course first of all interesting and exciting but also for great help: certain kind
of solidarity and helpfulness towards other colleague students may be for great help for foreign
students still stumbling with the language.
There are many types of teaching at the university, which may vary from large-scale lectures to
individual tutorials, with several other types in between. The amount of classroom time also
varies greatly from subject to subject. But individual work is the most important aspect of all
courses. Lectures of the classic form of academy teaching take place in large groups, sometimes
comprising hundreds of students. Lectures in general and theoretical topics help to structure the
courses and to describe to students the central aspects of the subject, present-day problems of its
specific areas, etc.
Classes are probably the most common type of teaching today, to a large extent having replaced
lectures. Classes are held for groups of approximately ten to twelve students, and for lessons in
practical subjects this is ideal group size. Laboratory classes are becoming increasingly common,
especially in natural sciences and technology. In a class students work alone or in small groups
on an experimental assignment and then generally submit a written report of the results.
Seminars are a type of teaching largely dependent on active student participation. Seminars are
held, for example, to go through project work. Group work is also quite common in some subject
areas. Student groups work independently on an assignment, but generally have access to a
teacher for guidance. Reports on group work may be either written or oral.
Tutorials are given to individual students or small groups. At a tutorial the teacher in charge of a
course helps to prepare the students for their oral presentations or reports, to plan their term
papers, essays, etc.
Each course and it sub-courses are normally concluded with a written or oral examination. An
examination may, however, take the form of an independent assignment such as a written report
or essay. Usually, the marks for examinations are excellent, good (fair), satisfactory or
unsatisfactory. A student who fell examination has the right to sit the retest.
There is chosen in every student class head of the group, to whom teachers or staff can take
contact, if it’s needed to inform actual news or changes to the whole group. There is also
regularly (once in a month) held meeting session, where practical or study issues can be
discussed.
All your grades will be written in your personal study book, which is kept in the dean’s office of
the International Faculty. You can ask about this from the secretary of the International Faculty.
“Academic freedom” is a concept not widely known or accepted in Russian institutions of higher
education. Your teachers have certain authority and your study program is set and planned by the
university. Every student of the certain year course at the certain faculty or department has the
same program. The advantage of this type of studying is, that you don’t need to worry weather
you have chosen right courses or not, and you will have clear timetable. Thanks to small study
groups, the teaching can be effective and you get to know your teachers and vice versa: teachers
can advice their students personally and give individual guidance when they know in which level
their students are or what kind of problems their may have with their studies or other topics.
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Note that if there is in the schedule marked that lesson or lecture starts at 9 a.m., it means that
you really should be there on time, latest at 9 o’clock. You should have always acceptable reason
if you cannot attend to lessons. In the case of illness you should get the doctor’s certificate for it.
Keep also in mind that if you haven’t attended the lessons, you won’t have possibility to take the
exam and thus, get the markings of that course.
The university has its own magazine, “Medik-Severa”, which is published every month during
the academic year. It focuses on informing and telling about the happenings in the university, so
students and student life is the one important issue and source of material for the magazine.
Students can themselves send their articles or short stories to the magazine. “Ekologija
Cheloveka” is a scientific journal, published 12 times a year. There is the university publication
center, which publishes books, dissertations and researches.
Traditionally opening of the academic year is festive occasion. There are other traditions as well,
e.g. the International Faculty organizes with its students every year party to celebrate “the Day of
Faculty”.
.5. Faculties and Departments
Faculties
You can get higher education at the following faculties and institutes of the Northern State
Medical University:
• International Faculty of General Practitioners (International Faculty) (Room numbers indicates

the Dean’s office: 1135, 1137)
• Faculty of General Medicine (Rooms 1123, 1125)
• Dental Faculty (Room 1131)
• Pediatric Faculty (Room 1131)
• Faculty of Social Workers (Room 1134, 2432)
• Faculty of Medical Prophylactics (Room 1163)
• Faculty of Medical Psychology (Room 2126)
• Faculty of Nursery (Rooms 1138, 1143)
• Faculty of Postgraduate Education (Room 2120)
• Faculty of Ecology (Room 1136)
• Pharmaceutical Faculty (Room 1136)
• Faculty of Adaptive Physical Culture (Room 1409)
• Faculty of Medical Biology (Room 1447)
• Institute of Management (Rooms 2412, 2424)
Descriptions of the faculties:
Faculty of General Medicine. One of the oldest and biggest faculty offers to its students
possibility to qualify as doctors. They specialize in surgery, therapy, gynecology, neuropathology,
psychology. Practical courses are held in many policlinics around the city. The aim of the
education is to offer the knowledge in profilactive and development of health care of the
population, diagnosis of the diseases, collecting and analyzing the information of the health,
planning and organizing health care system, scientific researching. Future doctor’s work places
are found in health care organizations, both state and private, researching institutes,
Studies last 6 years.
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Faculty of Dentistry. Founded in 1958. The period of studies is 5 years. The faculty prepares
dentists of general character. During the first 3 years the students study medical physics, general
and biological chemistry, biology, human anatomy, normal and pathological physiology, etc. In
the 2nd year students begin to study clinical disciplines – general therapy, surgery, then neurology,
othorynolaryngology, surgery and diseases of inner organs. Thus, dental students get a profound
general clinical training. In the 2nd year of the studies the training is carried out according to the
professional lines at therapeutic, surgical, orthopedic and children’s dental departments. Different
diseases and methods for treatment of teeth and mucous membrane of the mouth cavity are
studied at the Therapeutic Dental Department. The operations on maxilla-facial organs and on
dental extraction are studied at the Surgical Dental Department. Students of dentistry master their
skills in laboratory technologies on making diverse prostheses and in clinical methods for
making prostheses with dentition defects (dental arch), and also congenital and received
deformations of jaws. The Department of Children’s Dentistry trains students in these three fields
taking into account the peculiarities of the children’s organism. Practical studies are held in the
dental policlinics around the city, which offer different equipment.
Pediatric Faculty. Founded in 1977. The period of studies is 6 years. On graduation the students
get the qualification of Pediatrician. Then the students have an opportunity to continue their
professional education in 1-year internship, in 2-year clinical hospital fieldwork or in 3-year
postgraduate courses. Clinical hospital fieldwork is the training of highly experienced specialists
both general pediatricians and children’s doctors in any other medical sphere. The training
program consists of general theoretical (physics, chemistry) and medico-biological (anatomy,
histology, physiology, biochemistry) disciplines taught during the first years. Senior students
study all the above mentioned clinical disciplines including therapy, surgery, obstetrics and
gynecology. Special attention is given to pediatric studies: children’s diseases, infections and
surgery, and neonatology. During the training period the students go through the medical
personnel and doctors practice afterwards. Students can take actively part in conferences
organized by the faculty and prepare articles. Nowadays the staff consist of 258 persons.
Faculty of Social Workers. Founded in 1991. The curriculum of the Social Faculty includes
courses in sociology, psychology, pedagogic, law, economics of health care system, and other
subjects. The main subject is Social Work in Health Care System. The students study the
organization of the health care system, ways of rendering medical aid to children, elderly people,
handicapped persons, mental patients and drug addicts. The students are supposed to propagate a
healthy way of life. On graduating from the university, they get a Diploma in Social Work. The
International College of Social Employees has been opened on the basis of the Faculty of Social
Workers at the NSMU. The students are trained according to special program in co-work with
city organizations and foreign universities and institutes as well. The period of studies is 5 years.
Faculty of Medical Prophylactics. Founded in 1997. The period of studies is 6 years. The
graduates’ activities are oriented on:
- organization of the sanitary-epidemiological welfare provision for the population
carrying out the state sanitary-epidemiological control in order to prevent the diseases
connected with unfavorable living conditions;
- studying, evaluation and prognosis of the population health state in connection with
natural, industrial and social spheres;
- planning, organization and participation in hygienic anti-epidemiological and medico-
prophylactic actions for the purpose of health protection;
- realization of scientific researches in certain professional lines of the faculty graduates
with qualification “Doctor”.
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Faculty of Medical Psychology. The period studies is 5 years. On graduation the students get
the qualification of “Medical Psychologist”. The most important aspect when training medical
psychology is to master a number of basic clinical subjects of therapeutic and surgical
professional lines, including psychiatry, psychotherapy and neurology, according to the academic
curriculum of medical institutions of higher education. Medical psychologist has to master
different methods of psychological prophylactics, psychological diagnostics, psychological
correction and psychological consulting.
Faculty of Nursery. Founded in 1997. The period of studies is 5 years. Students, who have
already education in secondary level in nursery, health care or obstetrics study in this faculty.
One elementary part of the studies is practical training and experience in the working life.
Students find their work field in the different health care organizations, municipal or private
health care institutes, schools and colleges, organizations as Red Cross or Red Half Moon,
Faculty of Postgraduate Education. On the basis of the university in 1995 there was organized
the Faculty of Postgraduate Education for medical specialists to acquire a higher qualification.
The process of further training is organized in accordance with the programs including one-year
primary specialization – clinical internship and a two-year professional training for the further
practice in hospital that is a key point when training highly experienced medical staff. There are
several courses at the faculty for doctors to improve their qualification. The main tasks of these
courses are to satisfy the needs of specialists in receiving the knowledge about the latest
achievements in the corresponding branch of science and leading foreign experience, and in
improving their professional skills.
Faculty of Ecology. The period of studies is 5 years. Qualification – Ecologist. Qualified

teachers carry out the process of training in specific disciplines. The future specialist can be
involved in the following spheres:
- nature-protecting and sanitary-epidemiological services of organizations and enterprises
of all forms of property:
- the state control authorities for the quality conditions of nature and population health;
- the state departments on nature usage and environmental protection and state sanitary-
epidemiological inspection;
- science-research institutions and organizations connected with studying and evaluating of
environmental health and population health.
Pharmaceutical Faculty. Period of studies is 5 years. To study program belong disciplines in.
There are held cooperation programs with the Technical university. Students have their practice
in drug stores of the city or the region. For students graduating from the faculty there are
possibilities to work in different work field, mainly in the field of drug store system as
apothecary, representative of drug companies, research and standardize institutes, teachers of the
pharmaceutical departments.
Faculty of Adaptive Physical Culture. To specialize in the field of adaptive physical culture
one has to study disciplines in physical rehabilitation, adaptive physical education, adaptive
movement recreation, medical physical culture, sport training of invalids, adaptive physical
culture and sport for mentally disabled persons. To specialize further, one can study training and
pedagogic in adaptive physical culture, or become instructor Methodist in adaptive physical
culture. Period of studies last 5 years. Professionals are asked in kindergartens, schools, sport
schools, rehabilitation centers.
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Faculty of Medical Biology. Period of studies is 6 years. The youngest faculty of the university
got its first students in the academic year 2003-2004. Students get full education in theoretical
and practical training to become professional. There are subjects in humanitarian, socio-
economical, mathematical, as well as in the field of natural sciences.
Institute of Management trains specialists in the direction: “Management” (Manager);

“National Economics” (Economist); “Commodity Research” (Sale Manager on food products,
medical herbs and drugs). Duration of studies – 5 years.
The period of studies is 4 years (on graduation form medical colleges). On graduation from the
university the students get the qualification of “Manager in the Sphere of Professional Activity”.
Managers can work in the following institutions:
- medical and prophylactic institutions and establishments of medico social aid of different
forms of property;
- professional-educational institutions including medical schools and medical colleges;
- administrative departments in the public health system including central an local services;
charitable services of Red Cross and Red Half Moon societies, science-research institutions and
organizations, leading researches in the sphere of medical nurse care.
Departments (Some of the departments are located to clinics around the city. Addresses and
room numbers refer to the head of the department)
• Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ave. Lomonosova 292)

• Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (st. Suvorova 1)
• Department of Hospital Therapy (ave. Lomonosova 292)
• Department of Hospital Surgery (ave. Lomonosova 292)
• Department of Children’s Infections (st. Samoilo 17)
• Department of Children’s Surgery (ave. Obvodnyj kanal 7)
• Department of Foreign Languages (ave. Troitsky 180)
• Department of Infectious Diseases (st. Samoilo 17))
• Department of Clinical Oncology (ave. Obvodnyj kanal 145a)
• Department of Skin and Venereal Diseases (ave. Sibiryakovtsev 1)
• Department of Radial Diagnosis and Radial Therapy (ave. Obvodnyj kanal 145a)
• Department of Medical and Biological Physics (Rooms 1444, 1435)
• Department of Neonatology and Perinatology (ave. Obvodnyj kanal 7)
• Department of General Surgery (st. Gajdara 3)
• Department of Orthopedic Dentistry (Room 2532)
• Department of Otorhinolaryngology (ave. Lomonosova 292)
• Department of Ophthalmology (ave. Obvodnyj kanal 9)
• Department of Pediatrics (ave. Obvodnyj kanal 7)
• Department of Pediatrics and Propaedeutics of Children’s Diseases (st. Vologodskaya 2)
• Department of Pediatrics (ave. Obvodnyj kanal 7)
• Department of Polyclinic Therapy (ave. Troitsky 99)
• Department of Propaedeutics of Internal Diseases (nab. Severnoj Dviny 139)
• Department of Russian Language for Foreigners (ave. Troitsky 180)
• Department of Children’s Dentistry (st. Priorova 6)
• Department of Judicial Medicine and Law (Morfokorpus, 313)
• Department of Therapeutic Dentistry (Room 2529)
• Department of Traumatology, Orthopedics and Naval Surgery (ave. Lomonosova 292)
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• Department of Faculty Therapy (st. Suvorova 1)
• Department of Faculty Surgery (st. Suvorova 1)
• Department of Pharmacology (Room 1323)
• Department of Phthisiopulmonology? (ave. Novgorodskij 28)
• Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Surgical Dentistry (ave. Lomonosova 292)
• Department of Economy (Room 2416)
• Department of Humanities (Room 2411)
• Department of Anatomy (Morfokorpus, room 203)
• Department of Hygiene and Medical Ecology (Room 1170)
• Department of Management and Marketing (Room 2424)
• Department of Automatic Information and Telemedicine (Room 2511)
• Department of Operational Surgery and Topographical Anatomy (Rooms 1375)
• Department of Microbiology, Virology and Immunology (Rooms 2605)
• Department of Biomedical Chemistry (Rooms 1520)
• Department of Histology, Cytology and Embryology (Rooms 1238)
• Department of Pathological Anatomy (Morfokorpus, room 215)
• Department of Medical Biology (Room 1233)
• Department of restore Medicine and Physical Education (Room 1411)
• Department of Normal Physiology (Room 1425)
• Department of Pathological Physiology (Room 1422)
• Department of Public Health and Healthcare (Room 2435)
• Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology (Room 1366, 1367)
• Department of Narchology and Toxicology (Room 1368)
• Department of Age Psychology and Psychotherapy (Room 1370)
• Department of Psycho diagnostics and Neuropathological Psychiatry (ave. Obvodnyj kanal 28)
• Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Neuropsychology (st. Suvorova 1)
• Department of Pedagogic and Psychology (Room 1356)
• Department of Family Medicine and Internal Diseases (ave. Troitsky 115)
• Department of Nursery Work (ave. Troitsky 99)
• Institute of Hygiene and Medical Ecology (Room 1170)

• Institute of Clinical Anatomy (Morfokorpus, room 203)
• Institute of Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis (Room 2605)
• Institute of Clinical Cytology (Room 1238)
• Institute of Clinical Physiology (Room 1411)
• Institute of Public Health, Health Care and Social Work (Room 2435)
• Institute of Psychology and Psychoneurology (Room 1366, 1367)
• Institute of Family Medicine and Internal Diseases (ave. Troitsky 115)
• Institute of Nursery Education (Rooms 1143, 1138)
• University college (Room 1116)
.6. Student Union & Student Club
Membership of the Student Union in the NSMU is voluntary, but the membership is very
popular: approximately 96% of the students are members of the student union. Russian students,
who get financial support from the state and don’t pay for their studies (because of their Russian
citizenship), pay regularly a member fee. If foreign student is interested of the membership,
should pay every year x rubles to the Student Union. Then she/he will get the same benefits as
Russian students.
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Student Union offers help and activities in different fields. One branch of the Student Union is
Sport club, whose services members of the Student Union can use. Members get tickets to
movies on a lower price. Further, every year excursions both in Russia and in foreign countries
are organized. These trips cost for student-members about 50% less than normally. And at last,
but not least, Student Union offers service, which is very important for the students finishing
their studies and planning their future careers. Student Union is specialized in career service: if
you wish to get information how to find work, you can ask for help in Student Union. They have
practical tips where to start looking for a job, how to form one’s resume correctly or how to
prepare oneself for interview. Generally, Student Union is working for the students. It supervises
student’s socio-economical rights and benefits, and makes it’s emphasize on students’ living
conditions, employment market and salary.
Student Club focuses on students’ social life outside academic sphere. Student-members organize
free time activities, like parties and different kind of occasions, e.g. “Knighting of students”,
“Spring of Dance”, song contests and spectacles. There is dance group as well as students’
amateur theatre. The theatre staff often goes on to different cities in Russia.
.7. Scientific Library
The following library sections are open Mon – Fri at 9 – 18:
2308 – Subscription for study literature, No. 1

2307 – Subscription for study literature, No. 2
2305 – Reading hall of medical literature
2312 – Reading hall of humanist and social-economist literature (of humanities and social-
economy)
2327 – Subscription for medical literature
2324 – Section for inquiry of bibliography
2317 – Computer class, open Mon – Fri 9–18, on Sundays 10–16) in different places different
information about opening hours
In hall number 2317 you can use Internet. The use of computers is not free. (Other computer
classes are for study works).
Library is open on Saturdays 9 – 16, on Sundays it’s closed.
When foreign students come to university in the beginning of semester, there will be held an
introduction around library, where you’ll learn how to order material or how to find it. In
International Faculty there will be an announcement when these introduction sessions are held.
.8. Who’s Who in NSMU
To contact the university:
Northern State Medical University

Troitsky Pr. 51
Arkhangelsk 163061
Russia
Tel. +7 – 8182 – 285791
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Fax +7 – 8182 – 263226
E-mail: info@nsmu.ru
Rector of the university: Pavel Ivanovich Sidorov, Professor, Academician RAMS.

Room 2219. Tel. (+7 - 8182 - ) 28-57-91
info@nsmu.ru
Dean of the International GP Faculty: Vladimir Bolduev, MD, PhD, Associate Professor.
Room 1135. Tel. (+7 - 8182 - ) 20-62-01
gdocgdoc@hotmail.com
Manager of the International GP Faculty: Nadezhda Vitalevna Ivanova

Room 1135/1137. Tel. (+7 - 8182 - ) 20-62-01
Specialist on visa and registration issues, International GP Faculty: Inna Aleksandrovna Ivanova.
Room 1137. Tel. (+7 - 8182 - ) 20-62-01
Secretary at the International GP Faculty: Ljubov Vladimirovna Bojkova.

Room 1137. Tel. (+7 - 8182 - ) 20-62-01
Head of the Department of Russian Language for Foreigners: Olga Nikolaevna Maslova.
Troitsky pr. 180, 2nd floor, room 3. Tel. (+7 - 8182 - ) 24-15-94
rki@arh.ru
Teachers in the Department of Russian Language for Foreigners:
Irina Vladimirovna Tokareva
Irina Valerevna Bugaeva
Marina Aleksandrovna Akishina
Head of the Department of Foreign Languages: Lilia Vitalevna Ushakova.

Troitsky pr. 180, 2nd floor, room 3. Tel. (+7 - 8182 - ) 24-15-50 / 27-69-58
Head of International Center of education: Evgeniy Aleksandrovich Zolotukhin.

Room 2310. Tel. (+7 - 8182 - ) 28-57-67
zlt@nsmu.ru
Media Park Director: Yury Aleksandrovich Sumarokov.

Room 2234. Tel. (+7 - 8182 - ) 28-57-59
sumja@nsmu.ru
Vice-rector on Education: Yury Vitalevitch Agafonov, MD, PhD, Professor.

Room 2223. Tel. (+7 - 8182 - ) 28-57-61
vyazmin@nsmu.ru
Vice-Rector on Research: Malyavskaya Svetlana, MD, PhD, Professor.

Room 2222. Tel. (+7 - 8182 - ) 28-57-83
Chair of the Student Union: Elena Yurevna Zelenkova.

Room 1219. Tel. (+7 - 8182 - ) 28-57-99 / 21-12-88
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profkom@sanet.ru, zelenkov@sanet.ru
Chair of the Student Club: Viktoria Nikolaevna Yantsevich.

Room 1142. Tel. (+7 - 8182 - ) 28-57-98.
Head of the student dormitory no. 1 (Vologodskaya 7): Tatyana Mikhailovna Savkina.
Tel. (+7 - 8182 - ) 24-09-70 (Entrance hall 28-65-97)
Head of the student dormitory no. 2 (Timme 27): Lidia Georgievna Kostyleva.
Head of the student dormitory no. 3 (Samoilo 9): Valentina Vasilevna Razdrogova.
.9. Orient yourself into University
University consists of two buildings. The older one is built already before the Revolution and the
newer part in the 1980s. In the main, older part of the university there are located auditoriums,
lecture halls, sport halls, policlinic, laboratories, and studies of the staff, as well as bank, book
shop, cafeteria and lunch restaurant. Between the old and new buildings, in the 3 rd floor, is
located the scientific library. There are also Institute of Information Technology and
humanitarian departments in this annexation. In the new annex is situated the Faculty of Medical
Psychology and the Dental Faculty, and staff’s study rooms, like International office, as well as
rector’s office.
The system of the room numbers: room number 1234 tells that it is located in the university’s
older part (1), in second floor (2). Last numbers mean the precise room. If the last reading is
even or odd, it counters just on which side of corridor the room is. Room number 2345 tells that
the location is in the newer part of the university, in third floor.
In cabinets 1107 – 1109 there is doctor’s office for students of the NSMU. In cabinet 1103
students can enroll to psychological consultation. For foreign students the appointment to doctor
costs 120 rubles (consultation and receiving doctor’s certificate).
In cabinet 1104 is Drug store, open on Mon – Fri at 10–17.
Students usually have their meals at the lunch restaurant at the university. In hall 1100 is lunch
restaurant and canteen, open on Mon – Fri at 9–16. Closed during the weekends. There is also
small kiosk in the main hall.
You get to know many of the city policlinics and hospitals during your studies. The practical
studies in hospitals start in the second year at the university. The first hospital you will have
courses during your preparatory year is located in Regional Clinical Hospital in address pr.
Lomonosova 292, in “Morfokorpus”.
2. Accommodation
.1. Student Dormitories in the NSMU
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You will be offered an accommodation in one of the student dormitory of the university. Rooms
are furnished (table, chairs, beds, shelf, wardrobe) and are for 2-3 persons. Two rooms have
common shower and toilet. Rooms are shared with other students of same gender, but in the
same block there can be students of opposite gender as neighbors. In the student dormitory no. 1
there are common kitchens and laundries, and there are arranged common room in the first and
third dormitories. Kitchen ware you should get yourself, and if you have your own computer,
also Internet connection you will pay yourself.
The distance from the student dormitory no. 1 (in address Vologodskaya, 7) is about fifteen
minutes walk (about 1,5 km) from the university. Student dormitories number 2 (Ulitsa Timme,
27) and 3 (Ulitsa Samoila, 9) are located a bit further, about 3–3,5 kilometers from the city center
and the university.
.2. Instructions and Rules
There are always guards in the main entrance. If you come late in the evening or night to your
student dormitory, you can get in when ringing to the porter. To visit other dormitories, there are
required to show documents (student card). Visiting hours are from 7 am to 11 pm. One target is
to renovate student hostels and improve the conditions for the students. In the autumn 2006 there
has been a capital renovation in the first student dormitory.
Please, keep in mind that after you have left there will be new students living in the student
dormitory. For your own and other people’s convenience and safety you should carefully learn
common rules. For example, smoking inside is strictly forbidden. It is also your obligation to
keep your place of living in clean and good condition.
Addresses:
I) Vologodskaya St., d. 7, kv. x ( x = number of your own room)

163001 Arkhangelsk
Russia
II) St. Timme, d. 27, kv. x

163071 Arkhangelsk
Russia
III) St. Samoila, d. 9, kv. x

xxxxxx Arkhangelsk
Russia
Prepare to pay in advance for your staying. Paying procedure: first you shall turn to accounts
department, cabinet no. 2203, where you inform your personal data, dormitory address and the
amount of the rent per month. You’ll be given a receipt. With this receipt you go to cabinet no.
2202, where you get stamp on the receipt. Now you can go to the next cabinet, cashier’s office at
number 2205 where you pay the sum. Keep your part of the receipt, and show it to the head of
your dormitory.
3. Formalities
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.1. Visa, Registration, Your Consulate in Russia
International Faculty will help you with all formalities concerning visa and registration. After
you have arrived to Arkhangelsk, you’ll get a new visa, which gives right to multiple entries and
is valid one year at a time. Your first visa is so called entry visa, which is valid during three
months. During this time you will be formulated new visa. Every year you should renew your
visa and your registration as well. Students’ visas are kept in International Faculty. If you wish to
travel around Russia or other countries, it’s possible outside academic semesters, during
holidays. Below more detailed information. You should also be aware of the legal orders:
Rules for foreign students staying in the Russian Federation, on the basis of the law “On the
legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation”, issued on 2.11.2004:
1) Foreign citizens accepted to the Russian educational institutions have the rights and
duties of students according to the legislation.
2) Foreign citizens can move around the territory of the Russian Federation in case of the
administration of the host party is notified. For traveling to the cities of Russia a student
has to write an application to the dean and indicate the reason of departure, address where
he/she is going to stay and period of staying in the city.
3) For making a visa student has to:
a) write the application for getting visa
b) bring 4 photos (3,4x4,5cm), lusterless, black-and-white
c) pay 400 rubles
d) bring to the dean’s office the national passport and the migration card.
You will get an approval/recommendation/supporting letter from the Faculty, which is required
in many consulates when applying for visa to third country. This is how the university helps with
the students when applying for visa, but the about the procedure itself you will take care by
yourself.
After returning to Russia student has to give the visa back to the dean’s office.
Student going abroad gives away his/her migration card with registration at the customs office
and when a student returns back to Russia he/she is given a blank (new) migration card without
registration. A student must be registered within 3 days since his/her returning no matter till what
date his/her previous registration was.
Note, that when crossing the border of the Russian Federation, the border administrative at the
customs office not necessarily automatically offer you a new immigration card to fill in. Make
sure yourself that you definitely get one and get the stamp on it!
If student returned to Russia without a migration card he/she must be departed and pay the fine at
the customs office. The Department of Visas and Registration in Arkhangelsk doesn’t give
migration cards!
If a migration card was lost student can make its duplicate.
4) For the registration (within 3 working days after returning to Arkhangelsk) in the
dormitory and its prolongation student has to:
a) bring to the dean’s office the national passport and a migration card
b) write the application for the registration (there is a model in the International
Faculty)
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If student doesn’t prolong the registration in time he/she will have to sign the minutes which will
be drawn up on him/her and then sent to the Department of Visas and Registration and pay the
fine of 3000-7000 rubles.
5) Foreign citizens committed administrative crimes or other offences on the territory of the
Russian Federation face the law according to the general conditions for the citizens of the
Russian Federation.
6) The period of stay of the foreign citizens in the Russian Federation can be cut down in
case there is no reason of further stay.
7) Foreign citizens can be deported from the Russian Federation if it is necessary for the
sake of health and morality protection of the population, rights and legal interests
protection of the local citizens.
8) Since 1. August 1995 on the territory of the Russian Federation there has been introduced
a Federal Law of the Federation “On Prevention of HIV spread in the Russian
Federation”. On the arrival to the Russian Federation foreign citizens show the paper
confirming that they do not have HIV infection.
9) Foreign citizens have the right to get married and divorced with Russian citizens and
other persons according to the legislation.
10) Foreign citizens admitted to the Russian educational institutions have the right to work as
a temporary service staff only during the period of vocations and only in those
educational institutions in which they study.
11) Foreign citizens have the right to live on the territory of Arkhangelsk only in the place
where he/she was registrated (hostel).
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This administrative admit invitation, when the invitation is done by
official organization (the NSMU)
Department of Visas and Registration. Place, where the registrations are done. The representative
of the NSMU takes care of this formality.
Let the Embassy or Consulate of your own country in Russia know that you have arrived in
Russia. For the case of emergency or if it’s otherwise needed to be in contact with you, you
should inform your Embassy/Consulate your personal data, address in Russia and reason of
staying.
Embassies and representatives of some countries in Russian

Federation:
To phone an international call, choose the land code +7 at first, then the
code of Moscow 495. If you call from Arkhangelsk region, choose Moscow
code first.
Angola
Olof Palme Street, 6
Moscow
Phone: 143-63-24 / 143-63-21 GAB. CMD: 143-63-46.
Bangladesh
Zemledelchesky Street, 6
Moscow
Phone: 246-78-04
Fax: 248-31-85
Consular office: 246-73-32
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Belarus
Maroseyka Street 17/6
Moscow
Phone: 924-70-31
Bolivia
Lopuhinsky Street, 5
Moscow
Phone: 201-25-08, 201-25-13
Fax: 201-25-08
Cameroon
Povarskaya Street, 40
Moscow
Phone: 290-65-49, 290-00-63
Fax: 290-61-16
India
Vorontsovo Pole street, 6-8
Moscow
Phone: 917-08-20, 783-75-35
Fax: 975-23-37
Telex: 413409 INDEM SU
Email: chocmos@com2com.ru
Web: www.indianembassy.ru
Jordan
Mamonovsky Street, 3
Moscow
Phone: 299-12-42, 299-28-45, 299-43-44, 299-95-64
Secretary: 299-34-30
Fax: 299-43-54
Email: emjordan@dol.ru
Kuwait
Mosfilmovskaya Street, 44
Moscow
Phone: 147-44-41, 147-00-40, 147-34-88, 147-03-79
Fax: 956-60-32
Nigeria
Kachalova Street, 13 / Malaya Nikitskaya Street, 13
Moscow
Phone, Chancery: 290-37-83, 290-37-85
Fax: 956-28-25
Telex: 413489
Email: nigeriamoscow@glasnet.ru
Web: http://www.nigerianembassy-moscow.ru
Pakinstan
Sadovaya-Kudrinskaya Street, 17.
Moscow
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Phone: 250-39-91, 254-97-91
Peru
Smolensky Street, 22/14, ap. 15
Moscow
Phone: 248-77-38, 248-67-94, 248-23-02
Fax: 230-20-00
Syria
Mansurovsky Street, 4
Moscow
Phone: 203-15-21, 203-15-28
Secretary: 203-29-75
Turkey
7-Th Rostovsky Street, 12.
Moscow
Phone: 246-00-09, 246-00-10, 246-19-89
Fax: 245-63-48
Telex: 413731
Ukraine
Leontievskiy Lane, 18
Moscow
Phone: 229-10-79, 229-06-81
Fax: 924-84-69
Email: emb_ru@mfa.gov.ua, postmaster@ukremb.msk.ru
Venezuela
Karetny Street 13/15.
Moscow
Phone: 299-95-61, 299-40-42, 956-60-41
Fax: 956-61-08
.2. Health Care, Vaccination and Insurance
It’s highly recommended that before coming to Russia you have been vaccinated, at least against
tetanus and hepatit. For many foreigners new type of food can cause troubles at the beginning,
since one’s body system is used to certain kind of diet. Careful tidiness can diminish harmful
symptoms. Do not drink tap water, it is not drinkable. The most secure way is to buy bottled
water, but in cases where this isn’t possible, water should be at least carefully boiled.
For students of the NSMU there are health care services in the university policlinic.
To get visa to the Russian Federation, one has to have travel insurance. Read carefully special
terms of your insurance company and what kind of health care or injuries it compensates and for
how long time.
In the university you can make the medical insurance, which costs $150-250 per year. It includes
polyclinic and dental assistance.
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4. About Arkhangelsk
.1. Location and Transportation
The distance from Moscow to Arkhangelsk is 1258 km and from Saint Petersburg 1147 km. By
plane it takes less than two hours to get to “the capital of Northern Russia”. Central bureau for
air service is in address Voskresenskaya 116. Aeroflot-Nord is flying from and to Arkhangelsk,
its ticket office is in address Pomorskaya 7. International airport is located to near to
Arkhangelsk city, in Talagi, in twenty minutes driving from the city. You can get there by bus
number 12. In Moscow the domestic airport is Domodedovo, in St. Petersburg Pulkova 2.
To get in Arkhangelsk by train, it takes about 21 hours from Moscow and 24 hours from Saint
Petersburg. From Moscow the trains leave from the Yaroslavskij station, and from St. Petersburg
from Ladozhskij station. Railway station (address: 60-let Oktyabrya) square and Central bus
station 23 (Gvardeysky division, 13) are near to each other and are located on the other end of
Voskresenskaya Street.
It’s easy to find your way in Arkhangelsk, thanks to its clear city plan. Besides, distances are not
too long. For example, the length of the Voskresenskaya Street, which is one of the city’s main
streets, is about three kilometers of length. Troitsky Street is the other main street. There are both
towns and commercial busses, and trolleybuses. Yellow pick-up cars are collective taxis (or more
often “gazelle”), which have their certain routes: you hop in, pay your trip and ask chauffer to
drop you the certain stop place on the way. Municipal busses are a bit cheaper ones than private
transport alternatives. There are not anymore trams, which used to be the most northern ones in
the world. But anyway, the abovementioned transport variants are going quite often, most of
them in 5–15 minutes, so you won’t need to wait for your bus long time.
In book stores (e.g. the biggest book store Dom Knigi is located right in the centre, behind the
high/big office building, landmark of the whole city) or Tourist Information Center you can by
map over Arkhangelsk. There are no timetables yet of town transport net.
It’s handy to know certain elementary bus routes. Busses 77, 76 and 75 are going around the city,
they go along Troitsky and they stop nearby every student hostel.
Bus number 54 is going from bus and railway station, along Voskresenskaya and Troitsky until
the sea and river port.
If you need to get from the university to the department of Russian language, you can take
basically what ever bus going along the Troitsky. When heading “Morfokorpus” you can reach
there by bus number 12, or then use busses 77, 76 or 75 until Gagarina street to get nearby the
hospital area.
Public transportation starts to work around 5:00 – 7:00 o’clock in the morning and last shifts are
going around 22:00 – 24:00 in the evening, depending on the line. For more detailed
information, check the appendix.
Be careful when walking in the streets and crossing the roads! It’s unfortunately too common,
that car chauffeurs drive too fast, don’t keep driving lights on and don’t pay attention to
pedestrians: although traffic lights would be lightning green for you, make still once more sure,
that it’s absolutely safe to cross the road. During the dark time of the day it’s better to walk those
routes you already know (this is because there might by sometimes open drains on the roads).
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Ordering a taxi and traveling inside the city area costs 50 rubles. But taxi’s waiting for
passengers straight in the railway station cost twice as much. Taxi you can order in numbers
below:
24-10-10,
21-92-19,
62-00-00,
62-55-55,
27-00-00,
27-70-07,
8-911-552-70-07,
8-921-246-10-00.
.2. Climate
Because of the northern location, winter time lasts long, is snowy and cold. Summer time is mild
and sunny. The White Sea about 40 kilometers from Arkhangelsk makes the climate windy and
humid and it rains often. The weather can change relatively quickly. Get prepared for winter time
carefully. This means warm underwear, woolen clothes and good outer clothing, like warm
jacket, boots and headgear. Because of the near location to the White Sea, it is often windy.
Especially during the autumn season it rains a lot.
On average, the temperature in Arkhangelsk in January is -13 Celsius degrees and in July +17
Celsius degrees. But note, that these figures informs just the average temperatures; in winter time
(December – March) there can be as cold as -30 Celsius degrees. And in the summer time (June
– August) as warm as +25 Celsius degrees. And mean time – everything between or beyond these
temperatures! First snow usually rains in October, but usually it won’t last long time at once.
.3. Tourist Attractions
Arkhangelsk is one of the oldest Russian cities. It was founded in 1584 on the bank of the
Northern Dvina not far from the place where it flows into the White Sea. The importance of the
city has been remarkable: before the foundation of St. Petersburg Arkhangelsk was the only
“window” to Europe and the only seaport. The river Northern Dvina has been and still is very
important to the city. Surrounding river gives beautiful background to the city, it functions as an
important transportation route both of goods and passengers. Around the city and along the river
there is vast wetland area.
Nowadays Arkhangelsk is on of the largest scientific and cultural centers in the European North.
There are three universities: Pomor State University, Technical University, and Medical
University, and other institutions of education and research. There is International School of
Administration and College of Art and Music.
Region Arkhangelsk belongs to so called Russian North Region, where Russian population has
long traditions. These traditions and history you can get to know in different cultural institutions,
many monasteries of the region, as well as in different kind of museums.
Tourist Information Centre is located in address Svobody st., 8. Open on weekdays at 9 – 17:30.
Here you can get useful information and tips where to travel and what to see in the Arkhangelsk
region.
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The city of Arkhangelsk is today rapidly growing and developing regional center. You can notice
this when walking around the streets: new buildings for business and shopping centers are built
all the time. Traditional and quite exceptional wooden architecture is reserved in well-
known/famous and open air museum Malye Karely, where you can find centuries old wooden
churches, houses and storages. But traditions and history are vivid part of the town picture of
Arkhangelsk. There are reserved and reconstructed wooden houses from 19 th and the beginning
of 20th century. Cozy houses are painted in Russian style using different colors and decorated
with woodcarvings. Next to these buildings are typical houses and buildings from the soviet era,
so the result is quite fascinating combination of old and new.
Arkhangelsk boasts woodcarving, bone-carwing, decorative painting on wood, birch-bark

processing, pattern weaving and embroidery, making clay toys and other folk handicrafts passed
on from generation to generation.
Location by the river North Dvina gives to the city special frames. The sea is
Historically soviet era is not so far from the today life in Russia. You can notice this in different
situations of smaller of bigger aspects. For example in measuring time you’ll here saying before
revolution. On the wide main square of the city you’ll find the youngest statue of V. I. Lenin in
the whole Russia.
Arkhangelsk region:
Inhabitants: 1.336.500 (2002)
Surface: 587 400 km2
Arkhangelsk (356 100 inhabitants in 2002)
Location: North-Western Russia, by White Sea, Barents Sea and Karanmeri
Main rivers: Severnaya Dvina, Onega, Mezen, Petshora
In the Arkhangelsk region there are lumber industry, paper and pulp industry, machinery, food
industry, agriculture, hunting, fishing and fur production. The biggest paper mill in Europe is
located by the Severnaya Dvina outside the city. In the region there are military areas, where
there is restricted entrance to the foreigners. Other smaller or bigger towns in the region are
Severodvinsk, Novodvinsk, Kotlas,and Kargopol.
In Russian kitchen there are influences from surrounding nations and cultures. There are some
aspects taken from traditions from Ukraine, Caucasus region and Eastern part of Asia. Use of
meat, milk products and certain vegetables is elementary part of the diet. Smetana, creamy and
sour milk product, you can use practically with everything. Fat is not so strictly avoided. One
typical and delicious dish is pies with different fillings from of berries, fish, meat or vegetables.
And, of course, sea products are elementary part of Arkhangelsk menu. Different kind of dark
rye bread are elementary food of Russians’ nourishment.
The name Arkhangelsk comes from the saint. In the emblem of the city there are illustrated Saint
Archangel Michael.
Arkhangelsk has affected to the symbol of the whole Russia: the colors and the form of the
national flag are taken from the model Dutch sailors used in their ships when doing commercial
trips to Arkhangelsk.
The important scientist from the late 18th and the beginning of 19th century, Mikhail Lomonosov,
was born in Arkhangelsk region. He affected the whole scientific research in Russia and he is
known in many fields, as well in humanitarian, as in medical science. He was writer, scholar and
inventor. He founded the first porcelain fabric in tsarist Russia. So, it’s no wonder, why you will
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find many places like hospital, street, library, school and institutes named after him in
Arkhangelsk.
.4. Events and Free Time Activities
Free time you can spend in students’ clubs, theatres, cinemas, museums, concert halls, sports
clubs and discos. Also there is an opportunity to take part in cultural performances and scientific
work on the chosen theme. Some of our students work as volunteers in different festivals in the
city. Students have found themselves in many of the projects of professional activity in the field
of medicine and health care.
You will find information about happenings in journals and magazines like “Magazine”. You can
buy them from newspaper stores, but in some cafeterias you can get them for free. Naturally,
other media is useful to get information about happenings. Follow notice boards at the university,
there you’ll find tips about students’ program and events. See also chapter 8 for internet sites
about the city of Arkhangelsk. To check what’s going on in the cultural scene, you can call to
free number 006 (at 9:00–21:00). Calling from the mobile the number is 650 606 or 655 600.For
cultural program and free time activities organized by the university, see the chapters about
Department of Russian Language and Student Club.
Jazz music has special and recognized position in the field of popular culture of Arkhangelsk.
Every year in September is held Jazz festival and in different clubs you can all year round listen
to different jazz bands. Especially during the summer time there are arranged occasions for
listening jazz music. Rock festivals are also arranged during the year. Concerts are held in
Officers’ House (Dom Ofitserov, Troitsky pr. 118) or in City Cultural Center (Priorova St., 2, at
pl Druzhby) There are different kind of discos and night clubs to choose from. There are clubs
for billiard and bowling as well. To name just a one, night club “M33” was chosen as the best
amusement center in Russia in 2005.
There are Drama Theatre and Regional Youth Theatre in the city. The puppet theatre is famous
and represents high artistic level in the whole country. In the region there are many interesting
and old monasteries, from which the Solovetsk monastery is the most famous. In the city there
are different kinds of museums: historical museum, museum of fine arts, museum of sea and
arctic exploration and house museums representing the history of people living in Arkhangelsk.
Exhibition hall is located in address Street of Cosmonauts .
There are many cinemas around the city:

Edison –in address: Timme st., 28.
Rus’ –Timme st., 7.
Modern –Lomonosova ave., 269
Iskra –Troitsky ave., 190
Mir –Troitsky ave., 57 (under renovation in autumn 2006)
There are shown both Russian and foreign films, but all the foreign films are dubbed. This
concerns also programs and films shown in television. The biggest TV-channels in Russia are
“Pervyj kanal”, “Kanal Rossija” and “NTV”. Russian Channel sends regularly local news –
“Vesti Pomorja”. There is wide variety of different kind of radio channels, local and national,
offering different kind of Russian or foreign music or talk shows.
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For religious life there are Christian churches in the city. Most of them are Orthodox churches. If
you want to visit the church, it’s advisable to close mobile phone and not to take pictures. Men
go to church without headgear, women should cover their head. There are also other Christian
churches and societies:
For students it’s possible to organize one’s own spiritual meeting in the free time room of the
university dormitories.
There are quite many restaurants, cafeterias and bars in the city. You can try pancakes (“blinis”)
in the lunch restaurant “U tjeshi” (“At Mother-in-Law’s”) or pizza “Na chasok”or eat just too
tempting cakes and pastries in “Centralnaya Kofeinja”, “Merci” or “Ostrov”. Just in the city
center there is located lunch restaurant “Nulevaya Versta”, which offers typical Russian meals.
.5. Sport Facilities
Staying in good shape is not a problem, if it comes to gym halls and sport facilities in
Arkhangelsk! There are many fitness clubs, sport centers and clubs to choose from. Depending
on the season you can play football or ice hockey, go for skiing, bicycle etc. There are
possibilities in indoor sports from tennis to volleyball and from step-aerobic to martial arts.
Probably the best place for having a refreshing jogging with great view is along the river Norht
Dvina.
In Arkhangelsk there has been one of the leading leagues in Russian hockey (hockey on ice,
using ball instead of puck), not just in the country but also worldwide. Skating is, in fact, one of
the sport facilities Arkhangelsk offers to its inhabitants. Because of the northern location,
traditions in winter sports are naturally strong. You can give a try on/to skating:
Indoor skating in the sport hall Dvorets Sporta in Naberezhnaya Severnoj Dviny, 38. It’s possible
to lend skates. There is also open air skate rink at the Stadion Trud, Lomonosova ave., 252. Or
you can give a try on/to skiing in the museum and free time center in Malye Karely.
Outside winter season there is plain field and running track for different kind of sports.
Stadion Dinamo, Loginova st.,11, and
Stadion Burevestnik, Smolnyj Buyan st.,3.
You can swim in swimming hall “Vodnik” in address Troitsky ave.,122.
Students can go to a sport training hall at the university, location in the 4 th floor. Lessons in
physical culture belong to the study program as well. You can attend to sport club activity at the
university, location in the 3rd floor of the old building. To attend to the sport classes is not free
and you should do registration in courses first (room number 1117). Different kind of sport
facilities e.g. from body building or step-aerobic to tennis and basketball is offered.
.6. Library, Bank, Post Office
You can get a library card of your own in towns’ library (address Troitsky ave. 54) when you
have an official registration. The type of residence has to be permanent, and document from your
university is needed as well. The Central Library has altogether 17 independent side libraries
around the town. On Saturdays there is day-off. In address Loginova st, 2 is located regional
central library and it has also collection of foreign literature. Take your passport and registration
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with you, when signing in to library. Day-off on Fridays. There is in address Lomonosova ave.,
292 also library for medical literature.
Every student has an opportunity to open his own account in the bank where parents may
transfer money. In the university building there is bank office of Vneshtorgbank by the stairs in
the first floor. It insures the safety of your money. This bank also transfers money by service of
Western Union. Here you can e.g. change money as well as in other banks in the city.
Main Post Office is located just nearby the university, at Voskresenskaya st, 45. Open every day
from 8 am to 8 pm, on weekends a bit shorter time. From the post office you can buy telephone
catalogue if you need one (- there are not just useful telephone numbers, but also bus and taxi
routes!).
Your relatives or friends can send you mail by using the address of the university:
Student’s name
International Faculty
Northern State Medical University
Troitsky Pr. 51
Arkhangelsk 163061
Russia
Mail goes first to chancellery office from where it will be delivered further to the International
Faculty, where you can ask for your mail. Other alternative is to receive post to your student
dormitory.
To send or receive post from foreign countries takes usually lots of time, so prepare to that. The
most urgent and important post can be sent by DHL service. DHL’s office is in address pl. Lenina
4, phone number 65-25-96.
.7. Shopping and Costs of Living
On Saturdays and on Sundays some smaller shops may be closed or they are open shorter time
than during the week days. In Arkhangelsk there are many shopping centers, both in the centre of
the city as in the suburbs. There are nowadays more and more places where you can pay using
credit card, but not yet in every place.
When there are official holidays, like New Year, food stores can still keep their doors open. On
public holidays post offices, banks, administrative and authority are closed.
The only officially valuable currency in Russia is ruble (RUB). To get the idea of the valuable of
the currency, you can check the current rate e.g. in the address of the Central Bank of Russia:
http://www.cbr.ru/eng/
Below there are some examples about typical products and how much they cost. This is to give
the image of possible living costs.
One-way ticket in a bus: 9-12 rubles, depending on weather it is municipal or commercial bus
and the length of your route.
One-way train ticket to Moscow: 2800-4000 rubles, depending weather the car is ordinary or
with extra conveniences.
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Taxi in the city: 70 rubles
Coffee or tea in the cafeteria: 100-200 rubles.

Dark rye bread: about 30 rubles
Bottled water, 1 liter: 40 rubles; 8 liters: 80 rubles
Juice, 1 liter: 40 rubles
Ticket to cinema: about 100 rubles

An hour in internet-club: 40 rubles (use of plain computer with text processing costs less)
Use of mobile phone: cents/minute, depending of your roaming agreement
Vegetables or fruits: 30–60 rubles/kilogram
Winter shoes: 3500-5500 rubles

Winter jacket: 5000-10000 rubles
In average, it is estimated, that monthly students spent about 800 dollars. This calculation doesn’t
include other expenditure, like free time activities or hobbies. Except this you should also take
into account the changing weather of the North-West of Russia. Therefore you have to mind the
expenditures for buying warm clothes. The NSMU guarantees to give necessary literature, but all
the stationery you buy yourself.
.8. Connections: Telephone and Internet
You can get your own mobile number after you have officially done registration. Take your
passport and immigration card with you to some of the telephone magazines (there is basically in
every corner some kind of magazine offering telephones and roamings).
Telephone roaming are prepaid-based numbers. In Arkhangelsk function following operators:
MTS, Megafon, Indigo and Bi-line operators.
There are public Internet clubs and cafes in the town. You will find those at least in these
addresses:
Svobody St.,19. Open 10 – 19, on Sundays 11 – 18.
Troitsky Ave., 164. Open 24h.
Voskresenskaya St., 7, 3rd floor. Open 24h. Entrance from the courtyard/inner yard.
Vyucheiskogo St., 98 (at pl. Druzhby). Open 24h.
Timme St., 28 , under reconstruction, will be opened ???
Uritskogo St., 54, Open 24h.
Karla Marksa St., 9
Pl. Lenina 4, 14th floor, room 1405, Open Mon-Fri 9 – 21, Sat 10 – 22.
Central Library, Troitsky Ave., 64. Computers with Internet, (loaning card nor required for this).
Open Mon- Fri 11 – 19, Sun 11 – 18.
.9. Important Numbers
When calling inside Arkhangelsk region, you don’t need to choose the code of the country and
region of Arkhangelsk. When calling from other countries, there should be first chosen the code
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to getting international net, then country code of Russia (7) and then region code of Arkhangelsk
(8182). If calling from other regions in Russia, region code should be chosen at first and then the
particular number you wish to contact.
Using mobile phone requires always the all codes. Inside Russia and using Russian number it is
possible to dial code 8 instead of country code (+7).
Important numbers below function in the whole country:
Fire – 01
Police – 02
Ambulance – 03
Gas – 04
Mobile number of urgent helo - 112
General directory service, to get to know telephone numbers in the city of Arkhangelsk: 09. In
the post office are sold telephone catalogues.
5. Russian Way of Life
.1. Holidays
If you have opportunity to attend Russian celebration – don’t miss it! In Russian company you
won’t have silent or boring moments. Toasts are one important part of the party, and only the
imagination can limit the topics of the speech – you can positively surprise your host by having a
speech of your own. In Russia are holidays and festive days for different reasons – non-formal
family anniversary, official state festivals or religious commemorations, festivities of different
groups, etc.
Public holidays in Russia are:
01.01.–05.01. New Year holiday. New Year is the most important festive in Russia, and it is
celebrated not just in New Years Eve, but on the next days as well. There will be a decorative
spruce on the central place of every city, town and village. The Russian counterpart for Santa
Claus, “Grandfather Frost” and come to visit and gives presents to children. Note that in the
university New Year holiday lasts until 10.01.
07.01. Christmas. Christmas is celebrated among family members and there are held ceremonies
in the churches.
23.02. Day of Defenders’ of Fatherland. This “Men’s Day” is kind of equivalent to Women’s day.
08.03. International Women’s Day. On this day husbands, sons and boyfriends congratulate their
important women in their life: wives, mothers, mothers-in-law, grandmothers, sisters and
girlfriends. Also male colleagues congratulate their female co-workers at the work.
01.05. Mayday. This festive doesn’t have anymore the same kind of strong political meaning as
it used to be – and parades have turn to be smaller and smaller. Today it seems to be a day-off,
when to start the season in the own summer cottage.
09.05. Day of Victory. This day is very important for Russians, since on this day, in 1945, ended
the Second World War, which required great efforts and sacrifices from Soviet side. On this day
Russians remember the veterans and contemporaries of the Great Patriotic War.
12.06. National Day. In 12.6.1991 was declared the foundation of the Russian Federation.
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04.11. Day of National Unity. This official day-off in Russian calendar is the newest one,
although the roots of this day are already from the 17 th century: in 1612 ended so called Time of
Troubles and the basis for coming Russian state was settled.
If the weekday of above mentioned days happens to be during the weekend, the next Monday is
official day-off. This way Russians won’t miss any free days!
Besides these public holidays, which are official free days, there are plenty of other important
festive days, for example special days, when there are celebrated workers in different
professions. For us, the important days to remember are:
“Day of Medicine Workers”: 3rd Sunday in June.
“Day of Psychologist” is celebrated also annually.
“International Day of Nurses”: 12.5.
12.12. Day of Constitution. In 12.12.1993 was taken in to use the new Constitution of Russian
Federation. This is not anymore official day-off, as it used to be.
Every Russian town got its own day, when is celebrated its foundation. Arkhangelsk was
founded already in 1584. Day of Arkhangelsk is on 25 of June. People gather outside to walk and
see fireworks. Other remarkable day in the towns’ events calendar is the day of Navy, celebrated
on 30th of June.
There are no official Easter holidays. Easter time varies every year, but is usually held in April or
in the beginning of May. In Russia Orthodox church has the most important position among
Christian churches, and for orthodox believers the Easter is the most important festive of the
whole year. Other important religious festival is Shrovetide when, forty days before the Easter
and on the eve of great fast, there are held different kind of festivities for the people. In minority,
there are also Armenian, Catholic and Protestant churches. Other world’s major religions, like
Islam, Jewish religion and Buddhism are likewise presented in Russia. These religions
traditionally have stronger influence in the southern and eastern part of the country.
There is one peculiar aspect in the time calculation: nowadays the official calendar is so called
Gregorian calendar, but in tsarist Russia was so called Julian calendar in the use. The dates in
Julian calendar are two weeks later than in Gregorian calendar, which was taken in to use in
Soviet Russia soon after the revolution. Orthodox Church, though, didn’t change the calendar, so
religious events are still held according the Julian calendar. This is also why the Great October
Revolution was celebrated in 7th of November, and not in October, as one could estimate. This
also explains why you can hear mentions about “old” and “new” Christmas or “old” and “new”
New Year.
Important holidays of your own country may differ from the days and holidays of Russians.
International students represent many different cultures and religious, and, understandably, the
staff in the university doesn’t know all the different festive. But still, if you have an important
festive or national holiday coming and you wish to have day-off, please let the staff know the
reason. From the side of the university there is aim to handle these kind of things flexible.
.2. Russians about Foreigners, Foreigners about Russians
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If you don’t know something or are unsure about something, do not hesitate to ask! Besides,
Russians themselves are talkative and like to ask from other people for example the right way.
Or, stopping a stranger in the street for asking just time is also quite common.
It’s important not just for your studies, but also for your adaptation in Russia to learn Russian
language. Nowadays there are English speakers all the time more and more, but in general young
people are ready to use foreign language. So, get ready to handle all your things in Russian.
Practically everything is in Russian, and information in English (or in other languages) is quite
hard to find.
But when Russians hear foreigners talking in Russian, they surely comment this in polite way
and are impressed, if you can use their language – no matter what the level of your Russian
knowledge is. And, naturally, it’s easier to create friendships when you have a common language.
This example tells also about the politeness of the Russians. Besides, they are helpful and
friendly, and this kind of notion one can make especially in Arkhangelsk, where the busy and
hectic lifestyle of big metropolitans hasn’t affected to the people’s attitude towards other people.
Unfortunately, racism is a problem in Russia, which causes everyday problems especially in the
biggest Russian cities, and this should be taken into account when traveling in e.g. St. Petersburg
or Moscow. In Arkhangelsk the situation for foreigners is much easier.
You will notice straightforward Russian behavior in a local bus during the rush hour: if you
cannot give your money to the conductor because of the crowd, it’s handier to give the money to
the person next to you or who is most near the conductor. In general, Russians are open-minded
people who like to chat with others. To this belongs also that they may quite straight make
comments, ask questions or start a conversation with you. To Russian politeness belongs open
concern about other’s well being, so you probably will hear advice concerning different aspects
of life.
Russians use often their patronymic. Using person’s first name and his/her patronymic is a polite
way, and when talking about or with some of your teachers, remember to use this form. Strangers
you naturally address formally, and this is common in every age group, even among young
people.
The NSMU tries to do it’s best to make you feel like home here in Arkhangelsk – and in Russia
as a whole. Sometimes there may be some amazing and strange things to understand in Russian
way of life, but there are many attractive and interesting aspects in Russian culture and life.
6. Practicalities
.1. Admission Terms
Foreign citizens study at the NSMU on a payment basis. Most of the foreign students of the
NSMU study at the International faculty of General Practitioners and also at the Pediatric faculty,
the faculty of Dentistry and in the Institute of Information technologies. You are welcome to
enter any faculty at the NSMU if you have a secondary (full) education or secondary
professional education. The admission of foreign citizens – those graduated from the Preparatory
department – is based on the results of their final examinations taken in the volume of academic
programs of secondary school and their level of the Russian language. The inter-graduates have
opportunities for further education in the internship or at the Faculty of Postgraduate Education.
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You get ready to enter the university at the Preparatory Department, where you study the Russian
language. Nowadays there are students from India, Pakistan, Cameroon, Syria, Turkey, Angola,
Zambia, Nigeria, Peru, Byelorussia, Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia.
For admission you should send us a letter by e-mail: gdocgdoc@hotmail.com or by fax: + 7-

8182-263226, informing your full name, date of birth, country, e-mail and fax. After that you’ll
get an application form to fill in and send back to us. You should submit the legalized (apostil)
certificate of your secondary / higher education, two notary stamp copies of certificate, two
notary stamp copies translated in to Russian, the photocopy of your passport and give us the
information about your sponsor because the education is paid.
If you come up to all the demands, you will get the invoice for payment at the Preparatory
department. When the money comes to the university’s account the invitation will be sent by
DHL onto your postal address. On receiving the written invitation you should arrive to the
university till the 1st of September, the beginning of the studying year. You should inform us
about the exact date of your arrival. A university’s representative meets you in Moscow and
helps you to continue your way to Arkhangelsk. During the first 3 days at the university you will
give your documents for registration procedure and sign the contracts on paid education and also
for accommodation in the dormitory.
You should submit medical certificate confirming no AIDS, medical certificate confirming no
contradictions in terms of studying in Russian Federation, and 11 photos size of 3,5x4,5cm
(black-and-white, not glossing).
For admission a foreign student should present the following documents to the University:
1) Application form
2) Legalized (apostil) Certificate of Secondary/Higher Education (original) stating credits and
subjects studied, & the opportunity to study in a higher educational institution
3) Medical Certificate (original) confirming no AIDS
4) Medical Certificate (original) confirming no contradictions in terms of studying in the Russian
Federation;
5)Photocopy of the passport;
6) 11 photos, 3,5x4,5 cm black-and-white, not glossing.
7) Two notary stamp copies of confirming of education.
8) Two notary stamp copies of certificate translated in to Russian.
On receiving the written invitation from the Rector of the University, the student should arrive to
the University according to the time indicated in the invitation. Inform the university the exact
date of your arrival to Russia, number of your flight to Moscow so that the university personnel
knows to welcome you on the right time and inform also the contact person in Moscow or St.
Petersburg .
Foreign citizens study at the Northern State Medical University on a payment basis. Studying
first preparatory year costs $1500. Further education costs about $2500 per year. The inter-
graduates have opportunities for further education in the internship or at the Faculty of
Postgraduate Education. The tuition fee is $2500 per year. English medium costs $2500. The
total studying period at the International faculty of General Practitioners is 5 years and 8 months.
Note Bene! These prices give you the information at this moment, when the information
booklet is written. Changes are possible every year! Any radical changes there won’t be, so it
is anyway possible for you to estimate the total expenses.
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.2. What to do during the first days
First days in Arkhangelsk after your arrival are important and exciting – but also sometimes a bit
difficult ones: you’ll have plenty of things to do and to remember. This chapter is to help you
focusing on dealing with practical things and to understand what you should do at first.
1) Contact the International Faculty or the International Office. Before your arrival you’ll be in
touch with the university. If you have got the study place through your agency, make sure that on
your behalf there has been informed exact time of your arrival. Remember to take and keep with
you the address and telephone numbers of the university, just in case. If you travel alone, there
will be contact person in Moscow to help you to get in airplane or train to Arkhangelsk.
2) The more information you get for yourself about the country you are heading at, the better for
you. Inform your consulate in Russia that you are arriving. You might also get extra information
on their behalf, if you ask. It is advisable to get cash in rubles for the first days in Russia before
you arrive to the country, so the first thing to think about is not how and where to change money.
Still in your home country, make photocopies of your passport and visa and other documents,
just for yourself.
3) When you have arrived to Arkhangelsk, the representative (usually from the International
Faculty) will meet you in the airport or at the train station and takes you to your dormitory. Give
your personal data to administrative of the university right after your arrival to Arkhangelsk.
4) Registration. According to laws of Russian Federation, foreigners traveling to Russia should

do registration within three working days (Saturdays and Sundays do not count) after arrival to
the destination place. For this, give your passport and immigration card to the staff in the
International Faculty. If you don’t already have a copy of your passport and visa, ask to get one.
5) You should have all the required documents with you. These original documents (Certificate
from the secondary school and HIV-certificate) you give to the staff in International Faculty.
According to the Federal Law, every foreign citizen, staying permanent in Russia more than
three months, has to have a medical certificate confirming no HIV-infection. This certificate
shouldn’t be more than 1 months old.
6) Accommodation. Sign in to one of the student dormitories. You will get your agreement in two
pieces, in English and in Russian, as the university also will have. In the agreement there are
instructions and terms of payment and information about dormitory rules.
7) Sign the contract where you agree to participate to the payment-basis university studies. Read
the document carefully and make sure you understand all the articles in the agreement. If you
don’t understand all, ask. In this agreement is detailed information about costs and the dates
when and how to pay. You should pay for the first one year at once. You will get your examples
in English and in Russian, as the university on its behalf. In the agreement is also explained other
obligations and rights of the parties, for the student’s part, and the university’s.
8) For different documents (student card, study book, visa etc.) are needed plenty of
photographs. Altogether 11, size 3,5 x 4,5cm. Photographs need to be black-and-white, and no
glossy ones! (In case you don’t have proper photos, there is a photography studio in the
university area, entrance from the main yard of the university.)
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9) Attend to the courses. If you don’t know the right place or where to go, ask in the International
Faculty. They have the time tables of every year course. At first you will start first Russian
studies in the Department of Russian language for foreigners.
10) Formulation of new visa for multiply entries takes approximately ten days.
11) You can get Russian mobile number when you got the registration to Arkhangelsk.
Remember to inform your telephone number to the International Faculty.
12) Get your own map over Arkhangelsk! It’s much easier to orientate in the city when you know
addresses. Although you can always ask for help from other students the staff, they won’t be
there necessarily every time to take you personally to new places. Note that you’ll have lectures
not only in the university, but around the city hospitals and policlinics. Prepare yourself to cope
independently!
.3. Problematic Situations
Of course we do hope that everything goes without problems, and your arrival and staying goes
as easy as possible. But you never know what can happen, and sudden situations may be more
problematic when you are in the new environment. This chapter is to give first hand help if
something happens. It is highly recommendable to read this through beforehand – just in case.
1) If you get stolen

2) If your documents get lost
3) If you are out of money
4) In the case of accident
5) If you have problems with your neighbor
6) If you are stuck with your studies
7) If you have mental problems
8) If you need urgently get back to your home country
1) In the case that you notice your purchase, mobile or something else important is stolen, you
should take contact with the police in number: 02. Depending on your insurance, it may be
possible to get compensation. For this is needed official document: passport or student card.
2) If you lost your identification documents (passport, visa, registration), let the international
faculty know about this immediately. The authorities (the police) may ask your documents, so
that’s why you should carry your visa and registration with you. It is highly recommendable, that
you take some copies of your documents, so that you will in any case be one version of your
documents to show. In the case of lost of your passport, take contact to your country’s consulate.
The personnel of your consulate will help and inform you how to get new passport.
3) In the case you cannot pay for the hostel, studies and living you should inform about this in
the International Faculty. The sooner you discuss the problem, the better. The staff is willing to
reorganize your payment program, but it doesn’t mean that you can forget the whole debt. And
note, that new payment schedule inquire real and acceptable reason.
4) The general ambulance number is 03. When you need to use the services of Russian
policlinics or hospitals, you should pay, weather they are municipal or private hospitals. This is
one reason why insurance is asked before getting visa. Municipal health care institutes are
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cheaper than private ones. Remember to contact the International Faculty as well, or if you
cannot do that ask the hospital staff or your friend to do that.
5) Sometimes living with an other student and sharing limited area and time with new neighbor
can cause problematic situations. To avoid or diminish problematic situations you should in the
first hand agree together about your own common rules in your room and block (e.g. about
cleaning turns, using of own or other’s things) Conflicts can arouse from small things, when
different people are living long time together. It’s better to try to solve the problem first together,
but if it doesn’t help, you can ask for alteration in the office of student dormitory. The head of the
dormitory may try to change roommates.
6) Studying in some other language than your own mother tongue requires more self-discipline
and time than it would in your own mother language. But how difficult it sometimes may seem,
it’s still fully possible. Keep in mind, especially in the frustrating moments, that you will learn
not only the medicine but also Russian language at the same time – and learning new language
and culture is always useful. But if you have problems in keeping up with schedules or feel
stressed, you should discuss it with your teachers and agree about new timetable.
7) Living in new and strange environment can be sometimes hard. Students in the same situation
understand each other very well. If you get stressed you can turn to your teachers if you want to
talk about your problems. Teachers working with foreign students are used to these kinds of
situations and are ready to help. It’s also possibility to turn to professional psychologists, who are
helping students in their life situations.
8) Your visa is kept in the international faculty. In the case that you should immediately get back
to your home country, contact the staff in the faculty to get the visa and to inform the reason why
you should travel.
7. Useful Words
The words below you need to know when filling in the immigration card:
Миграционная карта = immigration card

Фамилия = surname
Имя = first name
Отчество = patronymic
Дата рождения = date of birth
День = day
Месяц = month
Год = year
Пол = sex
Муж (мужчина) = male
Жен (женщина) = female
Документ, удостоверяющий личность = document, confirming personality
Гражданство = nationality
Цель визита (нужное подчеркнуть) = purpose of the traveling (underline the necessary one)
Служебный = official duties
Туризм = tourism
Коммерческий визит = business
Учёба = study
Работа = work
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Частный визит = private visit
Транзит = transit
Сведение о приглашающей стороне (наименование физического или юридического лица,
адрес) = information about the inviting part (name of the physical or juridical person, address)
Идентификационный номер визы = identification number of the visa
Номер приглашения на въезд = number of the invitation
Срок пребывания = time of staying
С, до = from, until
Подпись = signature
Служебные отметки = administrative markings
Регистрация и изменение срока временного пребывания в Российской Федерации =
registration and change of time of the temporary staying in the Russian Federation
Обмен валюты = money change

Без обеда = no lunch break
Без выходных = no day-offs
Кроме = except
Технический перерыв, технологический перерыв = technical break
Перерыв = break
От себя = push
На себя = pull
Вход = entrance
Выход = exit
Понедельник, пн = Monday
Вторник, Вт = Tuesday
Среда, ср = Wednesday
Четверг, чт = Thursday
Пятница, пт = Friday
Суббота, сб = Saturday
Воскресенье, вс = Sunday
Железнодорожный вокзал, ж/д вокзал = Railway station
Морской и речной вокзал, м/р вокзал = Sea-and-river passenger terminal
Автобус = bus
Станция = bus stop
Торговый центр = shopping centre

Магазин = shop
Продукты = Food store
Касса = Ticket office
Билет = ticket
Театр = theatre
Скидка = discount
Different themes: At the shop, station, university, hobbies, theatre, museum, transportation
8. Links
Northern State Medical University in Internet:

www.nsmu.ru
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Tourist information of Arkhangelsk region:
www.pomorland.info
Administration of Arkhangelsk region:

www.dvinaland.ru
Arkhangelsk City Mayoralty of Arkhangelsk, official site:

www.arhcity.ru
List of the transportation routes:

www.arhcity.ru/?page=41/2
Map over Arkhangelsk:

www.arhmap.narod.ru/mapmain.html
www.arh.ru/~fs/english/enmaps.htm
www.timmest.narod.ru/map.htm
Virtual museum of wooden architecture Malye Karely:

www.karely.narod.ru
Solovetsk monastery:
www.solovki-wa.ru
www.solovki.ru
Where to go, what to do in Arkhangelsk – check these sites:

www.visitarkhangelsk.ru
www.myarh.ru
Airlines:
www.avia-tour.ru
www.aeroflot-nord.ru
Russian railways:
Train timetables from Moscow: www.russia.km.ru/trans/moskwa/vokzal.htm
Train timetables from St. Petersburg, includes pricelists: www.raspisanie.narod.ru
All trains in Russia: www.timetable.tsi.ru
Prices of the train tickets: www.traintickets.ru/price.htm
Russia-InfoCentre: information for English speakers

www.russia-ic.ru
Russia on the Net: categorized information on different topics:

www.ru
Official website of Russian Federation, information about official administrative organs:

www.gov.ru
Weather in Arkhangelsk and in the region:

www.subscribe.meteocenter.net
www.kargopol.ru/arkh.htm
www.gismeteo.ru/weather/towns/22550.htm
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Regional newspaper «Pravda Severa»:
www.pravdasevera.ru
Dictionaries in the Internet:

Different kind of dictionaries www.ets.ru/udict-e.htm
English-Russian-English dictionary www.rambler.ru/dict/enru
Synonyms and rhymes in Russian www.rhymes.amlab.ru
Abbreviations in Russian www.sokr.ru
Russian words with explanations in Russian www.mega.km.ru/ojigov
9. Appendix
.1. Russia in a nutshell
Inhabitants: 143 420 309 (2005).
Surface: 17 075 200 (17 075 400) km
Capital: Moscow
The biggest cities: Moscow (10,1 million), Saint Petersburg (4,67 million), Novosibirsk (1,43
million), Nizhniy Novgorod (1,36 million), Yekaterinburg (1,27 million), Samara (1,16 million),
Omsk (1,15 million), Kazan (1,10 million), Ufa (1,09 million), Chelyabinsk (1,08 million),
Rostov-na-Donau (1,01 million), Perm (1,00 million), Volgograd (993 400)
Currency: ruble
Official language: Russian. In Russia there are living about 160 nationalities or national groups.
The biggest groups are Russians (116 million), Tatars (over 5 million), Ukrainians (about 4
million), Chuvashs (about 1,7 million), Bashkir (about 1,3 million), Chechens (about 1 million)
and Armenians (about 1 million).
Russia is geographically the world’s biggest country. The country is divided in 12 time zones.
Moscow time is -4h of Greenwich Time. The time in Arkhangelsk region is according to
Moscow time.
Political system: Russia is a federal state, consisting of regions, autonomous areas, territories and
republics. After the collapse of the Soviet Union the Russian Federation was founded in 1991.
Parliamentary elections are held every 4 years, also presidential.

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1. NSMU – what is it? ...............................................................................................................3

.1. International Faculty of General Practitioners

International Faculty of General Practitioners or in short International Faculty is the faculty,

The period of studies at the International Faculty of General Practitioners is 6 years. On

.2. International Office

1) University of Tromso (Norway)

.3. Department of Russian Language for Foreigners

.4. Academic Year and Academic Culture

.5. Faculties and Departments

• International Faculty of General Practitioners (International Faculty) (Room numbers indicates

Descriptions of the faculties:

Faculty of Ecology. The period of studies is 5 years. Qualification – Ecologist. Qualified

Institute of Management trains specialists in the direction: “Management” (Manager);

• Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ave. Lomonosova 292)

• Institute of Hygiene and Medical Ecology (Room 1170)

.6. Student Union & Student Club

.7. Scientific Library

The following library sections are open Mon – Fri at 9 – 18:

2308 – Subscription for study literature, No. 1

Library is open on Saturdays 9 – 16, on Sundays it’s closed.

.8. Who’s Who in NSMU

To contact the university:

Northern State Medical University

Rector of the university: Pavel Ivanovich Sidorov, Professor, Academician RAMS.

Manager of the International GP Faculty: Nadezhda Vitalevna Ivanova

Secretary at the International GP Faculty: Ljubov Vladimirovna Bojkova.

Teachers in the Department of Russian Language for Foreigners:

Irina Vladimirovna Tokareva

Irina Valerevna Bugaeva

Marina Aleksandrovna Akishina

Head of the Department of Foreign Languages: Lilia Vitalevna Ushakova.

Head of International Center of education: Evgeniy Aleksandrovich Zolotukhin.

Media Park Director: Yury Aleksandrovich Sumarokov.

Vice-rector on Education: Yury Vitalevitch Agafonov, MD, PhD, Professor.

Vice-Rector on Research: Malyavskaya Svetlana, MD, PhD, Professor.

Chair of the Student Union: Elena Yurevna Zelenkova.

Chair of the Student Club: Viktoria Nikolaevna Yantsevich.

.9. Orient yourself into University

In cabinet 1104 is Drug store, open on Mon – Fri at 10–17.

.1. Student Dormitories in the NSMU

.2. Instructions and Rules

I) Vologodskaya St., d. 7, kv. x ( x = number of your own room)

II) St. Timme, d. 27, kv. x

III) St. Samoila, d. 9, kv. x

If a migration card was lost student can make its duplicate.

Embassies and representatives of some countries in Russian

.2. Health Care, Vaccination and Insurance

.1. Location and Transportation

.3. Tourist Attractions

Arkhangelsk boasts woodcarving, bone-carwing, decorative painting on wood, birch-bark

.4. Events and Free Time Activities

There are many cinemas around the city:

.5. Sport Facilities

You can swim in swimming hall “Vodnik” in address Troitsky ave.,122.

.6. Library, Bank, Post Office

.7. Shopping and Costs of Living

Coffee or tea in the cafeteria: 100-200 rubles.

Ticket to cinema: about 100 rubles

Winter shoes: 3500-5500 rubles

.8. Connections: Telephone and Internet

.9. Important Numbers

Important numbers below function in the whole country: