TESTIMONIALS
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Allyson NelsonParticipating Year: 2007-2008
“A fundamental key to the Alfa Fellowship’s success is its immersion of the fellows into daily Russian life. While the program undoubtedly affords its fellows unique professional opportunities, it is also the direct and day-to-day interaction with other Russians that allows the fellows to broaden their perspectives on Russia in a manner that simply cannot be obtained through short term visits, no matter how frequent. It is this insight and understanding that is preliminary to any meaningful relationship, and the Alfa experience affords each of its fellows the ability to learn the Russian language, culture and people on a level few Americans can claim.” |
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Bruce PurdyParticipating Year: 2006-2007
“Although the Soviet Union collapsed over 15 years ago, Russia is still developing western business practices. Therefore, to fully understand the ‘new Russia’, Fellows must demonstrate a high level of professionalism, patience, and understandung in order to be good ambassadors for the program. I am grateful for the program and all of the opportunities and experience it has provided for me.” |
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Colin McCulloughParticipating Year: 2007-2008
“The Alfa Fellowship has given me professional and personal opportunities I would never have had otherwise and has presented me a unique opportunity to better understand modern Russia and the issues it deals with in the 21st century. Now, thanks to the Alfa Fellowship, I believe I have developed my language capacity, my understanding of Russia’s political, economic and societal spheres in such a way that I would now consider a career primarily focused on Russia.” |
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Sheree TribbittParticipating Year: 2006-2007
“One of the most interesting observations I made during my time in Russia is the overwhelming gravitational pull a culture has on all individuals who are immersed in it, even non-natives. In addition to educating me about the New Russia, the Alfa Fellowship broadened my perspective, made me more tolerant of difference and diversity and more committed to advocating for and protecting those ideals.” |
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Mariya RasnerParticipating Year: 2004-2005
“The Alfa Fellowship Program allowed me to do what I do not think I would have been able to do otherwise — live in Russia for six months at a time of important developments in the country while also working as a journalist at Ekho Moskvy, a radio station singled out in the 2004 U.S. Department of State Country Report on Human Rights Practices in Russia for its ‘highly independent editorial position’.” |
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“A fundamental key to the Alfa Fellowship’s success is its immersion of the fellows into daily Russian life…”
