Introduction
Info about the Organisation - general and brief . Saint-Petersburg social organization of cultural, educational and exchange programs for youth
«MIR TESEN”» («IT’S a SMALL WORLD») was established in 1999. Supported by Committee of youth policy and relations with NGOs of
Government of St Petersburg since in the some years since 2003.
“Mir tesen”- the Partner of Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organisations since 2004, the associated member of CCIVS since 2013.
Our objectives
Our objectives are:
 to develop mutual understanding and solidarity between people,
 to promote tolerance and intercultural dialogue between young people all over the world,
 to encourage youth to find their own value in the world and to introduce Russian cultural
Heritage in the world (Preservation of the cultural sites, which are the incomparable achievements of Russian art, and a key site to understand the mentality of the people of the epochs when the monuments were built, to raise awareness among the local population regarding world heritage and the importance their participation to preserving this site.
Our activities
 short terms volunteers work camps: sending and hosting;
 short terms volunteers work camps for Russian diaspora;

EVS programmes (Erasmus +).
Our Work camps in St-Petersburg
Cultural Heritage Protection has been an important feature of the volunteer projects of “Mir tesen”.
The UN General Assembly declares the following :" Governments should institute, in cooperation with non-governmental youth organizations, travel and exchange programmes and youth camps to help youth understand cultural diversity at both the national and international levels, develop intercultural learning skills and participate in the preservation of the cultural heritage of their own and other societies and the world around them”.
MT01/14, MT02/14 – renovations camps in the center of Saint Petersburg;
MT03/14 – Russian language camp in Saint Petersburg ( extra fee 120 euros);
WHV MT04/14, WHV MT05/14 – are special mobile projects (World heritage projects) under support of CCIVS/UNESCO in Saint Petersburg;
MT04/14, MT05/14 – cultural heritage pilot projects “Russian Country Estates” in Saint
Petersburg/Leningrad region;
MT06/14 – Russian heritage and traditions in Saint Petersburg/suburbs;
MT07/14 – Cultural heritage and renovation in Orthodox monasteries in Saint
Petersburg/suburbs/Leningrad region.
The workcamps dates are June-the beginning of September.

The facts about work camps
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Participants: our main target group young people 18+ years old. We accept to our work camps volunteers of all age, but preferably volunteers fewer than 30. The number of participants in camp is 6 international volunteers+1 camp-leader +1-2 local volunteers .
We welcome volunteers, who have skills in sphere of restoration of cultural heritage monuments, as well historian, architect, and engineer.
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Duration: Our work camps last 10 days + pre-camp 3 days.
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Work: As a rule volunteers work 5-6 hours a day for 5 days a week. Volunteers will help in restoration of Country Houses and in State open-air museums. The volunteers will be engaged in improving the parks: take care of plantation of trees, mow the meadows, cure the trees, clean the hollows, sweep the grounds, cleaning them from old grass, leaves, brunches, twigs, garbage etc. Cleaning the foundations of restoring building; Restoration the paths; Cleaning the park’s ponds; garden’s design by flowerbeds and decorative bushes.
 Accommodation: «Mir Tesen» provides an accommodation in St-Petersburg and in
Leningrad region
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Camp leader: There is 1 leader at the camp, who is responsible for work coordination and link between participants and the host. We train our leaders during the special sessions and seminars. The leader participates in daily life equally with volunteers. We are interested to host Russian speaking camp leaders from the FSU Region, Balt and other
 countries. Welcome Russian speaking camp leaders .
What to bring
For all the camps volunteers should bring sleeping bag, work clothes & gloves, summer clothes
& swimming suit, but also warm clothes and rain-coat because weather in St. Petersburg is really unpredictable. Volunteers are also asked to bring information about their country, photos, music, songbooks, games, musical instruments, etc to organize an intercultural evening.
Conditions for participation
The age of Volunteers should be 18+. The age of World Heritage workcamps is 18-30 years.
Participants should be motivated to do voluntary work and be quite open for the new experiences. For language camp we kindly ask to send the motivation letter on Russian from the volunteer with the VEF and the copy of passport.
Insurance
In Russian camps insurance is not provided. Therefore volunteers need to bring their own insurance against illness, accident and third party risk.
Visa issues
To arrange the Invitation we need the following data: First name, Last name, Gender,
Date of birth, Your Passport number, scan Passport copy, date of issue and expiry,
Citizenship.
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For EU-citizens we can make an invitation letter ourselves for 1-2 days and send it quite quickly by fax or scan. Then we send it by post, it takes 1-2 weeks.
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For non EU-citizens (the USA, Canada, Australia, Latin America) we provide tourist visa
- it is enough for participating in any short term project we organize (no more 30 days).
Making invitation in tourist agency takes for 1-2 days, cost of invitation letter – 10 euro, should be paid by volunteers upon arrival.
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Unfortunately, according to Russian laws we can’t make an invitation letter ourselves for countries of migration risk (countries of African and Asian continents). It should be formed by volunteers individually – the volunteer can apply to tourist agency in his/ her country.

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As any foreigner arrived in Russian Federation for more then 7 days should have the registration, we will make this registration ourselves.
Info sheets
Camp details, practical information and travel directions will be sent to the exchange partners 3 weeks before beginning of the camp.
Meeting point for the camps is “Mir Tesen” office in St Petersburg at the day camp begins.
NGO «MIR TESEN»:
5-line Vasilyevsky Island, 4, St-Petersburg, 199034, Russia mir-tesen@peterlink.ru
; www.mir-tesen.org
Tel. +7 (812)323 44 43, Tel./fax +7 (812) 323 43 87
Welcome to St-Petersburg!
WORKCAMP’S
NAME
LOCATION WORK
CAMP
DATES
TYPE VOL AGE
MT01/14
MT02/14
“The bridges raise”
“Saint Petersburg’s
White Nights”
St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg
02.06-13.06
16.06-27.06
Reno/Cult
Reno/Cult
6+2
6+2
18+
18+
MT03/14
WHV
MT04/14
“St-Peterburg of
Dostoevsky”
«Saint -Petersburg and
UNESCO Heritage sites of 14–18 centuries»
MT04/14 “Russian Country
Estates 1”
St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg/
Leningrad Region
30.06-11.07 Lang/Reno/Envi
14.07-25.07 Cult. Heritage
14.07-25.07 Cult/Envi/Reno
6+2
6+2
6+2
18+
18-30
18+
WHV
MT05/14
MT05/14
«Saint -Petersburg and
UNESCO Heritage sites of 18–19 centuries»
“Russian Country
Estates 2”
St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg/
Leningrad Region
28.07-08.08
28.07-08.08
Cult. Heritage
Cult/Envi/Reno
MT06/14
MT07/14
“The Apple Spas and
Russian traditions”
“The Orthodox
Monasteries”
St. Petersburg/
Leningrad Region
St. Petersburg/
Leningrad Region
11.08-22.08
25.08-05.09
Cult/Envi/Reno
Cult/Envi/Reno
6+2
6+2
6+2
6+2
18-30
18+
18+
18+
COMMENTS
Extra fee
120 Euro
Pilot project
Pilot project

MT01/14
Dates: 02.06 – 13.06 Age : 18+ Type : Reno/Cult Language : English Int. Vols : 6, local vol.1-2 Location : Saint Petersburg
PROJECT: The 'Venice of the North' is the result of a vast urban project begun in 1703 by Peter the Great. World Heritage of St. Petersburg consists well-known historical center of modern St.
Petersburg, palaces and park ensembles of its suburbs – Peterhof, Tsarskoye Selo, Pavlovsk,
Gatchina. The historic center of St. Petersburg is included in UNESCO World Heritage http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/540 “Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups
Monuments". Vasilievsky Island is the historical part of Saint-Petersburg and the largest island in the Neva delta. From the foundation of St. Petersburg Vasilievsky Island was intended to become an administrative, scientific and cultural heart of downtown. St. Petersburg is not only the city of white nights, islands (42) and palaces, it’s also the city of opening bridges. More than 400 bridges are in the city .
This unique event can be seen during the White Nights in St. Petersburg.
This unique phenomenon continues since 11 June to 10 July. Camp is held during this time. WORK:
Participants of our camps will be involved in the variety of exciting activities. Volunteers will discover the historical center of St-Petersburg, where a lot of buildings are under protection of
UNESCO. Also they will attract public attention to the preservation`s issues and contribute to the renovation process of the building on the Vasilievsky Island, where host organization is situated.
Volunteers will be responsible for the development an art project, regarding inside and outside design of the office and its execution. The work will be combined with a cultural program.
ACCOMMODATION: In St. Petersburg. LOCATION: St. Petersburg.
LEISURE TIME: St.
Petersburg is the cultural capital of Russia, so participants will have an opportunity to visit numerous museums, theatres, galleries and exhibitions. The volunteers can go to some country residences of Emperors, Grand Princes and grandees: Peterhof www.peterhofmuseum.ru
,
Lomonosov www.oranienbaum.org
, Tsarskoye Selo www.tzar.ru
, Pavlovsk www.pavlovskmuseum.ru
, Gatchina www.museum.ru/W1335 . TERMINAL: Pulkovo
International Airport is located about 17 km from the St. Petersburg center. We know that some of the volunteers have problems with the high cost of tickets to St. Petersburg, so we can recommend them to find economy flights not to St. Petersburg, but to Riga, Helsinki or any
Finland city. It is a very short way from Riga or Helsinki to our city not only by plane, but also by bus or train. SPECIAL REMARKS: Volunteers should bring working clothes, gloves and sleeping bags. Besides, it would be great to take something special from their countries (photos, food or souvenirs) for international party in the workcamp and demonstrate them as special features of home country. Take this vacation in Russia as a chance to develop enduring ties with
Russians, they are very warm-hearted people!
SPECIAL OFFER: Pre-camp 30.05-02.06. More information see in Infosheet.

MT02/14
Dates: 16.06 – 27.06 Age : 18+ Type : Reno/Cult Language : English Int. Vols : 6, local vol.1-2 Location : Saint Petersburg
PROJECT: The 'Venice of the North' is the result of a vast urban project begun in 1703 under
Peter the Great. World Heritage of St-Petersburg consist well-known historical center of modern St. Petersburg, the palace and park ensembles of its suburbs – Peterhof ,
Tsarskoye Selo, Pavlovsk , Gatchina .The historic center of St. Petersburg is included in
UNESCO World Heritage http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/540 “Historic Centre of Saint
Petersburg and Related Groups Monuments". Vasilievsky Island is the historical part of Saint-
Petersburg and the largest island in the Neva delta. From the foundation of St.Petersburg.
Vasilievsky Island was intended to become the administrative, scientific and cultural heart of downtown St Petersburg. St-Petersburg is not only the city of the islands (42) and palaces, it’s also the city of opening bridges, of White Nights.
Volunteers Camp is held during the White
Nights .This unique phenomenon continues c11 June to 10 July. White Nights is a kind of symbol of St. Petersburg. This unique phenomenon continues since 11 June to 10 July .
WORK: Participants of our camps will be involved in the variety of exciting activities.
Volunteers will discover the historical center of St-Petersburg, where a lot of buildings are under protection of UNESCO. Also they will attract public attention to the preservation`s issues and contribute to the renovation process of the building on the Vasilievsky Island, where host organization is situated. Volunteers will be responsible for the development an art project, regarding inside and outside design of the office and its execution. The work will be combined with a cultural program.
ACCOMMODATION: In St. Petersburg. LOCATION: St.
Petersburg.
LEISURE TIME: St. Petersburg is the cultural capital of Russia, so participants will have an opportunity to visit numerous museums, theatres, galleries and exhibitions. The volunteers can go to some country residences of Emperors, Grand Princes and grandees:
Peterhof www.peterhofmuseum.ru
, Lomonosov www.oranienbaum.org
, Tsarskoye Selo www.tzar.ru
, Pavlovsk www.pavlovskmuseum.ru
, Gatchina www.museum.ru/W1335 . Camp is held during the White Nights in St-Petersburg: at this time of the year the city hosts a variety of festivals, concerts and folk events. Each year millions of tourists come to Petersburg, walking at night on the Neva river, watch the bridges raise. TERMINAL: Pulkovo
International Airport is located about 17 km from the St. Petersburg center. We know that some of the volunteers have problems with the high cost of tickets to St. Petersburg, so we can recommend them to find economy flights not to St. Petersburg, but to Riga, Helsinki or any
Finland city. It is a very short way from Riga or Helsinki to our city not only by plane, but also by bus or train. SPECIAL REMARKS: Volunteers should bring working clothes, gloves and sleeping bags. Besides, it would be great to take something special from their countries
(photos, food or souvenirs) for international party in the workcamp and demonstrate them as special features of home country. Take this vacation in Russia as a chance to develop enduring ties with Russians, they are very warm-hearted people!
SPECIAL OFFER: Pre-camp 13.06-
16.06. More information see in Infosheet.

MT03/14
Dates: 30.06 – 11.07 Age : 18+ Type : Lang/Reno/Envi Language : English/Russian
Int. Vols : 6, local vol.1-2 Location : St. Petersburg
PROJECT: St. Petersburg is not only a city of palaces and mansions. "Another" St.Petersburg is very near - Petersburg intersections and alleys, narrow canals and picturesque bridges, apartment buildings and courtyards-"wells". St.Petersburg is considered to be the city of the great Russian writer and philosopher Feodor Dostoevsky. He embodied the city in his books, creating the phenomenon of "St. Petersburg of Dostoevsky". The most famous works were written in this city: “Crime and Punishment”, “The Idiot”, “Karamazovy Brothers”, etc. His characters walked along the streets of the city. The spirit of his novels soars in the air.
Dostoevsky’s grandson lives in St.Petersburg. Meeting with him is quite possible. So this is a challenging question to say if St.Petersburg is recognized through the novels of Dostoevsky, or it is Dostoevsky through walking around the city. So that’s why we invite volunteers to the wonderful city St.Petersburg to get a closer look at the world and the language of the great
Dostoevsky! The group of people from different countries will be formed as an ordinary workcamp, including living and spending leisure time together, but the main idea of the project is to allow volunteers increase their Russian by taking part in informal study. The methodology of teaching based on using of linguistic-cultured component. The teacher will be native speaker with the degree of bachelor of Philological faculty (specialty: “Russian as Foreign”). We ask volunteers to send us their motivation letter and CV. Please, specify your language level. “Mir
Tesen” doesn’t provide any certificate. NB! This camp course is for the basic level.
WORK:
The volunteers will have daily classes of Russian. They will be engaged in improving the territory of Vasilievsky Island and making outside and inside repair of old historical building, where host NGO “Mir Tesen” is situated. Works are various, but not requiring any special qualifications: to seat grass, bushes and flowers; to paint the iron fenders of the windows. Inside building: to paint walls and windows, to decorate rooms. Creative volunteers, you are welcome! ACCOMMODATION: in St-Petersburg. LEISURE TIME : The historic center of
St. Petersburg is included in UNESCO World Heritage http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/540
“Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups Monuments". St-Petersburg is the cultural capital of Russia , so you will have an opportunity to visit numerous museums, theatres, galleries and exhibitions. The volunteers can go to some country residences of Emperors, Grand
Princes and grandees: Peterhof www.peterhofmuseum.ru
, Lomonosov www.oranienbaum.org
,
Tsarskoye Selo www.tzar.ru
, Pavlovsk www.pavlovskmuseum.ru
, Gatchina www.museum.ru/W1335 . TERMINAL: Pulkovo International Airport is located about 17 km from the St-Petersburg center. We know that some of the volunteers have problems with the high cost of tickets to Saint Petersburg. We can recommend them to find economy flights not to
St. Petersburg, but to Riga or Helsinki or other Finland city. It is a very short way from Riga or
Helsinki to our city not only by plane, but also by bus or train. SPECIAL REMARKS:
Volunteers should bring working clothes, gloves and sleeping bags. Besides, it would be great to take something special from their countries (photos, food or souvenirs) for international party in the workcamp and demonstrate them as special features of home country. SPECIAL OFFER:
Pre-camp 27.06-30.06. More information see in Infosheet. The workcamp will take place if quantity of volunteers is no less than 5 persons. Deadline for sending application (VEF) – not later than 1 month before the camp. EXTRA FEE : 120 euro (included: accommodation, food,
Russian lessons).

WHV MT04/14
Dates: 14.07- 25.07 Age: 18-30 Type: Cult. Heritage Lang.: English Vols: 6+
2 Location: St.Petersburg
PROJECT : We present a special project. The innovative aspect of the project is that the camp will be mobile. WH http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/540 “Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and
Related Groups Monuments “ consist of not only of well-known historical center of modern St.
Petersburg and the palaces and parks ensembles of its suburbs Tsarskoye Selo www.tzar.ru
,
Pavlovsk www.pavlovskmuseum.ru
, Gatchina www.museum.ru/W1335 . It is also a little known a fortress, Imperial estates and other of historical and cultural monuments. Some time international volunteers will be work in historical center of modern St. Petersburg. Some times they will work in imperial and princely suburban residences and in the Leningrad Region
(Imperial Country Estates Ropsha). Volunteers are permitted to see different parts of the
Russian Culture Heritage, can learn architectural styles of the Russian construction indifferent historical periods (14-18 centuries). This project to support by the World Heritage Centre
(WHC) and the Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service (CCIVS). The work will be combined with a cultural program. We expect our workcamp will help to achieve the following object: preservation of the cultural sites, which are the incomparable achievements of Russian art, and a key site to understand the mentality of the people of the epochs when the monuments were built. Volunteers and local youth will also create a video and a photographic album – a visual memory - of works and activities done during the workcamp.
We will do it to raise awareness among the population of Saint Petersburg regarding World
Heritage and the importance of preserving this significant place .
WORK :. A few days volunteers will be working in Saint Petersburg and in the parks of its suburbs.The volunteers will be engaged to improve parks: take care about plantations of trees, mow the meadows, cure the trees, clean the hollows, sweep the grounds, cleaning them out of the garbage, etc.
Volunteers will be working 5-6 hours per day 5 days a week under the supervision of the heritage specialists. In addition to the work a workshop on renovation techniques will be offered. The work will be combined with a cultural program.
ACCOMMODATION : In St.
Petersburg. LOCATION : St. Petersburg. LEISURE TIME : St. Petersburg is the cultural capital of Russia www.gov.spb.ru
, so participants will have an opportunity to visit numerous museums, theatres, galleries and exhibitions. Besides, at this time of the year the city hosts a variety of festivals, concerts and folk events. Each year millions of tourists come to
St.Petersburg for walking at night along the Neva river, watching the bridges raise. TERMINA :
Pulkovo International Airport is located about 17 km from the St.Petersburg center. SPECIAL
REMARKS The project will have a strong part for study the experiences of the World Heritage organizations, will be organized the workshop devoted to the World Heritage. International volunteers will be asked to prepare and bring with them information about the European models and different methods of WH promotion and protection in their home countries for discussions during the workshop. Volunteers should bring working clothes, gloves and sleeping bags.
Besides, it would be great to take something special from their countries (photos, food or souvenirs) for international party in the workcamp and demonstrate them as special features of home country.
SPECIAL OFFER: Pre-camp 11.07-14.07
more information see in Infosheet.

MT04/14
Dates: 14.07- 25.07 Age: 18-30 Type: Cult/Envi/Reno Lang.: English Vols: 6 +2
Location: Saint Petersburg/Leningrad Region
PROJECT : We present a pilot project. Country Estates of the St-Petersburg region were built in
18-19 centuries. Among the owners there were members of the royal family and famous statesmen, military leaders, artists, composers, architects, writers, such as Vrangel, Repin,
Nabokov, Rerikh.
Many of country houses were damaged, especially the parks, landscapes and interiors. We want to bring the former meaning to the country estates as pieces of world heritage. Today the restoration of the country estates is an important deal together with the renewal of the unique parks. The project will be implemented on one of these estates. We expect our workcamp will help volunteers to achieve the following object: to raise awareness among the local population regarding heritage and the importance their participation to preserving this site. During these days volunteers will prepare an open air performance for local people and international volunteers. Our participants will try to reproduce the historical events, which a site is connected with. It might be the mysterious fortunes of famous persons. In addition to the work a workshop on renovation techniques will be offered. The big advantage of this workcamp is an opportunity to see both the imperial city St. Petersburg and the real Russian countryside. The project will be confirmed not later the 1 May. WORK: Our volunteers will be working in in the parks of the Country Estate. The volunteers will be engaged to improve parks: take care about plantations of trees, mow the meadows, cure the trees, clean the hollows, sweep the grounds, cleaning them out of the garbage, etc. Volunteers will be working 5-6 hours per day 5 days a week under the supervision of the heritage specialists. In addition to the work a workshop on renovation techniques will be offered. A few days (about 3 days) volunteers will be working in Saint Petersburg. Our volunteers will also discover historical center of St-
Petersburg, where a lot of buildings are under protection of UNESCO. The work will be combined with a cultural program.
ACCOMMODATION : Volunteers will live in a summer caravan in close proximity to the heritage site surrounded by the ruins and park. LOCATION : Some days in St. Petersburg and some days in Leningrad Region. LEISURE TIME : St-Petersburg is a cultural capital of Russia http://www.gov.spb.ru/, so volunteers will have an opportunity to visit numerous museums, theatres, galleries and exhibitions, country residences of Emperors, Grand Princes and grandees.
In the countryside volunteers can go fishing, swimming in the lake or pick different berries, drink tea from samovar and even go to the banya. During this workcamp the volunteers can visit and work in several the most famous estates. TERMINAL : Pulkovo International Airport is located about 17 km from the St-Petersburg center. SPECIAL REMARKS dates coincide with the camp WHV MT04/14 «Saint Petersburg and UNESCO Heritage sites of 14–18 centuries» .
Volunteers both camps will meet and undertake joint activities. Volunteers should bring working clothes, gloves and sleeping bags. Besides, it would be great to take something special from their countries (photos, food or souvenirs) for international party in the workcamp and demonstrate them as special features of home country.
SPECIAL OFFER: Pre-camp 11.07-
14.07
more information see in Infosheet.

WHV MT05/14
Dates: 28.07- 8.08 Age: 18-30 Type: Cult. Heritage Lang.: English Vols:6+2 Location:
St.Petersburg
PROJECT : We present a special project The innovative aspect of the project is that the camp will be mobile. WH http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/540 “Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and
Related Groups Monuments"consist of not only of well-known historical center of modern St.
Petersburg and the palaces and parks ensembles of its suburbs Tsarskoye Selo www.tzar.ru
,
Pavlovsk www.pavlovskmuseum.ru
, Gatchina www.museum.ru/W1335 . It is also a little known
Orthodox monastery, Imperial estates and other of historical and cultural monuments. Some time international volunteers will be work in historical center of modern St. Petersburg. Some times they will work in imperial and princely suburban residences - Tsarskoie Selo (Pushkin),
Pavlovsk, Gatchina, etc.) and in the Leningrad Region (Imperial Country Estates Gostilitsy ), country estate Repina etc. Volunteers are permitted to see different parts of the Russian
Culture Heritage, can learn architectural styles of the Russian construction indifferent historical periods (18-19 centuries). Our workcamp will help to achieve the following object: preservation of the cultural sites, which are the incomparable achievements of Russian art, and a key site to understand the mentality of the people of the epochs when the monuments were built. This project to support by the World Heritage Centre (WHC) and the Coordinating Committee for
International Voluntary Service (CCIVS). Volunteers and local youth will also create a video and a photographic album – a visual memory - of works and activities done during the workcamp. We will do it to raise awareness among the population of Saint Petersburg regarding
World Heritage and the importance of preserving this significant place. WORK : A few days volunteers will be working in Saint Petersburg and in the parks of its suburbs.The volunteers will be engaged to improve parks: take care about plantations of trees, mow the meadows, cure the trees, clean the hollows, sweep the grounds, cleaning them out of the garbage, etc.
Volunteers will be working 5-6 hours per day 5 days a week under the supervision of the heritage specialists. In addition to the work a workshop on renovation techniques will be offered. The work will be combined with a cultural program. ACCOMMODATION : In St.
Petersburg. LOCATION : St. Petersburg. LEISURE TIME : St. Petersburg is the cultural capital of Russia www.gov.spb.ru
, so participants will have an opportunity to visit numerous museums, theatres, galleries and exhibitions. Besides, at this time of the year the city hosts a variety of festivals, concerts and folk events. Each year millions of tourists come to
St.Petersburg for walking at night along the Neva river, watching the bridges raise. TERMINA :
Pulkovo International Airport is located about 17 km from the St.Petersburg center. SPECIAL
REMARKS The project will have a strong part for study the experiences of the World Heritage organizations, will be organized the workshop devoted to the World Heritage. International volunteers will be asked to prepare and bring with them information about the European models and different methods of WH promotion and protection in their home countries for discussions during the workshop. Volunteers should bring working clothes, gloves and sleeping bags.
Besides, it would be great to take something special from their countries (photos, food or souvenirs) for international party in the workcamp and demonstrate them as special features of home country. SPECIAL OFFER: Pre-camp 25.07-28.07
more information see in Infosheet.

MT05/14
Dates: 28.07- 08.08 Age: 18-30 Type: Cult/Envi Lang.: English Int. Vols : 6, local vol.1-2
Location: St.Petersburg/Lelingrad Region
PROJECT : We present a pilot project. Country Estates of the St-Petersburg region were built in
18-19 centuries. Among the owners there were members of the royal family and famous statesmen, military leaders, artists, composers, architects, writers, such as Vrangel, Repin,
Nabokov, Rerikh.
many of country houses were damaged, especially the parks, landscapes and interiors. We want to bring the former meaning to the country estates as pieces of world heritage. Today the restoration of the country estates is an important deal together with the renewal of the unique parks. The project will be implemented on one of the estates. During these days volunteers will prepare an open air performance for local people and international volunteers. Our participants will try to reproduce the historical events, which a site is connected with. In addition to the work a workshop on renovation techniques will be offered. The big advantage of this workcamp is an opportunity to see both the imperial city St. Petersburg and the real Russian countryside. The project will be confirmed not later the 1 May WORK: Our volunteers will be working in in the parks of the Country Estate.The volunteers will be engaged to improve parks: take care about plantations of trees, mow the meadows, cure the trees, clean the hollows, sweep the grounds, cleaning them out of the garbage, etc. Volunteers will be working 5-6 hours per day 5 days a week under the supervision of the heritage specialists. In addition to the work a workshop on renovation techniques will be offered. A few days (about 3 days) volunteers will be working in
Saint Petersburg. Our volunteers will also discover historical center of St-Petersburg, where a lot of buildings are under protection of UNESCO. The participants will renovate process of the building on the Vasilievsky Island, where a host organization is situated. The volunteers will be responsible for the development an art project, regarding inside and outside design of the office and its’ execution. The work will be combined with a cultural program.
ACCOMMODATION :
Volunteers will live in a summer caravan in close proximity to the heritage site surrounded by the ruins and park. LOCATION : Some days in St. Petersburg and few some days in Leningrad
Region. LEISURE TIME : St-Petersburg is a cultural capital of Russia http://www.gov.spb.ru/, so volunteers will have an opportunity to visit numerous museums, theatres, galleries and exhibitions, country residences of Emperors, Grand Princes and grandees. In the countryside volunteers can go fishing, swimming in the lake or pick different berries, drink tea from samovar and even go to the banya. During this workcamp the volunteers can visit and work in several the most famous Estates. TERMINAL : Pulkovo International Airport is located about
17 km from the St-Petersburg center. SPECIAL REMARKS dates coincide with the camp
WHV MT05/14 «Saint Petersburg and UNESCO Heritage sites of 18–19 centuries».
Volunteers both camps will meet and undertake joint activities. Volunteers should bring working clothes, gloves and sleeping bags. Besides, it would be great to take something special from their countries (photos, food or souvenirs) for international party in the workcamp and demonstrate them as special features of home country. SPECIAL OFFER: Pre-camp 25.07-
28.07
more information see in Infosheet.

MT06/14
Dates: 11.08- 22.08 Age: 18+ Type: Cult/Envi/Reno Lang.: English Int. Vols : 6+ local vol.1-2 Location: St.Petersburg/Leningrad Region
PROJECT : There are lot of Heritage sites in St-Petersburg and Leningrad region. For example,
Country Estates and Orthodox Monasteries of were built in 12-19 centuries. Among the owners of
Country Estates were members of the royal family and famous statesmen, military leaders, artists, composers, architects, writers. Nowadays a lot of Country Estates are damaged, especially parks, landscapes and interiors. The restoration and renewal of them are very important for saving cultural heritage of Russia. So we want to bring the former meaning of country estates as pieces of culture Heritage. There are Imperial estates Gatchina, Repina, Gostilitsy, Ropsha and other historical places. Many of the Monasteries are also damaged and now they are being restored.
These objects are located in the beautiful landscapes and untouched nature near the lakes. So it’s a unique workcamp for volunteers, who want to get in touch with the spirit of the history of the
Estates and mystic of Orthodox Monasteries. It is a “mobile” workcamp. Volunteers will live in
St-Petersburg and Leningrad region so they will have an opportunity to see different parts of the
Russian Culture Heritage, learn architectural styles of the Russian construction of different historical periods. During this camp on August 19 the Russian Christians celebrate the Apple
Spas. In Europe, the holiday is celebrated according to the Julian calendar on the 6 August. Also participants will have an opportunity to face ancient traditions of Old Rus, get to know with rites, signs, games and learn how to cook many variants of apple dishes. WORK : Participants of our camp will be involved in the variety of exciting activities. Our work camp consists two parts.
Within the first part volunteers will visit some palaces and parks which situated in St-Petersburg suburbs. Volunteers will help pick up apples beside orthodox monasteries, gardens and parks, take care about tree plantations. Within the second part volunteers will discover historical center of St.
Petersburg, where a lot of buildings are under protection of UNESCO. Besides, the participants will attract public attention to the preservation`s issues and contribute to the renovation process of the building on the Vasilievsky Island, where host organization is situated. Volunteers will be responsible for the development an art project regarding inside and outside design of the office and its execution. The work will be combined with a cultural program. The big advantage of this workcamp is an opportunity to see both the imperial city St. Petersburg and the real Russian countryside. ACCOMMODATION : Some days in St. Petersburg and few some days in
Leningrad Region. LOCATION : St. Petersburg/Leningrad Region. LEISURE TIME : St.
Petersburg is the cultural capital of Russia, so participants will have an opportunity to visit lots of museums, theatres, galleries and exhibitions, residences of Emperors, Grand Princes and grandees. In the countryside volunteers can go fishing, swimming in the lake or pick different berries, drink tea from samovar and even go to the banya. Sometimes it will be also possible to discuss different religions with monks of the Monasteries. TERMINAL : Pulkovo International
Airport is located about 17 km from the St-Petersburg center. SPECIAL REMARKS : Volunteers should bring working clothes, gloves and sleeping bags. Besides, it would be great to take something special from their countries (photos, food or souvenirs) for international party in the workcamp and demonstrate them as special features of home country. SPECIAL OFFER : Precamp 08.08-11.08 - more information see in Infosheet.

MT07/14
Dates: 25.08- 05.09 Age: 18+ Type: Cult/Envi/Reno Lang.: English Int. Vols : 6, local vol.1-2
Location: St.Petersburg/Leningrad Region
PROJECT : There are a lot of historical and cultural heritage sites of the St-Petersburg region which were built in 12-19 centuries. Orthodox Monasteries are the great part of them. Many of the Monasteries are damaged; especially the landscapes and interiors and now they are being restored. These objects are located in the beautiful landscapes and untouched nature near the lakes. So it’s a unique workcamp for volunteers, who want to get in touch with the spirit of history and mystic of Orthodox Monasteries. So, it will be possible to discuss different religions with monks. The big advantage of this workcamp is an opportunity to see both the imperial city St. Petersburg and the real Russian countryside. During this workcamp the volunteers can visit and work in several the most famous Monasteries. For example, Saint
Alexander Nevsky Lavra ( http://lavra.spb.ru
) in St. Petersburg which was founded by one of the most outstanding tsar of Russia Peter the First in 1710. Coastal Monastery of St. Sergius
( http://www.pustin.spb.ru
) in the suburb of St.Petersburg, in Strelna. The other famous monastery St. John
Monastery Cheremenetsky ( http://cheremenets.ru
). It is placed in Leningradrad region near the top of the island on a leveled hill, surrounding by Cheremenetsky lake. It takes 1 hour by train to get there.
Adapted version of the list of all monasteries will be available by personal e-mail request or in e-vet system (MT07/14) not later than May 1.
WORK : Participants of our camps will be involved in the variety of activities. They will collect vegetables and apples, help priors, restore monasteries. Besides, volunteers will be engaged in improving parks: take care of plantation of trees, mow the meadows, cure the trees, clean the hollows. ACCOMMODATION : Because of camp mobility, participants will live in several places during the camp: for 2-3 days in each monastery in St.-Petersburg and in Leningrad region .
LOCATION : Some days in St. Petersburg and few some days in Leningrad Region. LEISURE TIME :
St-Petersburg is a cultural capital of Russia http://www.gov.spb.ru/, so volunteers will have an opportunity to visit numerous museums, theatres, galleries and exhibitions, country residences of Emperors, Grand
Princes and grandees. In the countryside volunteers can go fishing, swimming in the lake or pick different berries, drink tea from samovar and even go to the banya. TERMINAL : Pulkovo International Airport is located about 17 km from the St-Petersburg center. SPECIAL REMARKS : Volunteers should bring working clothes, gloves and sleeping bags. Besides, it would be good to take something special from their country (photos, food and small things) for international party in the workcamp and demonstrating others characteristic features of home country. SPECIAL OFFER : Pre-camp 22.08-25.08 - more information see in Infosheet.