I would highly recommend the Привет (Privet) language school to anyone interested in improving their Russian. After 4 weeks of lessons I can confirm that the teaching is excellent, small groups are definitely small (my class varied from 3 students to just me) and teachers were happy to look at topics we were particularly interested in. I enjoyed staying with the host family arranged by the school - food was great and accommodation was very comfortable and within walking distance of the school. The weekend trips were interesting and well organised and they did their best to accommodate any special requests for destinations etc. I hope to come back next year!