The Russian House at Middlebury College is a new residential space in which three upper-level Russian students can live to improve their language skills. Living at the house entails signing a language pledge similar to that of our summer school. This pledge obliges the student to speak only Russian while in the house. The house is a place where students can come together to socialize informally in Russian with the help of the resident native-speaking teaching assistant. The addition of the Russian House to the campus residential system completes the body of language houses at Middlebury. It joins the Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish houses. The house acts as a learning center not only for the residents, but also the rest of the Russian students who drop in on occasion to practice their language skills and get help with homework. The newly acquired space also allows for additional gatherings between students and faculty for meals and other events.