Thread: If I was to take a trip to Russia

Originally Posted by BabaYaga

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

Hey, one never shows all one's cards at once!

Especially not the trump cards!


I tried the site - grrreat list of movies!
But due to me being a stoopid (= silly form of "stupid" )foreigner with a stoopid foreign internet provider, I was denied access. No downloading for me...

Apparently, it's a money question (imagine the bandwidth that site must use!) - but I guess there's some copyright trouble hovering in the background as well.....


So, that's it! I'm booking my ticket to Russia next week! :P
Anyone need any milk? Or something?

Here comes the next card. If you read the writing in RED on the website, you will see that for foreigners (ie YOU and me) one is only allowed to download between 4 am and 10 am Moscow time, and only one movie at a time.

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

Here comes the next card. If you read the writing in RED on the website, you will see that for foreigners (ie YOU and me) one is only allowed to download between 4 am and 10 am Moscow time, and only one movie at a time.

What is up with that? I think a domain called Narod is suppposed to do the same thing, either reducing non-CIS traffic to a crawl or forbidding it outright. I'm really not that knowledgable on the whole internet infrastructure thing, but what is the deal? Is it a government controlled thing? Does Russia just lack the bandwidth to allow a free-for-all? Is it cheap ISPs? Or are we in the US just really fortunate not to have this restriction in place?

Lol! It didn't used to be like that, and get your paranoid government thoughts out of you head It is simple, the Russian website owners are fed up of "accross the border" people hogging all the bandwidth!

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

Lol! It didn't used to be like that, and get your paranoid government thoughts out of you head It is simple, the Russian website owners are fed up of "accross the border" people hogging all the bandwidth!

But what do they care? And were the non-CIS really THAT much of a problem? I just think it's weird, is all.

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

Here comes the next card. If you read the writing in RED on the website, you will see that for foreigners (ie YOU and me) one is only allowed to download between 4 am and 10 am Moscow time, and only one movie at a time.

So if my gigantic file is downloading, and spills over into that time, the cheeky bastards are going to ban my IP address? Did I understand that correctly?

Well it all depends on the program you are using. They ban your IP (they have me) if you keep trying to reconnect once they terminate your connection. They usually terminate your connection once the time has expired, but that is not always the case for some reason...

Regarding the non-CIS being a problem: dude, I am 100% sure "ex-Russians" in the U.S./Europe have been using this site alot more than any CIS country. This reduces sites to a crawl, but allowing them in the middle of the night, when the CIS traffic is the least, makes more sense.

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

Here comes the next card. If you read the writing in RED on the website, you will see that for foreigners (ie YOU and me) one is only allowed to download between 4 am and 10 am Moscow time, and only one movie at a time.

If I were better at Russian, I would have understood that.....
Tx, KV.....

Originally Posted by Barmaley

Silly Belgian!

I luvs you too, Mr. Дикий Тигр!

Originally Posted by Barmaley

Copyright infringment is for Russians! Or something like that...(I stocked up on CDs while I was there )

I know - it seems they have no rules whatsoever about that - the things you can find on Russian sites, up for grabs!
I'm not in Russia though, so I'm a bit careful: about a year ago, a student here was fined 4000 € (!!!) for downloading music of the internet, and thereby infringing on copyright. The Belgian copyright organisation doesn't consist of sweet guys.....

So if I suddenly disappear, I'll be in jail watching Russian movies....

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

dude, I am 100% sure "ex-Russians" in the U.S./Europe have been using this site alot more than any CIS country. This reduces sites to a crawl, but allowing them in the middle of the night, when the CIS traffic is the least, makes more sense.

Dude, like that's totally, like a bummer man. Like it would be gnarly and tubular and stuff if like I could bodaciously download anytime! (I'm sorry for the mockery -- "dude" just amused me this morning for some reason -- I do see their point though...)

Originally Posted by BabaYaga

I'm not in Russia though, so I'm a bit careful: about a year ago, a student here was fined 4000 € (!!!) for downloading music of the internet, and thereby infringing on copyright. The Belgian copyright organisation doesn't consist of sweet guys.....

So if I suddenly disappear, I'll be in jail watching Russian movies....

Once again, to be the typical American whiner-stereotype, I'm going to tell you that we are obviously worse-off than you. Seriously. You have no idea what sort of complete and utter scum our record/movie companies are. Corporate farking gestapo. They'll sue/blackmail anybody they can -- they need an excuse for their slipping sales numbers, so they think it's a great idea to claim that some kid in his mom's basement is the root of all their problems, and that we therefore need really idiotic laws that will hold his parents legally-responsible for tens of thousands of dollars in "damages." Like I said, the scum of the earth (and I might add that I'm a hardcore imperialist, CAPITALIST pig-dog, but this is just absolutely vulgar).

I ve been reading up on everyday life in Russia.
they say that I would buying day to day for food accessories ect.Vodka can be used like tips.boiling water is strongly recomended,
Gypsy kids will pick on tourists and pick pocket them lol.

gifts to bring chocolate, toys for kids, fine tobacco,hats, army knives.
russia is on differnt voltage so to buy a converter. they re set times for showers and use of the bathrooms?(I understand mornings and not use during day for warm water for the washing of clothing)leave lights on kitchen to avoid cockroaches.
houses are in huge cement buildings like gigantic apartments.and country is nice but you will work very hard if you live there.(isnt all counrty farm life hard lol)

securlylock luggage(obviously) so no one steals from you,avoid train stations and airports. the place is knowen to be safer than new york.
the weather seems like Idaho warm summers,freezing winters.

Im still researching on meals of everyday,common jobs,fun activities that people do on spare time.

Originally Posted by Sir Krist

gifts to bring chocolate, toys for kids, fine tobacco,hats, army knives.

They make it sound like you're going to be trading with Indians or something. Maybe you should bring some shiny beads and they'll sell you Moscow.
Chocolate: Nobody dislikes chocolate, but there's PLENTY of it in Russia.
Toys: Kind of vague. You need to know what kind of children you're going to see, otherwise a bit difficult.
Tobacco: Uhm. Don't know much about this. I assume it's about like I said regarding chocolate -- and I'm not sure what sort of customs regulations that'll put you up against.
Hats: Not so much. I took a baseball cap to someone and they seemed pretty underwhelmed -- and didn't see many of them on the street.
Swiss army knives: Probably the only good suggestion IMHO. My host bro loved mine; I ended up giving it to him when I left.
Posters would be good (the flat kind that are folded into fourths or whatever--not the tube type, a tea mug with local stuff on it...small jewelry items (like name bracelts with the little blocks or whatever) for girls...FOOD is awesome. Try to bring a meal or two thats American (whatever that is), Italian or Mexican to prepare. You'll have to use your head -- beef is something that's easily found -- taco seasoning not so much. So bring a packet or two and pack of flat tortillas or whatever, and you'll be in good shape. And chocolate chip cookies. If Kennedy had sent Khruschev chocolate chip cookies, there would have been no Cuban Missile Crisis. It would have been called the Cuban Cookie Fadango.

Re: Hot water, don't most places have some boiler thing. I can't remember the Russian would, but it sounded like colonic.

When I was in Kazan', me, and all my friends flats had boilers in the bathroom that we lit to give us hot water.

Originally Posted by Sir Krist

I ve been reading up on everyday life in Russia.
they say that I would buying day to day for food accessories ect.Vodka can be used like tips.boiling water is strongly recomended,
Gypsy kids will pick on tourists and pick pocket them lol.

gifts to bring chocolate, toys for kids, fine tobacco,hats, army knives.
russia is on differnt voltage so to buy a converter. they re set times for showers and use of the bathrooms?(I understand mornings and not use during day for warm water for the washing of clothing)leave lights on kitchen to avoid cockroaches.
houses are in huge cement buildings like gigantic apartments.and country is nice but you will work very hard if you live there.(isnt all counrty farm life hard lol)

securlylock luggage(obviously) so no one steals from you,avoid train stations and airports. the place is knowen to be safer than new york.
the weather seems like Idaho warm summers,freezing winters.

Im still researching on meals of everyday,common jobs,fun activities that people do on spare time.

It sounds like your info is a bit outdated...depends of course where you are, but...

If you

If you avoid airports and train stations how the fudge are you supposed to get into Russia? Walk?

Fool.

Originally Posted by TATY

If you avoid airports and train stations how the fudge are you supposed to get into Russia? Walk?

Fool.

Go by car. It's rather convenient. First - to Germany and via ferry to Finland (Turku). Then to Helsinki and further to Russia either by ferry or by car. The trip by car from Paris to Moscow will take approx 3 days.

DON'T EVER GO TO RUSSIA THROUGH UKRAINE! Believe me. A side trip through Finland will cost a third the price you'll have to pay to crazy ukranian traffic police.
Consider:
I've had to pay about $700 in total only to go through Ukraine and it took me 2 days to make it to the Russian border.
Ferry will cost about 120 Euro. Besides there is a bridge from Denmark to Scandinavian peninsula so it's possible to cross there by car but it'll cost extra ~3000 km (2-3 days).

The optimal route will be a ferry from Travemunde (Germany) to Helsinki and from there by Car to St. Petersburgh (~150 km). It will take approx. 48 hours, 120 Euros (car + 2 passengers cabin included) plus expences on fuel to reach Moscow (+800 km from St. Petersburg) from Northern Central Europe. I've done that several times and It's my most favourite way of travel.

Originally Posted by TATY

If you avoid airports and train stations how the fudge are you supposed to get into Russia? Walk?

Fool.

Hahaha!
I hadn

Sir Krist,

Some more of my crazy opinions...

A few more ideas, something different than the usual

Originally Posted by TATY

Re: Hot water, don't most places have some boiler thing. I can't remember the Russian would, but it sounded like colonic.

Колонка, I believe is what you're referring to. They are AWESOME, b/c I think many places are wholly-reliant on the city water system for their hot water. I never, in my few months there, failed to have hot water -- which is much more than I can say for other students (I think about a quarter to a third of the home-stay students had колонки in their host-homes -- most didn't).

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You pull the

I personally think Dobry rules. But that is my personal opinion, not to be copied unless with good reason.

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

I personally think Dobry rules. But that is my personal opinion, not to be copied unless with good reason.

I second it. :P