It's a new hotel, on "Gagarina" just opposite the entrance to the big park, the part where all the childrens fairground rides are (carousel, big swings etc).

Thanks for the advice! I went to Секрет and found a 16 GB SD micro card and a little camera, so I can photograph Victory Day.

There is a HUGE market there also - I have never seen a market like that one before. So big... EVERYTHING was being sold. It was very clean and well organised + and the sales people were nice and professional. Nobody trying to cheat tourists, steal your stuff and all the things that "normally" go on in markets. I really enjoyed seeing that!

Things were marked with the prices, really convenient, and good to know that I am paying the real price and not a "tourist" price. The prices for clothes, shoes etc are extremely low for me...

N8m, prepare yourself for a price shock when you get to the USA. I think you will find that it is many times higher than you are used to!

I went into MTC Mobile shop but they told me that I needed to have my passport professionally translated into Russian before they could sell a SIM card.
So I tried Veltelcom and they were fine with my passport and sold me a SIM card. They put 10 000 roubles on it and said it would last for "several weeks".

I am so grateful to you for the tip - the market was really exciting for me.

I think that in America nobody would care and nobody would find out if you did something else outside of your contract. If I was you, I would make some flyers and put up around town. So something like this:
"High quality Mathematics tutoring offered cheaply by European Masters Degree Student. All levels and needs accommodated - only $10/hour, call Fyodor now on........ I will help make sure you PASS!"