Are you going alone, DDT, or with a local Russian? Or is it some kind of school? From the limited experience I have had traveling to remote locations is
A) Knowing somebody is very helpful
B) People are suspicious of outsiders
C) Despite B, you will be very popular as foreigners don't come that often (popular in a good and bad way)
D) people are very friendly
E) speaking decent Russian is essential

Of course things are probably different in different places, please tell what you find out!