Thread: Where should I be exiled?

Originally Posted by Dobry

Originally Posted by charlestonian

Someone suggested Kaliningrad. Why?

Y'know Charlestonian... I can't keep up with your changing avatars!

And no, I don't know why Kaliningrad was a choice. I've never been there, so I can't comment.

I think Бармалей wanted someplace very different from Petersburg or Moscow.

Personally, I'd pick one of the rural, less-traveled cities, find a good tutor for study, and sit out the winter months with the locals.

In this case, anywhere above the Polar circle will do

Whoa! Slap me with a wet noodle!

I forgot about Паша Дяди! Uncle Pasha!

He and his ex-wife are excellent contact points in Moscow, especially in emergencies, and they have a dacha near Staritsa which they could rent to you and I think arrange tutoring, as well as contacts in other cities and towns, including Siberia. He or Olesya might be a good source to help you with your decision where to go.

http://www.unclepasha.com/
http://www.russiangirlfriday.com/

I'll personally vouch for them. Olesya's a friend of Tanya, one of my best friends. Olesya and Pasha both have very good reputations and are very reliable.

Originally Posted by Dobry

Whoa! Slap me with a wet noodle!

I forgot about Паша Дяди! Uncle Pasha!

He and his ex-wife are excellent contact points in Moscow, especially in emergencies, and they have a dacha near Staritsa which they could rent to you and I think arrange tutoring, as well as contacts in other cities and towns, including Siberia. He or Olesya might be a good source to help you with your decision where to go.

http://www.unclepasha.com/
http://www.russiangirlfriday.com/

I'll personally vouch for them. Olesya's a friend of Tanya, one of my best friends. Olesya and Pasha both have very good reputations and are very reliable.

Thanks for the links. This is what Uncle Pasha does (in his own words):

"Finally one of my clients came up with a concise summary of what I do.

[use stone as background for this page to indicate that these words are meant to be saved for posterity]



>As evidence, I present a synopsis of your work:

> #1- Assist men (with lives that are already miserable) who wish to truly
> screw-up they're lives by marrying gold-digging Russian whores.

> #2- Assist couples, currently living blissful (childless) lives, who wish to
> adopt screaming brat orphans.

> #3- Assist successful foreign businessmen, with a yen for rubles, who wish
> to
> reduce they're wealth by doing business in Russia.

> #4- Assist foreign travelers, mistakenly thinking of Russia as an 'exotic'
> destination, who wish to learn about crime, corruption, prostitution and
> alcoholism.

> These people make reasonable donations to your favorite causes and, in
> return, you have a front row seat to watch their miseries play out. Pretty
> compelling argument, Yes?"

Originally Posted by charlestonian

Originally Posted by Dobry

Whoa! Slap me with a wet noodle!

I forgot about Паша Дяди! Uncle Pasha!

He and his ex-wife are excellent contact points in Moscow, especially in emergencies, and they have a dacha near Staritsa which they could rent to you and I think arrange tutoring, as well as contacts in other cities and towns, including Siberia. He or Olesya might be a good source to help you with your decision where to go.

http://www.unclepasha.com/
http://www.russiangirlfriday.com/

I'll personally vouch for them. Olesya's a friend of Tanya, one of my best friends. Olesya and Pasha both have very good reputations and are very reliable.

Thanks for the links. This is what Uncle Pasha does (in his own words):

"Finally one of my clients came up with a concise summary of what I do.

[use stone as background for this page to indicate that these words are meant to be saved for posterity]



>As evidence, I present a synopsis of your work:

> #1- Assist men (with lives that are already miserable) who wish to truly
> screw-up they're lives by marrying gold-digging Russian whores.

> #2- Assist couples, currently living blissful (childless) lives, who wish to
> adopt screaming brat orphans.

> #3- Assist successful foreign businessmen, with a yen for rubles, who wish
> to
> reduce they're wealth by doing business in Russia.

> #4- Assist foreign travelers, mistakenly thinking of Russia as an 'exotic'
> destination, who wish to learn about crime, corruption, prostitution and
> alcoholism.

> These people make reasonable donations to your favorite causes and, in
> return, you have a front row seat to watch their miseries play out. Pretty
> compelling argument, Yes?"

Yep, that's Uncle Pasha! He has a very caustic sense of humor.

But I'll vouch for him. Паша (Paul) is very reliable, speaks fluent English, and can be trusted. He's a good contact in Moscow. As is Olesya... she has a much 'warmer' personality, and she also speaks fluent English.

Both are very experienced at navigating Moscow and Russian bureaucracy.

Originally Posted by Dobry

Yep, that's Uncle Pasha! He has a very caustic sense of humor.

But I'll vouch for him. Паша (Paul) is very reliable, speaks fluent English, and can be trusted. He's a good contact in Moscow. As is Olesya... she has a much 'warmer' personality, and she also speaks fluent English.

Both are very experienced at navigating Moscow and Russian bureaucracy.

Olesya's site was pretty cool, if a bit dated -- I would LOVE to purchase a plane ticket from Moscow to Kazan for 30 bucks, but I doubt that's still current.

Originally Posted by Бармалей

Originally Posted by Dobry

Yep, that's Uncle Pasha! He has a very caustic sense of humor.

But I'll vouch for him. Паша (Paul) is very reliable, speaks fluent English, and can be trusted. He's a good contact in Moscow. As is Olesya... she has a much 'warmer' personality, and she also speaks fluent English.

Both are very experienced at navigating Moscow and Russian bureaucracy.

Olesya's site was pretty cool, if a bit dated -- I would LOVE to purchase a plane ticket from Moscow to Kazan for 30 bucks, but I doubt that's still current.

Nowadays, the cheapest round trip is $217:
http://www.kayak.com/ (and enter Moscow to Kazan)

or:
http://www.kayak.com/s/flights.jsp?sear ... leted=true

Originally Posted by charlestonian

Originally Posted by Бармалей

Olesya's site was pretty cool, if a bit dated -- I would LOVE to purchase a plane ticket from Moscow to Kazan for 30 bucks, but I doubt that's still current.

Nowadays, the cheapest round trip is $217:
http://www.kayak.com/ (and enter Moscow to Kazan)

or:
http://www.kayak.com/s/flights.jsp?sear ... leted=true

Yep, Olesya's site hasn't been updated in awhile. She's still there though.

But I didn't see the link for Moscow/Kazan, 30 bucks. Was this on Olesya's or Paul's site?

Originally Posted by Dobry

Originally Posted by charlestonian

Originally Posted by Бармалей

Olesya's site was pretty cool, if a bit dated -- I would LOVE to purchase a plane ticket from Moscow to Kazan for 30 bucks, but I doubt that's still current.

Nowadays, the cheapest round trip is $217:
http://www.kayak.com/ (and enter Moscow to Kazan)

or:
http://www.kayak.com/s/flights.jsp?sear ... leted=true

Yep, Olesya's site hasn't been updated in awhile. She's still there though.

But I didn't see the link for Moscow/Kazan, 30 bucks. Was this on Olesya's or Paul's site?

Hers. It's under a link for something like "sample travel fares" under trans-siberian?

Originally Posted by Dobry

Whoa! Slap me with a wet noodle!

I forgot about Паша Дяди! Uncle Pasha!

He and his ex-wife are excellent contact points in Moscow, especially in emergencies, and they have a dacha near Staritsa which they could rent to you and I think arrange tutoring, as well as contacts in other cities and towns, including Siberia. He or Olesya might be a good source to help you with your decision where to go.

http://www.unclepasha.com/
http://www.russiangirlfriday.com/

I'll personally vouch for them. Olesya's a friend of Tanya, one of my best friends. Olesya and Pasha both have very good reputations and are very reliable.

Uncle Pascha even posted here at Master Russian too .........quite a while ago!

Ahhh yes, i remember that. It was quite a site to be seen. The legend of uncle pasha.

Originally Posted by Dogboy182

Ahhh yes, i remember that. It was quite a site to be seen. The legend of uncle pasha.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

I think you should be sent to Siberia (Novosibirsk)

Originally Posted by MasterAdmin

I think you should be sent to Siberia (Novosibirsk)

Лучше сразу в Магадан

I also voted for Novosibirsk. I suggest staying not in Novosibirsk simply as such but rather in Akademgorodok ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akademgorodok ), which is some 20 miles away from the central part of Novosibirsk. Although somewhat separated from the rest of the city, it is a part of the Novosibirsk municipality, if memory serves me right. That's where the NSU is actually located, there are many research centers, it is better ecologically and people are on average more educated and used to foreigners. In other words, they won't be fainting or running away if they hear an accent.

On the other hand, N-sk is kinda far, and there won't be any historical places to visit if you are into that. Don't go there in the middle of winter unless you ski a lot.

Originally Posted by MasterAdmin

I think you should be sent to Siberia (Novosibirsk)

For punishment? Or holiday?

А почему не предпримешь учебу на Новой Земле! Там есть множество интересных исторических сайтов для просмотра, к примеру, место детонации самой большой в истории мира ядерной бомбы!

Go to kamchatka!

Originally Posted by basurero

А почему не предпримешь учебу на Новой Земле! Там есть множество интересных исторических сайтов для просмотра, к примеру, место детонации самой большой в мировой истории ядерной бомбы!

Кстати, о каких сайтах на Новой Земле ты говоришь?

Dear old Barmey!

I voted for Novosibirsk. As many above I suggest you this. Check out rhe foreign students page of the Novosibirsk State University if it can be of any help: http://ciep.fija.nsu.ru/index.html

And bydaway I studied there.

Originally Posted by Оля

Originally Posted by basurero

А почему не предпримешь учебу на Новой Земле! Там есть множество интересных исторических сайтов для просмотра, к примеру, место детонации самой большой в мировой истории ядерной бомбы!

Кстати, о каких сайтах на Новой Земле ты говоришь?

Он хотел сказать "мест".