Quote Originally Posted by UhOhXplode View Post
I mean, he could get a really cool house for less than $4 million usd but I don't think he can make that much if he just works in a restaurant or something.
I think someone with solid IT skills can always get a job fast almost regardless of the circumstances.
There's not much to leak if you work in an average company, particularly an IT company.
The thing is, he had a management job and he can't really do that unless he speaks the language. So he might have to go back to basic and be a regular team member.

Perhaps he can set up some form of web business in Russia. Or work remotely for Wikileaks.

I think the language is his biggest challenge for a successful life in Russia. Until he masters it, he'll be an outsider, and only a minority of people will be able to have a serious conversation with him. I think he knows Spanish, so he knows how to learn a language... Russian will just be harder. But since he's in an "immersion course" lol. I look forward to hearing him speak Russian!