You will struggle to find employers willing to officially employ you as someone has already said - I have been offered an admin job in Moscow with a good salary for me (60,000 rub per month) however it's completely unofficial work or in Western terms illegal work! However that is the situation with many employees in Russia, even Russian employees! I'm in two minds whether to take it or not simply for the lack of stability. I don't have a wealthy family (quite the opposite actually) and if they decide they don't like me or don't want to pay me, then they can do what they want ''vse bez ofitsialnogo oformlenia'' so I don't have a leg to stand on!

I've worked in a language school in the province before and I'd actually recommend you do something along those lines! You can actually make very decent money because if you choose the province wisely, you'll likely be the only native speaker there and the school is likely to pay you fairly as you'll bring them business! I worked in a language school whilst I was a student in Russia and the pay was not bad for a small town ! 250 roubles per academic hour (each class is 2 academic hours) so 500 roubles per lesson.. I walked away with about 25 000 roubles per month and was still able to study and party When you compare 25 000 roubles with the average earnings in the smaller towns it is a particularly substantial income!

You won't make your fortunes doing it but if your aim is to have enough money to live and be able to enjoy yourself for a short period of time 6 months/1 year/2 years then it's a great option! Of course by all means try to get into language schools in Moscow where they'll pay you 1800 roubles per lesson lol but it's a struggle as the competition is very high and unless you come with all sorts of CELTA's and TEFLS' and degrees, you're likely to find that there'll be somebody else who has something you don't waiting in the queue!