Quote Originally Posted by Kirkenes
For the record I was aware of the fact that the thread hadn't had any recent activity and didn't really expect a reply from the person who originally started the thread.

I'm still fairly new here and am interested in learning more about the Rostov Oblast. I found this thread while I was looking to see if anyone had already started a thread about Vogodonsk. Would it have been better if instead of posting to this thread I had started a new thread titled Rostov Oblast?

Some message boards I frequent encourage posters not to start new threads when a similar thread already exists. So what exactly is the policy here at MasterRussian?
I don't hold any official title here, but I think that in your case a new thread is better. And I don't think any policy exists here on that matter.

I've been through Rostov Oblast from start to end in nearly every town that has population over 10k. And I've seen every road there Well, almsot. It's fairly developed region by Russian standards. I like Rostov, especially the part on the left bank of the Don river (if you know what I mean) As for the rest locations - the hotels are divided in three categories - bad, worse and terrible
Generally I have good memories remaining about Rostov Oblast compared to the ones I have about some other parts of Russia where I'd happenned to visit in my life.