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true....i remember seeing some recent stats, something like 30 percent of the total economy isnt legitimate.

200 rubles is less than 7 bucks dude. Ive heard the avg Russian makes 100 dollars a month.

yeah but i would rather have that happen and present the documents later than be mugged by chance and lose my passport and visa.

I dont know about carrying the visa and passport at all times, i went with xerox copies instead which is less risky keeping my passport and visa in my room. When we went to moscow though, I had it...

metro station or museum?

http://www.metropla.net/eu/mos/pix/L3_elektrozavodskaya.jpg

hope the person doesnt mind me posting the link

Yeah, the moscow metro is rediculous, so many lines. I found some cool sites on the moscow and petersburg metros with pictures of the stations, here it is
Petersburg:...

true the planning is very good, but at the cost of being an eyesore to some. I think its pretty cool, but some would have some culture shock.

I went last summer with my college, spent a month. ...

http://www.djh.dk/europe/photos/russia/sp36.jpg I stayed in the building on the left, farthest down. Notice how they all look alike.

heres another set of buildings...

it appeared in the cities that almost everyone lived in huge apartments that all look the same. Leftover soviet architecture from the 60s and 70s. There are some smaller older ones too that...

lots of countryside, couple cool nuclear reactor type looking plants.

There are a couple stops, i took the night train so i didnt really notice any of them but one at about the middle which scared the shit out me. Train stops, random russian being yelled over a...

I think the train ride is like 50-80 for a round trip (туда и обратно)depending on what class you want, and youll want the better class. I did it but it was already paid for in my trip so im not...

yeah plane tickets are a pain. I just had to book mine for the fall, multi destination flight because we have an orientation in helsinki. So, nj-helsinki, with a return from petersburg....cost 900...

you wont be taking regular russian classes unless you want to (good luck) but they have classes for foreigners. I did a summer program last summer at st petersburg state university. The courses...

you can definately be without wheels, moscow and st petersburg have two of the best metro systems in the world. The underground stations are like museums and its dirt cheap. SHould be similar in...