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You don't need English banks.

I lived in Russia for a year. Use you debit card, put it in the ATMs (called bankomat in Russian), and withdraw Roubles. Easy as.[/quote]

Well, true, but you may...

Get a card. It doesn't matter your bank has no representation in Russia. Visa or MC are accepted anywhere. Having a card is better than carrying a lot of cash with you.

Citigroup (Citibank) pops in mind.
Also, there are a couple of European banks like BSGV (France) and Raffeisen AG (Austria) - at least these banks work with individuals.

But if you have Visa, MC...