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You will find most familiar brands there. Local food is great too.

I'm sure I could find a phone almost anywhere though.
Sure.
Calling cards are cheap and quite available. Where are you going?

You will be safe. Actually you will be more safe than in the US.

Is there something particular you are afraid of? Crime? There's almost no street crime in Russia compared to the US.

They won't p ...

You can use calling cards with the hotel phone, local calls are cheap or free (but I'd advise to clarify this). You can also use them with cellphones (you will probably want to get a local SIM).

I ...

There is an enormous, heavily guarded C&C complex built deep under Moscow. No diggers have ever seen any of it. It's real, active and it's effectively secret.

BTW Moscow is not the only one. Ru ...

There's actually more to see in St. Petersburg.

If someone can give you a good car ride around Moscow — you've seen most of it. Another two days for taking those standard Red Square photos and you' ...

Well I belive I've found a great comparison.

There is EXACTLY as much racism in Russia as school shooting in the US.

Some Russian criminals beat up some poor Asian guy. This makes to the news, s ...

Oh holy crap.

No racism in Russia. No problems with black people. If you are black — girls will sleep with you no problem. BTW there are widespread urban myths about black guys being given a bit mo ...

Generally it's all vice versa. New year comes first being a large holiday when you have the bang-bang party with loud music, drinks, gifts and fireworks. Christmas is just a day when you are with your ...

There is no racism in Russia and almost anywhere in post-USSR.

Big cities are still big cities with all kinds of lunatics.

An idiot can always find a place to get in trouble. But it takes to be ...

I'm going to stpetersburg for ten days so i just had a few questions. is it true that certain items are hard to come by, and fetch a huge price ( blue jeans) for example?
Shopping in Russia is better ...

UsualSuspect, no shit my dear it tastes unlike what most are used to.
But it's just the way the organic tobacco smells like, no chemistry. At least as long as it is the original soviet brand, not som ...

I'd advise old style unfiltered Belomorcanal or Prima. Very old and famous.

Where are you going to stay? Apartment or hotel or what? Anyway, don't worry, you will have a plenty of options.

The registration (what you call propiska which is not entirely accurate) is a (technically) stamp in in a passport. Get the internal passport first.