I'm going to Russia, what do I need to watch out for

[♔Charles the Bold♔]

Thanks for the advice. My main concern at the moment is paying for the hotel and plane ticket.

Also, just found out that I'm going to a jazz club. Its either that or fork out another 100 quid for the ballet.

On the subject of racism have any of you seen this:

http://current.com/shows/vanguard/84...-with-hate.htm

[Maturin y Domanova]

off topic but... are there any forum members from russia?

Maybe it's just me, but it seems like there are surprisingly few around here. Especially since Russians love to travel so much.

[tco]

Hey Guys, I am in Moscow for the year, does anybody know of any things of the beaten path that I need to see?

[Ojf]

is it true you need to boil the water and take your own food to live on?

[tco]

is it true you need to boil the water and take your own food to live on?

Yea, you need to boil the water, but you can by food in the major cites at least.

[♔Charles the Bold♔]

Yea, you need to boil the water, but you can by food in the major cites at least.

Do you really? Jeez it true what they say then...

[tco]

Not really, Moscow is really nice, but I don't know about the rest of the country.

[Beregond]

so much exaggeration here, lol

Russia is not that awful and dangerous. Sure you shouldn't wander some factory districts in the middle of the night, but that could be said of almost every city in the world

[Dr. Croccer]

Yea, you need to boil the water

Jesus.

[Antwerpen]

Also, make sure to check the "Best before" before buying food. There were many cases of supermarkets trying to sell food which has already started rotting.

[Viking_Rower]

Thanks for the advice. My main concern at the moment is paying for the hotel and plane ticket.

Also, just found out that I'm going to a jazz club. Its either that or fork out another 100 quid for the ballet.

On the subject of racism have any of you seen this:

http://current.com/shows/vanguard/84...-with-hate.htm

That is just sickening, especially with that mention of the viral video at the end.

I was almost sucked into that whole skinhead crap by a few guys around here. Then I pulled my head out of my ass and realized they are just a bunch of racist biggots that promote violence.

[Robertclive]

Why are these russians trying to be nazis when they fought a huge war with them that resulted in devastating casualties for the Russian.

[Maturin y Domanova]

Why are these russians trying to be nazis when they fought a huge war with them that resulted in devastating casualties for the Russian.

It's not the neo-nazis that bewilder me, it's the justice system and government that tolerates them and works against their opponents.

[ivan_the_terrible]

Hey Guys, I am in Moscow for the year, does anybody know of any things of the beaten path that I need to see?

If you're interested in history, I recommend visiting the old towns of the Golden Ring. THere are some beautiful churches, monasteries, fortresses etc.

Also consider visiting Kazan, though it's further away.

[SirGoliath]

Alot of Russian is old towns and forest, but in the populated area's, well its fantastic for the most part, their is alot of history in Novgorod and Moscow.. with the Tsar's period and all. Its very interesting, it should be on wiki or something.

[MathiasOfAthens]

You have a greater chance of being pickpocketed in Paris or Rome, or Barcelona than running into a corrupt russian officer.