>>530992

Lived in Russia for a month, 500 miles east of Moscow in a place called Kazan. In summer it was 40 degrees, in winter, minus 40. The people are fun, nice, though won't put out that much, the alcohol is cheap and easy, transport is cheap, everything is cheap and fun. The language looks difficult, but it's alright, if you understand cyrillac pronunciation.

The hardest thing to do is getting a passport. Also, don't stay in Moscow. It's terrible, not much to do there. St Petersburg is much better.

>>531002

I mean visa, not passport.

>>531002

I am currently on a student exchange in Chile, and since I will likely be fluent in Spanish by the time I get back, I am hoping to start learning a new language when I enter college.

What was your experience with learning the language? Would speaking Spanish help at all? I feel like I could go there easier if I go through my college.

>>530992

If your spanish is not bad you shouldn't have problems with any other language. Spanish is a difficult one.

I hope you are having a good time in my country right now.

>>531009
>would speaking spanish help with russian
niggerareyoufuckingserious

>>531045

Yeah that's what I figured. I know next to nothing about Russian, so it was worth a shot

I am also interested in travelling to Russia - I only speak english though, how hard is Russian to pick up on?

been to Russia, ill second the comment about the visa,

i wouldnt say the language is terribly easy, but i managed to learn a few phrases and recognise a few words written in cyrillic while i was there

you dont necessarily need russian to visit, though not all russians speak great english

I'm in Moscow right now. I'll be here until around July. What do you wanna know?

>>531173

Do you like it? Would you recommend Moscow to a traveler to Russia? Or some other part?

Are the people friendly? How's the food? What do you do for fun?

Also, do you feel safe? I always get mixed answers on the safety of Russia.

i've been i went with my girlfriend (who is russian)
the visa is a pain to get

russians especialy in moscow arnt the friendliest i found unless the flogging u some soveniers.

i found the language thing is bad, wat i found is that if they here u speaking english they dont have time for u

its a spectaculour country trulyiv never been to someweher everythign is so big its crazy!! so cool

defo go defo and the women there are fantastic

>>531286
maybe it's because your english is very bad

Bump for more info hopefully

>>531258
>Do you like it? Would you recommend Moscow to a traveler to Russia? Or some other part?
Well, Moscow isn't as flashingly beautiful as Barcelona or Porto, but if you are in Russia it is worth seeing. You can get off the beaten track and see some interesting things. I particularly changed my opinion after exploring some corners around the Kitay-Gorod district.
Russia is very vast and even though there are many things to see it's pretty much impossible to do it all in a reasonable amount of time. I have yet to see the remote parts of the country. Speaking about the European part, the "Golden ring" is well worth a visit. I'd recommed Suzdal, it's relatively close to Moscow and has good tourist infrastructure.
>Are the people friendly?
Usually no. If you come to Russia after SEA or Middle East, you'll experience a cultural shock. People are particularly unfriendly to strangers in Moscow. Probably the reaso for this is the fact that most people have nobody to rely on besides themselves and are unused to voluntary help.
The service personel is notorious for bad bahavior and lack of courtesy.

>How's the food?
Quite okay but the restaurants are extremely expensive.

>What do you do for fun?
Moscow is THE epitome of flamboyant luxury, and it's the most expensive city in the world. You can see shops with prices 10x of the European and clubs with drinks for 100$.

>Also, do you feel safe? I always get mixed answers on the safety of Russia.
I do refrain from walking alone at night in Moscow but it's mostly my paranoia. Moscow is quite safe except for some districts very far from center. Moreso the rest of the country.
Yes, there is terrorism occasionally, but the chances to get caught in a balst are extremely low compared to the chances of dying, for example, in a traffic accident.

Been there twice. The visa wasn't hard to get for a European (through a travel agency, otherwise you would've needed an invitation), it was just awfully expensive, 70 euros if I recall correctly.

Brazilian here
going to St.Petersburg in jan. 20th.
Any recommendations about nightlife, safety on the streets or clothing?
I am bringing a wool coat, a trench coat that I'm going to wear over the wool coat, some wool sweaters, hiking boots, jeans, and intend to buy stuff to protect the head there. I can't take many stuff because I am going with a backpack.

Also, I know about the visa issues, but brazilians dont need them to enter russia for up to 90 days...

Thanks in advance

You should be good to go when it comes to clothing. You will find a vibrant nightlife, clubs russian standard and continental standard, local pubs for the ruskies and alot of stripclubs. Then you also have all the historical landmarks etc...

If you are a darkskinned brazilian, watch yourself, St Petersburg is like the epi-center of rascism in Russia and probably Europe, so take care.

>>532619
thanks.
Btw, I'm german-looking, so I don't think there will be a problem

>>532619

how are Asians treated in st petersburg? I wasn't aware it was that bad there.

>>532635
slain upon arrival

>>532635
>>532635
>>532635
extremely bad