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Places to study | Places to work | Travel | Visas | General information | St Petersburg | Moscow | Other Russian Cities | Russian language | Media
Places to study
Fountains at Peterhof
- St Petersburg State University homepage
- St Petersburg State Technical University homepage
- St Petersburg State Conservatoire
- Language Studio
- Moscow State University homepage
- European School - Learn Russian in St Petersburg
- Moscow State linguistic University homepage
- Voronezh State University homepage
- Yaroslavl State University homepage
- Yaroslavl State Pedagogical University
- Rostov State University homepage
- Novgorod State University homepage
- Nizhny Novgorod State University homepage
- Novosibirsk State University homepage
- Kazan State University homepage
- Kaliningrad State University homepage
- Benedict School, St Petersburg
- RLUS (Russian Language Undergraduate Studies) homepage
Places to work
- Voluntary Service Overseas
- The German-Russian Exchange: Translation work in St Petersburg, Volgograd, Novosibirsk and Perm helping NGOs
- Pax Christi International: Based in St Petersburg, this includes translation work, book editing, grant applications, preparing visa invitations and guiding guests
- The Andrei Sakharov Museum and Public Center in Moscow offers translation, archive and fundraising work
- Love Russia: is a Christian charity running orphanages in Moscow, Ryazan and other towns in the area.
- International Fellowship of Evangelical Students
- Allen and Overy Legal Services: has an office in Moscow.
- British Council advice about being a language assistant in Russia
Travel
- Lonely Planet travel information
- Rough Guide travel information
- Sindbad Travel: Student-friendly travel agency in St Petersburg; buy coach and air tickets here.
- www.go-fly.com
- www.easyjet.com
- www.buzzaway.com
- Eurolines coaches: Useful for travel within Russia as well as in the Baltic States and Eastern Europe
- Tallinn tourist information
- Riga tourist information
- Vilnius tourist information
Visas
- Russian Embassy (UK): Up-to-date visa requirements and information. Download visa application forms here too.
- Russian Consulate in Edinburgh; More helpful than the London office; the website works too.
- Russian embassies worldwide, listed by country
- www.russianvisas.org; Information about different types of Russian visas. Also provides invitations.
- St Petersburg International Hostel: If you've got friends or family coming to visit, this hostel can provide tourist visa invitations and registration at a reasonable price; everything can be organised by e-mail and fax.
General information
- Foreign Office travel advice: The latest government information and travel safety notices.
- Homepage of the British Embassy in Russia
- Exchange rate: Find the ruble exchange rate here.
- The BBC's 'From Our Own Correspondent' page: for articles about life in Russia
- www.telediscount.com: a cheap and easy international 'phonecard
- www.rambler.ru: Search engine for Russian sites.
- Sources on Russia: All sorts of general Russian links including universities, organisations and media.
- Way to Russia: Lots of information about life in Russia
St Petersburg
- The St Petersburg Times: St Petersburg's English language newspaper.
- Our St Petersburg: links to sites about all aspects of life in St Petersburg.
- The Fresh Guide to St Petersburg: City guide.
- The Hermitage, St Petersburg
- Photos of the city
- More photos of the city
Moscow
Red Square, Moscow
- The Moscow Times: Moscow's English language newspaper.
- Sunsite Moscow guide
- The Moscow Expat Site: Advice for foreigners living in Moscow.
- Guide to restaurants in Moscow
Other Russian cities
- Voronezh
- Nizhnii Novgorod
- Nizhny Novgorod on the Net: search engine and subject gateway.
- Rostov
- Sochi
- World66: general travel guide to Russia
Russian language
- www.yourdictionary.com: Online dictionaries, including English-Russian and Russian-English.
- Various general and specialist Russian dictionaries
- Dictionary of abbreviations and acronyms
- Russian dictionaries: comprehensive list, includes translation packages.
- Online Russian grammar
- Babelfish online translating package: This is just for fun, the most amusing Russian to English translation around.
- Sounds of the world's animals: Another fun one, find out what Russian animals say and the associated verbs.
Media
- www.comfm.com: listen to Russian radio, watch Russian TV and find live webcams here.
- Radio Baltika: Local St Petersburg live radio.
- Argumenty i Fakty: Popular Russian language newspaper dealing with social issues, politics and news stories.
- TV Channel Russia: Watch television and find out what's on here.
- Vremya: Russian news.
- Itar-Tass: News from the Russian news agency.
- BBC homepage: The best way to keep up with what's going on back at home when you're in Russia