Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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www.waytorussia.net
: Company offering advice and listings, aimed at
expatriates in Russia but useful for tourists, too.
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www.expat.ru
: Forum for English-speaking expats, mostly in Moscow.
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www.cheap-moscow.com
: Irreverent site with tips on how to live in Mos-
cow on little money.
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www.eng.menu.ru
: Moscow restaurant reviews and listings, most but not
all in English.
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www.moscow-life.com/map
: Site of the
City Guide,
an English-Russian
quarterly available at St. Petersburg hotels and restaurants.
Airlines/Airports
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www.aeroflot.ru/eng
: Site of Russian airline Aeroflot, with schedules and fares.
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www.transaero.ru/english
: Site of airline Transaero.
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http://eng.pulkovo.ru
: Site of St. Petersburg's Pulkovo International Air-
port, with updated flight information.
•
www.sheremetevo-airport.ru
: Site of Moscow's Sheremetevo Interna-
tional Airport.
Visa Information:
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www.russianembassy.org
: Site of Russian Embassy in the United States,
with visa applications and information and links to embassies and consul-
ates in other countries.
•
www.myrussianvisa.com
: U.S. company that arranges invitations for trav-
elers not with a group.
•
www.visatorussia.com
: Can issue invitations for travelers from nearly any
country in the world. (
Note:
Fees for visa invitations—sometimes called
“visa support”—are
in addition
to the fees you must pay the embassy for
the visa itself.)
Maps:
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www.infoservices.com/moscow/map/index.html
: Maps of Moscow
neighborhoods and sights.
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www.infoservices.com/stpete/map/index.html
: Maps of St. Petersburg
neighborhoods and sights.
•
www.petersburgcity.com/map:
Interactive maps of Moscow and St.
Petersburg.
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June 12:
Russian Independence Day.
On this day in 1990, the Russian Fed-
eration declared itself independent
from the Soviet Union, a symbolic
move inspired by nationalist move-
ments in the Baltics and eastern Europe.
Few Russians today know what the
holiday commemorates.
Late June/early July:
White Nights.
Two weeks around the summer solstice,
St. Petersburg puts on concerts, film
festivals, all-night boat tours, and other
