internet cafes, phoning, post in novgorod
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novgorod / internet access

INTERNET CLASS OF NGU. The only public internet access place in Novgorod is located inside the Novgorod State University of Yaroslav Mudry. ("Novgorodski Gosudarstvenny Universitet imeni Yaroslava Mudrogo" - "NGU" - "НГУ"). As you walk inside the university building through the main entrance, turn right and walk ahead until you see the room number "1111" on your right. That's the computer class of the university, and there you can get the internet access.
The price for the internet access is 14 roubles ($0,5 US) an hour. Printing out one page is 2 roubles ($0.06), copying one page is 1 rouble.
Address: Novgorod State University (Новгородский Государственный Университет), #41, Sankt-Peterburgskaya Ul. (Санкт-Петербургская улица), 1 buiding, ground floor. Phone: (81622) 2-7735. Directions: walk straight ahead Sankt Peterburgskaya street to the direction opposite of the centrum. On the left you'll see a red buiding, not old, not very high, this is the university. Take the main entrance, turn right and walk straight ahead until you see the room "1111" on your right. Open hours: 8.00-20.00 (monday to friday), 10.00-16.00 (saturday), day off on sunday.

novgorod / how to phone

BASICS. The phone code of Novgorod is 8162 (for 6-digit numbers) and 81622 (for 5-digit numbers).
Abroad - Novgorod. If you're phoning to Novgorod, Russia from abroad you should dial 00 for international access, 7 for the Russian country code, 8162 (or 81622) for Novgorod code and then the 5- or 6-digit number.
Novgorod - Abroad. Dial 8, wait for a tone, then dial 10 (international access), then the code of the country, the area and the phone number. The price of a phonecall to Europe will be around 20 roubles ($0.7) a minute in the daytime.
Russia - Novgorod. If you're phoning to Novgorod from some other Russian city, dial 8, wait for a tone, then dial the Novgorod phone code 8162 or 81622, and then the 6- or 5-digit phone number. The price of a phonecall from Moscow to Novgorod, for example, is about 4 roubles a minute ($0.15).
Novgorod - Russia. If you're phoning from Novgorod to some other Russian city, dial 8, wait for a tone, then dial the code of the city (e.g. Moscow - 095, St. Petersburg - 812), and then the local city number you need. The price of a phonecall to Moscow will be around 4 roubles a minute ($0.15).
Inside Novgorod. If you're in Novgorof and calling inside St.Petersburg, you should dial the 5- or 6-digit number without any codes.

PHONE CENTER & PHONE CARDS. To phone while being in Novgorod you have two options: either you can use the 24-hour phone center, just opposite the Kremlin, or you can buy a public phone card, that works with any card pay phone in Novgorod and Novgorod region. The price of the phonecalls will be the same from the center and with the card.

Novgorod-Telekom phone center. Novgorod-Telekom is a provider of phone communication in Novgorod and throughout Novgorod region. In their center, located just opposite the Kremlin, you can phone Novgorod, Russia, or any foreign counry.
There's also a cash-machine in this center, accepting Visa, MC, Maestro and Cirrus.
Address of the phone center is #2, Lyudogoshchaya Ul. ("Людогощая"), on the right side of the Sofiiskaya square in front of the Kremlin (if the Kremlin is behind you). The phone center is opened 24 hours a day.

Pay-phone cards. You can buy a public phone phone card at this phone center as well. The card for 150 units costs 29 roubles, and it'll cost 5 units a minute to phone inside Novgorod, and 38 units a minute to phone from Novgorod to Moscow. So, a minute of phonecalls in Novgorod costs 1 rouble ($0.03), and a minute to Moscow costs 7 roubles ($0.25)

st. petersburg / how to send the post

BASICS. If you want to send something by post from Russia, you can do it either through government post service or courier services - the difference is price and speed.

STATE POST SERVICE. The government post system in whole Russia is unexpensive, not quality enough and slow, either if you send it inside or outside of Russia. Besides, sometimes the letters don't come. It'll be ok in the most cases with the parcels though.
How to send it. You should buy the post stamps at the post offices, which you can find by "Почта" (Pochta) sign. Post offices usually work monday - friday from 9.00 to 19.00 and saturday - 9.00 to 17.00, sunday is day off. It costs around 12 roubles (0.5$) to send a letter in western Europe. For that price your letter will arrive in around 3-4 weeks.You can send your letter or a postcard using any of light blue post boxes on the streets or directly at the post office (better). Sending an average (around 500gm) parcel costs around $15.

COURIER SERVICES. Much more reliable, fast, and much more expensive. The price for a letter if you want it to arrive the next day is $30-$50. For example, try DHL International phone numbers: +7 (81622) 79-904, 79-223. Address: Studencheskaya Ul., #2A (in front of Beresta-Palace hotel).