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I suppose I was in a bad mood when I read Purples post yesterday.On further inspection, I can conclude it is for the most part tongue in cheek, and written in a light hearted manner. My apologies!

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I forgot to say:

You are gonna love Russia. You are gonna have a great time!
It is a wonderul country. You will be taken by the people the culture and the experience..
Just remember to get regist ...

It is more than a tad bit insulting to read your post. Yes, you should have some concerns, but your comments are so full of dermo (go look up the word) that your post hardly dignifies a repsonse.
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I would agree with nikir wherein he refers to the pride and determination of the Russian people.
Those of us who have spent time in Russia, and have many close friends in Russia, have seen the indom ...

Frankly, I was not aware of this new process. As I have been to Russia many times duirng the last several years, I fancy myself as a reasonably seasoned and savvy traveler to and from Russia.
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I was curious after reading your post, so I just checked my current Russian Visa. It was placed on the added pages which were added to my passport as well!

I have used T-Mobile for years. I generally have no problem to send or recieve sms to and from Russia. From Russia to USA +1 xxx-xxx-xxxx ...To Russia from USA +7 xxx-xxx-xxxx. One time a few years ag ...

Yes, MTS is a cellular phone service in Russia. Perhaps it may be the largest? However, to be correct it is spelled as MTC. The # you referenced + 7 916-xxx-xx-xx is the sequence of #'s to dial send s ...

If you are calling from a US land line 011-7-916-xxx-xx-xx

If you are calling from a US cell phone +7-916-xxx-xx-xx

Another suggestion for Moscow would be the newly renovated Savoy Hotel.I have not stayed there as yet, but every time I walk past it, I think about it. The Savoy is in a great location directly across ...

I have send many packages, many times to Moscow and Saint Petersburg. I have nevr had a problem. I always send from US via US Post Office Express Mail. Usually takes 5 days. I think it is a bit more e ...

After reading my post, I thought I should clarify that the approximate 5000 Rubles paid, was for round trip air fare.

The flight on either Pulkovo or SU take a little less than 90 minutes. I take it quite often, and in fact as recently as a few weeks ago. I think I paid about 5000 Rubles.
I would think the train is ...

Check out >www.mtsgsm.com . I just took a brief look at the rates and looks like it is $0.25 per sms. I did not read all of the boiler plate stuff, but as far as I can tell from perusing the site quic ...

When in Russia, my US phone is usually roaming on MTS, or sometimes Beeline. Don't hold me to it, but when I use my US phone in Russia to send or receive a text sms, I think the rate is $.25 per in-bo ...