Way to Russia Talk Lounge

The difference in price between Russian-made foreign cars (like the Ford Focus) and foreign made foreign cars outside of Russia isn't what it used to be. More and more, foreign automakers are producin ...

If you've ever tried to get internet access in a place like Nizhny Novogorod, Chebokshary or Saratov, you know what a nightmare it can be. I guess that for a while, internet access was considered a ' ...

I went to Rechnoy Vauxhall yesterday at about 9:40 PM to catch Marshutka #200k to Sheremetevo 1, and a smarmy-looking taxi driver politely informed me that it had ceased to be. I asked around and some ...

You see, it all depends on whether or not you own a flat (or live with mom and dad, for that matter.) 1000 bucks a month is great if you don't have to pay rent - it means that basically all of that m ...

I've been wondering this myself. Particularly, I've been wondering if they ask for a broker's fee and a deposit. www.irr.ru is a good bet for finding places in many cities. They seem to list apartm ...

Skinheads don't bother WASPs. I've seen Putinistos and Putinistas out in force too - Nashe or whatever they call themselves now.

If a Russian is truly your friend, he will only lie in order to protect your happiness. Things like honesty aren't considered as important as everyone getting along well. Russian men are completely ...

Russians aren't really into the Hostel thing... they'd usually just prefer to stay in a shitty old intourist hotel. If you're into hostels and 'finding yourself' and all of that jazz, Moscow is proba ...

From what I hear, the old one is much better. It's near Tretyakovskaya Metro.

I think this is a disaster, because financial markets have so many unanswered questions about Europe's future, which are going to translate into lower growth and smaller capital investments in the Eur ...

Uhmmm...thats not what I saw you say:

You can also always get tattoos (call them 'tats') and piercings, stop eating meat and pretend that you're into obscure bullshit music and films. The easiest ...

If I recall, it was actually blaked who made that blanket comment about women in America and drugs and sex.

Not so... American women are extremely prudish and the only girls in the US of A that ...

You can also always get tattoos (call them 'tats') and piercings, stop eating meat and pretend that you're into obscure bullshit music and films. The easiest way to get sex from beautiful girls in th ...

Cyndy,

I hate tourist places too! I felt so let down that I had to go to Turkey instead of Ukraine to get my visa this year. I have come to hate backpackers because so many of them are upper midd ...

Blaked,
Nice job, you managed to insult an entire country (Ukraine), a continent (Africa), women and hookers in one post! Do they make human size blow up Barbie like dolls in Russia? I think that's ...