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I can no longer find my post about InoSMI.ru from a few days ago. Has it been deleted by the moderators?

If so, may I ask why? I tried to choose the right forum and looked forward to a balanced dis ...

Would it be customary to get both the woman (a contemporary Russian woman) and the man engagement rings – or any rings at all, for that matter – when getting engaged? Would it be appropriate to buy th ...

As suspected, this turned out to be a useless trail. It doesn't seem to help with a long registration.

There seem to be many questions on the subject of needing to reregister each time one travel out of Russia, and return. Usually the conclusion seems to be that this needs to be done. What is the base ...

Is the law text (visa facilitation agreement) available in Russian somewhere on the internet?

For what it's worth, I've registered two different 1-year business visas at the post office (last spring, and this fall), in a private apartment. I don't claim to know that this is how one can/should ...

Regarding the new visa regulation where a EU national can only stay in Russia for 90 days out of every 180 period:

An immigration company clerk is now claiming that the 90-day limit is waived if on ...

For sale, monitor, as good as new. Bought it in Finland in October 2007, hardly used it, need to sell it now. Specifications:

Viewable area - 24" wide
Approximate 16 - 10 perspective
Pixe ...

I can recommend www.introbyirina.com for flats -- used myself several times. The commission is negotiable sometimes. Let me know if you are looking for someone to share with (me, prestowk@gmail.com).

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This autumn I (an EU national) applied for a one year visa and received one with the "valid only for 90 days out of every 180 days", meaning I can't stay an entire year on it in Russia. My f ...

But why list addresses in the first place then..

I haven't been able to find chick peas in a single grocery store in Petersburg (neither small ones, or large ones like Perekrestok). Most shops carry various beans by Bonduelle, which for certain offe ...

What's up with the email systems of the Russian embassies/consulates? On average 9 out of 10 addresses listed on http://www.rusembassy.org/ bounce with a mail delivery failure of various sorts (route ...

As someone who spends a lot of time in several different countries (including Russia a large part of the year), I cannot find end to my frustration with visa bureaucracy. Both internationally in gener ...