Thread: Tell me about Russia

Be careful of closet communists.

They'll getcha.

I'm taking Karl Marx along.

We'll walk around, looking at what Soviet Russia once was, shaking our heads sadly as we go.

As we walk back towards the airport, I'll turn, sigh, and whisper softly:

"It wasn't meant to be like this. It...wasn't meant to be like this."

Then I'll leave.

Sounds good, but you'll need a traitorous love interest.

Run! Run while you still can!
Or at least hope your plane crashes on an uninhabited island on your way here!

Oceanic Airways is a reliable airline, amirite?

My uncle went to Russia a couple years ago. I don't think they liked him very much... (he is a millionare, and I'm sure a lot of communists are still there...)

I would like to go to Russia though (or anywhere out of the US for that matter). Just look at my sig..

My Dad is doing the same trip

Are you my father.....

Now that would be forum drama.

Therefore YES.

Lucky, take pics.

Russia is awsome,

What do you need to know? Not many Russians speak english or onother langauge but if you make an effort to speak their language abit they'll be flattered and proably you'll have an easier time. The Russian Alphabet is not so hard and if you're going there you might aswell learn the Alphabet you might feel less lost when reading signs.

You can learn it in a couple of hours and within a couple days you'll have it memorized.

The metro in Moscow can be really nice at times but dreary and depressing to, i saw some pics and from the soviet days they made a part of it look like a palace with gold chandaliers and stuff like that. Amazing those soviets were quirky people.

Also look out for some strange soviet architecture im telling you those people made some funny looking buildings.

Check this building out: http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/w...ent/russia.jpg

just watch out for the bears wandering around the streets of moscow drinking vodka

The buildings and landscape is beautiful.

Russia is a brilliant country, I hope you enjoy your trip! My grandparents go every year.

Go west to the slovak republic; it's better.


Anyhow; There is no russia.

Originally Posted by ascend

just watch out for the bears wandering around the streets of moscow drinking vodka

I KNEW IT.

I will keep an eye on the architecture.

thats so cool!

lol i went to russia when i was around 3 years old. i remember what i ate!!

anyway, with russia bveing similar to ukraine,(i grew up in ukraine, so trust me) dont mess with cops and try your best to learn russian, i know its really hard to get if you are a foreign language speaker, but it will make life easier. russian people's accents in english are horribly hard to understand... and vice vera...

you know what? scratch the idea of learning russian. there is no way you can learn in in a week and it has all these grammar rules... lol i would know istudied it from a textbook for 7 years (wile going to school in english...)

and please don't get involved with vodka because once ou start people will drag you down to a horrifying condition. (not from personal experience... im not 21 yet...) oh and actually there the minimum age for alcohol is 18!

visit lots of national museums- they are interesting! especially the history of russia, and of course your original goeal- soviet russia.



i do not know if something did not make sense as i am just spilling out ideas and i just woke up....

OMG!! How did I not see this thread before??

Russia is AWESOME. I think you'll like St. Petersburg more than Moscow... that's usually what non-Russians tell me anyway. Don't deviate too much from the center of Moscow because there's not much to see on the outer parts.

I don't agree that the metro is depressing (in Moscow, anyway).. psshh. There are paintings and statues and you name it at every stop, and every stop is different. A lot of money went into that place. Check this out:



Yes most Russians can't speak enough English to help you if you need it, but tourists still manage. There are quite a lot of them during the warmer months.

And yeah there are not many signs in English. The metro has recently added English "translations" to all the stops though, so that's nice.

So why the visit?

Originally Posted by Mes Tarrant

So why the visit?

His mother and father arranged it, he had little say in proceedings; but is moderately satisfied with it anyway.

In Soviet Russia, countries go to you.

Spent some time in Russia a few years ago. Be very careful with your money and
avoid using credit cards. The corruption is staggering. Red Square in Moscow is a must see just from a historical stand point and the architecture is fantastic. Make sure to do all your immigration correctly; I was fined for neglecting to collect some needed stamps. The Rossia Hotel is near the Square and has reasonable rates as well. I didn't go to St. Pete so I have no advice there. If you don't speak Russian or have a companion who does you will have a lot of difficulty in non-tourist areas. Sad to say, but don't trust anyone you don't know. I wore a neck wallet and kept all my cash and documents in there. I also wore a money belt and only kept a few dollars in my pocket because there are pick pockets.

It used to known as the "Soviet Union".

Back when Czechoslovakia existed.

Now, it is known as Russia. The greatest cause is due to the intense pressure of Czechoslovakia's massive army, forcing them out of their "U.S.S.R"/"Soviet Union" and communist(devil) ways.

Yes and Canada won WW2.

Right when you least suspect Socialism to creep up, too...