Useful Links

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• St Petersburg State University homepage
• St Petersburg State Technical University homepage
• Moscow State University homepage
• Moscow State Linguistic University homepage
• Voronezh State University homepage
• Yaroslavl State University homepage
• Rostov State University homepage
• Novgorod State University homepage
• Nizhny Novgorod State University homepage
• Novosibirsk State University homepage
• Kazan State University homepage
• Kaliningrad State University homepage
• Benedict School, St Petersburg: Do a Russian language course or teach English to Russians here.
• RLUS homepage: If you want to do a RLUS (Russian Language Undergraduate Studies) course, see here for details.

• Voluntary Service Overseas: Information about VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas) youth programmes
• The German-Russian Exchange: Translation work in St Petersburg, Volgograd, Novosibirsk and Perm helping NGOs
• Interchurch Partnership: Based in St Petersburg, this includes translation work, book editing, grant applications, preparing visa invitations and guiding guests
• The Andrei Sakharov Museum and Public Center in Moscow offers translation, archive and fundraising work
• Love Russia is a Christian charity running orphanages in Moscow, Ryazan and other towns in the area.

• Lonely Planet travel information: Look here when planning your trip to Russia and any travelling you do when you're there.
• Sindbad Travel: Student-friendly travel agency in St Petersburg; buy coach and air tickets here.
• www.go-fly.com
• www.easyjet.com
• www.buzzaway.com
• Eurolines coaches: Useful for travel within Russia as well as in the Baltic States and Eastern Europe
• Tallinn tourist information
• Riga tourist information
• Vilnius tourist information

• Russian Embassy (UK): Up-to-date visa requirements and information. Download visa application forms here too.
• Russian Consulate in Edinburgh: More helpful than the London office; the website works too.
• St Petersburg International Hostel: If you've got friends or family coming to visit, this hostel can provide tourist visa invitations and registration at a reasonable price; everything can be organised by e-mail and fax.
• Andrews Consulting provides visa support.

• British Council advice for visitors to Russia: A general guide to life in Russia
• Exchange rate: Find the ruble exchange rate here.
• Public holidays, time zones and links
• The BBC's 'From Our Own Correspondent' page for articles about life in Russia

• The St Petersburg Times: St Petersburg's English language newspaper.
• Homepage of the British Consulate General in St Petersburg
• Our St Petersburg: Links to sites about all aspects of life in St Petersburg.
• The Fresh Guide to St Petersburg: City guide.
• The Hermitage, St Petersburg: Read about The Hermitage and plan your visit.
• Photos of the city

• The Moscow Times: Moscow's English language newspaper.
• Homepage of the British Embassy in Moscow
• The Moscow Government tourist guide
• Sunsite Moscow guide
• The Moscow Expat Site: Advice for foreigners living in Moscow.

• Voronezh
• Nizhny Novgorod
• Sochi
• Rostov

• www.yourdictionary.com: Online dictionaries, including English-Russian and Russian-English.
• Various general and specialist Russian dictionaries
• Dictionary of abbreviations and acronyms
• Russian dictionaries: Comprehensive list, includes translation packages.
• Online Russian grammar
• Babelfish online translating package: This is just for fun, the most amusing Russian to English translation around.

• www.rambler.ru: Search engine for Russian sites.
• Sources on Russia: All sorts of general Russian links including universities, organisations and media.
• Russia: regions and cities. Links hub for regional and city websites.

• www.comfm.com: Listen to Russian radio, watch Russian TV and find live webcams here.
• Argumenty i Fakty: Popular Russian language newspaper dealing with social issues, politics and news stories.
• RTR Television: Watch television and find out what's on here.
• Vremya: Russian news.
• BBC homepage: The best way to keep up with what's going on back at home when you're in Russia

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