9 Things You Should Know Before Visiting Russia

[@davidlamont5793]

I definatley want to visit russia to expand my russian language skills i worked with russians and they taught me basic russian language i would love to work there the russians i met were absolutley brilliant to me because i leared a bit or their language ...never in my life hhas any body made me feel so appreciated i would love to go to russia

[@Ohshirho]

Tip No. 10 - Don't stick to the center. Explore. If you're in Moscow don't be afraid to leave that Red Square behind and go outside - there are tons of cozy little towns and villages, and awesome nature - all in taxi/public transport reach if you don't have a car. Even Moscow itself is full of amazing places you can visit if you don't spend all of your time in city center. The same applies to St. Petersburg, or any other major city, I guess.

[@Dungshoveleux]

Its all one zone too.

[@-SUM1-]

Sounds like Wolters World haha

[@Ohshirho]

@@-SUM1- had to google it 🙂 Nah, I just feel like people miss on a lot of stuff.

[@stuartofblyth]

Very useful, and from personal experience agree wholeheartedly with every one. In SPb I was ripped off unmercifully by taxi drivers from the taxi ranks. When my hotel ordered one for me via Yandex they were always super cheap. Also agree with using public transport. Drivers will accept cash but I was the only one paying that way - everybody else tapped their cards on the many readers in the bus. I didn't know about Troika, and I didn't know I could have used my bank card (this was pre-sanctions). Lastly, I agree that people are super friendly and helpful. Definitely lastly, Cathedral of Christ the Saviour - I was there!

[@chlenuga]

As a Russian and a Moscovite, I'd never take a taxi from the airport. Public transport is quicker and cheaper. Most importantly it's quicker.

[@ЛилияСердж]

Это без багажа😊, а если три чемодана в руках?😊

[@robendert7617]

Indeed! from the large Moscow airports, there are "Aerotrain" lines that bring you to the city in proximity of metro stations, It is cheap and the modern trains are comfortable.

[@Nowhereman123]

From sheremetyevo to Leningradskaya Hotel cost 1200 Roubles. Public transport was about half why wouldn't you catch a taxi.

[@chlenuga]

@@Nowhereman123 250 rub for the bus + 57 rub metro ~300 rub

[@bulsond]

Хорошо, что ты москвич, но совет, для иностранца не знакомого не то что с городом, но даже с местным языком, смешон и не уместен.

[@giggling_boatswain]

I'll tell you this. I don't need to have my own car in Russia. It has historically developed since Soviet times that public transport is very developed in Russia, more than I've seen anywhere in the world. You'll never be late using public transport. This applies even to provincial cities. Never had any problems with it. Very cheap and very convenient.

[@Dungshoveleux]

Yes, most main bus stops have electronic signs but better still rhe yandex maps app will tell you what is expected at your bus stop or station just by selecting it.

[@MoniqueangeliqueLumpkin]

I AM FRANCO AMERICAINE, MULTILINGUAL, SPEAK BASIC 🇷🇺, MOSCOW SIMILAR TO PARIS FRANCE. GOING TO LAKE BAIKAL ❤

[@SeanBunzick]

Spaciba, Jony! GREAT advice that only makes me want to get to Moscow even MORE SO! However, those "hot weather" temps are essentially a joke compared to my Second Home of Thailand where it's one of the hottest and most humid countries on the planet! ;-) Looking forward to touching down in Moscow!

[@СимонВизенталь-ы7ь]

Moscow doesn't get -40°, only -30°. ❄

[@larisabond2076]

Зимой 1978 года в Москве было -38, в Московской области -42.

[@ArhivAvtorskoyPesny]

На окнах с внутренней стороны впервые внизу намерзал лед.

[@maximkosheleff]

Even -30°C is rare winter in Moscow

[@larisabond2076]

@@ArhivAvtorskoyPesny Мне мама говорила, что полопались трубы в некоторых домах, и периодически отключалось электричество.

[@alexsky3892]

Yeah, usually the temperature range is between -30 and +30.

[@Борода-ф9ъ]

Установите обязательно голосовой переводчик на телефон (пригодится) 1 SIM карты купить теперь можно только по биометрическим данным для иностранцев. 2 Открыть банковский счет или карту можно в течении 5-10 минут (нужен паспорт и документ подтверждающий ваше разрешение на пребывание в стране, виза миграционная карта) 3 Интернет. Почти во всех общественных местах (парки гостиницы метро рестораны) WI-FI бесплатный 4 В некоторых местах России может не работать GPS (поэтому лучше иметь офф лайн карты под рукой на телефоне)

[@user-f5tv8vg8v]

при неработающей навигации оффлайн карты ничем не полезнее онлайновых

[@Борода-ф9ъ]

@@user-f5tv8vg8v Да детишки что вы делали в 5-7 классе , когда вас учили картами бумажными пользоваться. Вот такие и блуждают то в лесу то в по городу

[@tacitusromanus8239]

Very helpful. Thanks, Jonny!

[@SuperBlinchik]

Из аэропорта Внуково в центр Москвы можно доехать на метро! Из Шереметьево ходит городской автобус, стоимость билета 57 руб. и такси не надо брать!

[@alexanderchepak2009]

Речь об иностранцах. Какие автобусы?

[@imurovtsev]

@@alexanderchepak2009 А в чем проблема? В видео и рассказывает чтобы пользовались общественным транспортом и это очень дешево.

[@SuperBlinchik]

@@alexanderchepak2009 а что иностранцы не могут воспользоваться автобусом?

[@alexanderchepak2009]

@@SuperBlinchik не зная русского??

[@margo7059]

@@alexanderchepak2009 Это стандартное действие, тут язык не особо нужен. Можно выбрать автобус до конечной станции метро. Ну и переводчик никто не отменял. Только деньги надо поменять перед посадкой в автобус.

[@user-li8oq3om9o]

Russia is great! Worth visiting

[@fastcross]

Don't talk to a Russian... If you talk to a Russian, especially in a small town, you should have 2 or 3 more hours to dedicate to him. because he will want to know where you are from, what you do there, why you came to this country. He will want to offer you drinks or food. you will have to go to his house to drink and eat the bline that his wife makes. all this especially if you are Italian. This summer I went to Pskov to buy some old Soviet cameras. people didn't believe that I was there for the Soviet cameras. I only found extremely kind and curious people. sometimes I traveled for free in their taxis.

[@Chaldon-hl6yk]

lashata mi cantare

[@fastcross]

@@Chaldon-hl6yk lasciatemi cantare... Con la chitarra in mano, lasciatemi cantare, sono un italiano... Toto Cutugno. R.I.P

[@Chaldon-hl6yk]

@@fastcross Toto was very popular in USSR

[@ЕленаШепелева-я9у]

😂😂а ещё вам придется есть борщ!😂👍👍🤣🤣🤣

[@Ditriy-y8h]

Да это так и есть)))

[@AndreyAndrey-gm7hi]

Ой, ладно вам преувеличивать. Какие -40 зимой и +40 летом, в Москве? 😅 Один раз за 50 лет пару дней к +40 может и бывает, на моей памяти в июле-августе 2010.

[@user-bubuser]

Всё-таки рекомендации тоже стереотипны))) особенно, когда говорят, что на каждом углу если заговорить на английском, то к вам подтянутся как мотыльки на свет. В наших во всех столицах люди в общемто привыкшие к понаехавшим, особенного любопытства не испытывают.

[@widjoh]

Again, thank you so much for a great video, Jonny. Likle always, full of good peieces of advices. Keep on with your good word, Jonny! You are among the best ones..

[@douglaswilkinson5700]

In the '70s & '80s I visited friends friends in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. I never had any problems. It was woderful, too!

[@Martin-z5p4o]

Thank you for a great video. Please keep them coming.

[@luckynyaa2826]

Keep up good work!) ❤

[@ПосольствоРусскихПисателей]

Well done

[@deanobrienphotographer]

Great video Jonny. Keep em' coming mate. Plenty of good advice there for newcomers to Russia.

[@garykendall3776]

Re the entry interrogation, I was taken aside at Pulkovo along with a dozen or so other foreigners. I was treated with courtesy and professionalism for the 2 or 3 minutes of actual questioning. The delay was that all of us were held in the arrival hall until the decision had been made about all of us even though we were all separate travelers. At no time did I feel threatened in any way, definitely not the Hollywood KGB effect. On my next visit, the Passport official did spend some time considering my documents and looking up my records on her computer from the previous year. Presumably because she would have seen that I had been interrogated then and passed, she allowed me in without further interrogation. One point - you will be given your departure paper at entry. DO NOT LOSE IT. Otherwise great will be the trouble. I paper-clip mine to the passport page with the entry stamp.

[@Dungshoveleux]

Migration card advice very good. Also ensure that you register within one week of crossing the border. Either the hotel or the legal oxcupier (propiskaholder) of private accomodation MUST do it and give you the proof of registration so you can give it to the immifration officials on exit.

[@Mike-m7q]

Jonny, it would be useful for a stranger to know what docs / papers needed to get a Russian sim card, and opening a temp bank account as a foreigner.

[@Dungshoveleux]

Valid passport, valid visa, valid migration card (bank only). Sim card needs passport/visa.

[@Dungshoveleux]

No mention of having to register and not lose the little migration card, nor the fact that by registering, you will need to obtain a proof of registration printout to give to the immigration officer on leaving Russia. Finally,the registration process ishandled by the hotel, but if you are staying at anaaprtment or house, the legal owner of the house has to refister you and give you a copy of the registration confirmation so you prove you were registered on exit from Russia.

[@Nowhereman123]

Ive had absolutely had no issues coming in and out, just dont lose the little white immigration card, without it you can run into problems.

[@ВолкЧерный-р8ь]

запиши ролик о еде, где и чем ты питаешься, какие блюда русской кухни тебе нравятся)

[@vitalitihomirov5781]

If someone ask me where toilet is, i would answer "in a bathroom". Toilet in Russian unitaz, bathroom in Russian tu-ha-let. Borrowed from German and French.

[@lelikold7355]

Nope, unitaz - is a toilet bowl. Bathroom - is a bathroom. Tuhalet - the place where the toilet bowl is.

[@vitalitihomirov5781]

@@lelikold7355 are you British? In US the version as I wrote.

[@vitalitihomirov5781]

By the way. Tuhalet is just my attempt to imitate Russian туалет, which is derived from French toilettes.

[@lelikold7355]

@@vitalitihomirov5781 OMG! It's obvious, i'm russian.

[@retrocomputing]

В словаре все написано, не надо учить никого, если у самого проблемы с русским

[@darkmatter5424]

Moscow river seems to have a living ecosystem, no? Are those little plants floating?

[@vknfriendly]

Algae bloom and multiply

[@АНДРЕЙ3500]

РЯ́СКА, - Водяное травянистое растение, имеющее форму мельчайших зелёных пластинок и образующее сплошной слой на поверхности стоячей воды. корм для уток .

[@user_Sasha_]

Because very warm August this year.

[@kieranwilliams1817]

I heard you have to buy a coat in Russia as the coat in the UK is weak for very cold temperatures in Russia.

[@AndreyAndrey-gm7hi]

Does UK haven't Scandinavian or Canadian clothes stores? Canadian Goose (tm) for example? Very warm clothes

[@kieranwilliams1817]

@@AndreyAndrey-gm7hi the material is different.

[@Владимир-д4б2е]

@@roddeazevedo Москва - мегаполис, в большом городе зимой собственный микроклимат, по всей москве из окон тепло излучается... а за городом зима-зима-зима, градусов -35 по цельсию.

[@АндрейНикитенко-ф4с]

Moscow is a pretty warm city by Russian standards. It rarely gets colder than -25 in winter in Moscow. At least you won't have any problems with Scandinavian and Canadian winter clothes. Things are much more serious if you go to colder regions. In the Urals it can be -45 and below, and in Yakutia -60 is common in winter (77.8 is a confirmed record). But I think everyone understands that in places like Oymyakon it is mortally dangerous to be without special equipment and special training in winter. There is another point related to the weather that is often forgotten. Unlike Great Britain, most of Russia has a sharply continental climate rather than a maritime one. This means low humidity (very low in some areas) and a large daily temperature variation. During the day, the temperature can differ by 10 degrees or more.

[@gogaonzhezhora8640]

@@kieranwilliams1817 Not really if you get the right gear. I wear some european brand and purchased in Europe winter shoes and they hold up perfectly under the harshest of russian winter conditions. Of course they are made in guess where... China.

[@evilbabai7083]

2:18 that's not true - the only reason you need cash is to put some on the local card which could be issued within a few minutes even for a foreigner.

[@Pdim]

Everything is true 😉

[@JD-jc8gp]

So, if I arrive with my US dollars, how quickly should I exchange them to rubles and where? If I get a taxi at the airport, I will be expected to pay with rubles correct? Thanks.

[@inoxman3425]

at the airport, change 50 bucks, a maximum of 100, and then at the hotel ask where the nearest exchange point with the most favorable offers is. And change it there as needed. Keep in mind that if you are carrying more than 10,000 dollars or euros, then they must be declared at customs.

[@Запискисангвиника]

you should first get a M.. pay system card (screwtube deletes any posts containing its full name) at the airport right after arrival, change some bucks and put it via an ATM or an operator. Then enter card details into a taxi app, and voila - a trip cost will be automatically debited from it.

[@gogaonzhezhora8640]

As you won't have a russian issued card you'll need at least a USD50 equivalent in Rubles cash to pay for the ride into the city. You can actually excahnge before the flight at home or at the airport in Russia. Obviously the rates at the exchange booth at the airport will be far worse than elsewhere. So don't go and exchange more than you need ASAP. The taxi ride or the public transport into the city you can then pay in cash for the first time. Note that the exchange rates by the banks in the city vary significantly. Only a few banks are interested in those operations and offer good rates.

[@vknfriendly]

Sber Bank will make you a bank card in 1 hour where you can put your rubles, you can even order directly from the hotel and they will bring you a bank card directly to the hotel, this is what T-bank does, it’s best to ask at the reception and they will explain everything to you in English .

[@Marin-b1k]

Мой единственный раз, когда меня реально ограбили, был обменник в Париже... Опыт на всю жизнь😂😂😂😂😂

[@Dungshoveleux]

The public transport Troika card. You didn't mention the options for time based, journey based or putting money on the Troika wallet, nor did you say that Moscow metro/bus is all one zone and thatprices are RBL57 for the first journey and if you take a second journey within 90 minutes its RBL28. Getting a taxi from the airport to central moscow? Why? Bring a dual sim phone, get your sim at the airport, change a little money at the airport to get to your hotel, and get your troika card at the airport. The points you mention are fair, but the lack of detail in the video means its not very useful for someone new getting off a plane imho.

[@goldcezar9471]

== GOOD JOB ==

[@robendert7617]

Yes, you need to come with cash! But not only that, come with Euros or US$. I live in Switzerland, and though Swiss Francs are the best money you can have, outside of Moscow, Swiss Francs are considered exotic, and have a very bad exchange rate. And very important, please pay attention here, your Euro or US$ bills must be in an impeccable state! The slightest fold or damaged corner will be refused by the automatic testing machine that each bill will go through, up to 3 times. You might be less rich than you think this way! Before leaving, go to your bank and ask for bills in a good state. What I do id putting them between sturdy cardboard slabs, and vacuum seal them with a kitchen food sealer. This will help to keep your bills in an excellent state until you get at the bank to change them for Rubles that often are in a much worse shape.

[@Marin-b1k]

А нечего санкции вводить😂😂😂😂платили бы тогда карточкой и никаких проблем🎉но разве не ваше правительство сделало это невозможным???

[@robendert7617]

@@Marin-b1k Yes, you're right. Sanction only seem to benefit the Russian economy by inciting Russian companies to produce import replacements. Meanwhile, the economies of European countries are suffering, even to recession levels. We, normal citizens who want to travel and see for ourselves, have our lives getting more complicated. Russia is much smarter, making it easier for westerners to visit Russia, and to see for themselves that the western media are telling us BS about Russia.

[@margo7059]

Имхо, лучше доллары везти. Не представляю кому сейчас нужны евро.

[@Dungshoveleux]

USD and EUR are the most widely accepted. Sberbank will change pretty much all currency bit do not have the best rates for large sums its a significant difference. Sberbanks head office at улица Вавилова, 19

[@nicholasthebest9993]

👍👍👍

[@bron-sconcess.10]

"could easily be 40°C in the summer and -40° in winter!' *### - sounds like a joke, right 🤣! So, Moscow is realistically closer to 30° in winter. Long stay? Get prepared or it won't just be politics that could bury you 😏.

[@vedser]

this statement was actually an exaggeration from johnny. average winter temp in moscow is higher than -10. -20 is very rare.

[@bron-sconcess.10]

@@vedser Thanks!

[@danascully6670]

Погода зимой - 20 не больше, летом +25,27. Не преувеличивайте.

[@AtlantisRouTou]

[Veseten Nasha now] вот почему англов невозможно понять

[@ViceCoin]

How do. You make purfhases without visa/mc? Can American banks accept MIR card?

[@Сарина-ш3ч]

Sber Bank will make you a bank card in 1 hour where you can put your rubles, you can even order directly from the hotel and they will bring you a bank card directly to the hotel, this is what T-bank does, it’s best to ask at the reception and they will explain everything to you in English .

[@user_Sasha_]

Cash. No.

[@Dungshoveleux]

You take EUR/USD/GVP/any old currency. You get a Russian sim card for your mobile, then you open a Russian bank account and get a MIR debit card. Then you change money, a little for cash roubles and get the rest put on your Russian bank account.

[@drsmith9536]

Я помню, в детстве в аэропорту Омска, у тетеньки сотрудницы раз 150 спросил где здесь "тулет", лишь после 150-го она сделал вид, что поняла, ...а до этого, видимо, прикалывалась)) при этом я не делал добродушное, радостное лицо)

[@Chaldon-hl6yk]

не пытайтесь покинуть Омск

[@BeasleyStreet]

Jonny, What's your motive for going to Russia in the current flux, I spent 6 months in Voronezh 20 years ago and loved it, but a lone British citizen is really chancy?

[@ru-zg6yr]

20 years ago, it was a different country..... You need to come to see it...modern Russia. 20 years ago, Voronezh was not a million-strong city.... Now there are more than a million people living there.

[@vknfriendly]

Being a single UK citizen is risky in France or Europe in general))) especially at night.

[@alexanderchepak2009]

He lives in Moscow.

[@Marin-b1k]

Трусов не любят в России, боитесь-сидите дома

[@MishkoWtF]

But for why any foreigners should visit Russia?

[@Dungshoveleux]

Same reason as always. Its different.

[@Koyoshinkai]

I thought taxis from the airport were 50-55 Euro

[@alexanderchepak2009]

We went from Sheremetievo to Moscow (it depends on your destination address - Moscow is big) for 1200 roubles = 12 USD, it was in August 2024.

[@Waischess]

Примерно 15 долларов. Но лучше на автобусе это намного дешевле. Если вас 3 или 4 человека, то лучше на такси.

[@Mike-m7q]

Every foreigner is safe and welcome in Russia but Anglo-Saxons

[@Dungshoveleux]

Thats rubbish. Anglo saxons are equally welcome. My experience as a Brit travelling and living in Russia.

[@Mike-m7q]

@@Dungshoveleux Welcome are people from Latin America, Arab countries and some can travel to Russia without visa.

[@Dungshoveleux]

@@rainingcatsdogs Because misinformation has to be countered, even if it is silly.

[@Dungshoveleux]

@@Mike-m7q I'm afraid what you are saying is rubbish. I just came back after 2 months there.

[@Mike-m7q]

@@Dungshoveleux You are ignorant. That is what this video is about: it has become more difficult for westerners to enter Russia, while Latin American and Arab countries got visa free travel to Russia.

[@angeloavanti2538]

Sorry dude. Only 1 thing to know. Don't go!

[@jamieflame01]

Don't go

[@zen11301]

That applies to you 🤡

[@gogaonzhezhora8640]

Yeah right, don't ever go away from Russia.

[@honesty_-no9he]

Why? Please genius explain?

[@olmetothai]

Putins troll Bin Visit russia before visits you

[@Dungshoveleux]

What a silly comment.

[@sepulkariy]

A very good advice from the Department of State - do not go! US citizens can be arrested for no reason and used for prisoners exchange. There is no law in Russia.

[@sositehui6483]

Good advice from the American state department 😅Choke on it, we don't have a lack.

[@retrocomputing]

@@sositehui6483как будто даже граждан рф не сажают ни за что 🤡

[@sositehui6483]

@@retrocomputing как будто граждан Франции не сажают ни за что😅🤡

[@retrocomputing]

@@sositehui6483 пример приведи

[@amylee2405]

Ahahah, what a BS.

[@Richard-j4d8f]

1 don't go 2 don't go 3 don't go 4 don't go 5 don't go 6 don't go 7 don't go 8 don't go 9 dont go 10 don't How many more reasons do you want , if the authorities want to they'll fit you up and put you inside

[@aphex0011]

Russia is not a France. Don't commit crimes and don't be an asshole - and I guarantee 100% you won't have any problems.

[@jamieflame01]

Any sane person wouldn't go.

[@zen11301]

Oh please, don’t go… no one will miss you here 🧹🗑️

[@retrocomputing]

@@aphex0011сам веришь в это?

[@aphex0011]

@@retrocomputing Я не верю, а знаю. Что именно у тебя вызывает сомнения? Что запад как минимум со времён окончания второй мировой запугивает собственное население байками про коммунизм/Россию? Что там мощнейшая пропагандистская машина? Что там ограничена свобода слова и в UK, например, осуждают за репосты в 100 раз чаще, чем в России? Что там громаднейшая коррупция на всех уровнях, кроме самого нижнего? Лучше задай себе вопрос - во что веришь ты?

[@fastcross]

Не разговаривай с русским... Если ты поговоришь с русским, особенно в маленьком городке, у тебя еще есть в запасе 2-3 часа. потому что он захочет узнать, откуда ты родом, чем ты там занимаешься, зачем ты приехал в эту страну. Он захочет предложить вам что-нибудь выпить или поесть. вам придется пойти к нему домой, чтобы выпить и съесть блины, которые готовит его жена. все это особенно, если вы итальянец. Этим летом я поехал в Псков купить старые советские фотоаппараты. люди не верили, что я был там перед советскими камерами. Я нашел только чрезвычайно добрых и любопытных людей. Я несколько раз ездил бесплатно на их такси.

[@inoxman3425]

Тебе повезло, что тебя не отвезли на дачу. Там бы тебя не только накормили-напоили и в баню сводили, но и снабдили бы своим урожаем в виде кабачков, яблок и т.п., а также своими запасами на зиму типа варенья из ягод, соленых огурцов, помидоров и прочего. И не только хозяева, но и их соседи. 😀

[@a.m.898]

Point 11. Russian girls❤

[@Luorawetlan]

Russia Cash - Community? Seriously? Now I doubt Yandex Taxi too. Will it take me to the GULAG instead of a hotel:)

[@ТинаВолина]

Не приезжайте в Россию!

[@danascully6670]

Что такое Гулаг? И как это выглядит?

[@alexanderzuev418]

Ну нельзя быть на свете дурой такой!

[@ganikhalidov]

Are you so dumb or something else? 😂

[@Mike-m7q]

Yandex Taxi will take you to Uranus instead, lol