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roywebcafe
Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 259
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2014 1:14 pm Post subject: Best place to live and work in Russia |
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Not been to Russia and wondered were posters on here think is the best place to live and work in Russia? I am guessing St Petersburg is a favorite. |
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JN
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2014 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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I suppose it would depend upon what your criteria are. I'd probably go with Moscow or a couple of other cities where I have friends. I wouldn't choose Petersburg, but it does have wonderful European-style architecture. |
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teacher X
Joined: 13 Feb 2013 Posts: 220 Location: Super Sovietsky Apartment Box 918
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2014 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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I think we call all agree that Dzerzhinsk and Norilsk are the best places to live in Russia. |
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LAR1SSA
Joined: 02 Nov 2013 Posts: 48 Location: Memphis
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Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 7:32 am Post subject: Re: Best place to live and work in Russia |
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roywebcafe wrote: |
Not been to Russia and wondered were posters on here think is the best place to live and work in Russia? I am guessing St Petersburg is a favorite. |
Saint Petersburg is beautiful in terms of aesthetics but maybe not the best place to work. The cost of living is high, not as high as moscow of course, but relatively high compared to the salaries. You can make much more money in Moscow, and its more interesting for living I think. If you are not the big city type though steer clear from Moscow as it is a lot of hustle and bustle here. There is also far fewer jobs in Saint Pete as well. |
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Sashadroogie
Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 11061 Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise
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Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 7:38 am Post subject: |
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Above comment is Party-approved. |
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roywebcafe
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Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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Is this true?? I google both and they sound badly polluted.
teacher X wrote: |
I think we call all agree that Dzerzhinsk and Norilsk are the best places to live in Russia. |
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maruss
Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Posts: 1145 Location: Cyprus
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Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 1:19 pm Post subject: It's a wind-up! |
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Sorry about that Roy! Norilsk is probably one of the most unhealthy cities on the planet and most of the convicts who built it died in the process in the Stalin era, many of whom were also innocent! In any case it's once again 'off-limits' to non residents due to its valuable mineral plants which are considered as being of strategic value so it is most unlikely you will ever go there to teach English!
Dzerzhinsk near Nizhny Novgorod has poisonous chemical works and a similar low life expectancy to Norilsk!!There is also a small satellite town south-east of Moscow called Dherzhinsky which does not have the chemical works but is equally unattractive because it is near the Kapotnya oil refinery complex which is notorious for being one of the cities most polluted and unhealthy areas!
The best place to live in Russia-ask most Russians and they will probably say the south near the Black Sea and Caucasus but those who can afford to go abroad! |
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Sashadroogie
Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 11061 Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise
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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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Whatever about living, Moscow rules when it comes the sheer volume and range of work.
Come to Moscow! |
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maruss
Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Posts: 1145 Location: Cyprus
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 4:09 pm Post subject: Sasha is right once again! |
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Like it, love it or even hate it, there's no denying that the place has more of everything, both good and bad!
The secret is to get out before you start feeling the latter!! |
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roywebcafe
Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 259
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 1:56 pm Post subject: |
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Well i am committed to St Petersburg now. Will be there in September unless WW3 breaks out. Got the accommodation situation to think about until then. |
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maruss
Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Posts: 1145 Location: Cyprus
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Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 3:44 pm Post subject: St Petes. |
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I don't know anyone who went there and did not at least find it interesting and the scale everything is much more human than in Moscow. Just be ready for the very changeable climate though! |
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