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[Will.]

Anyone in Volgagrad?
Any info? Schools, Sites, No-Nos
I have an upcoming visit.
All input gratefully accepted.
I got nothing from a forum search so here's a post.

[waxwing]

Volgograd, not volgagrad. of course this is transliteration and blah di blah but that's the standard transliteration.
Telling you to help with your internet searches, not because I'm a pedant. Honest guv.

Why are you going there? I didn't quite understand.

[Castro]

Hello, Will.

VOLGOGRAD sounds like volgAgrad. Even vAlgAgrad.

There are only two language schools with native speakers.

As for feedback you�d better go The Bar named White Horse. There you�ll definitely find all foreigners and teachers as well. The best place to drink and talk. Live music. www.whitehorse.vlink.ru. Unfortunately this site is only in Russian, but there are cool pics.

Population of the city is about one million.
But it�s pretty boring. Not like Moscow.
I mean even if you were to visit Moscow places every weekend, there would still be many you had not seen even after a nine-month stay here.
About Tsaritsyn / Stalingrad / Volgograd I wouldn�t say that.
But it depends on personality.
Some teachers love small towns.

A bit of history http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volgograd

Good Luck!

P.S. that�s from my old Volgorgad friends:
Dear Friends!
I am very glad to introduce you official web site of International videoart Festival in Volgograd "VIDEOLOGIA". Call for participients!
www.videologia.nm.ru
[email protected]

Videologia Team & Nickolas Demidov

[Will.]

Thanks for the info, this is the useful stuff.
Castro, I have to do a seminar or two shortly. so I am checking out the scene in advance rather than asking people on arrival. I only have a few days there.

[Castro]

Will, few days there for the seminar and few nights there for White Horse parties
It�s enough to get an idea what Volgograd is like for foreigners.

BTW, what kind of seminar?
Keep in touch while you are there
or right after.


Good Luck.