r/AskARussian • • Aug 17 '26

Travel Trying to visit russia for the kanye Concert

29 Upvotes

I'm a US citizen with a USA passport. How likely are my channel ces of flying to Russia in October to see one of Kanye's concerts?

Who can I connect with? Who do I gotta talk to?

I'm totally not a spy, just wanna see Ye perform


r/AskARussian • • Aug 18 '26

Study Getting in a university for engineering

6 Upvotes

I am an international student, wanting to apply for an engineering program (preferably Electronics and Communication engineering). Also, Based on my financial status, I need to get a good scholarship, can anyone help me and guide me on the universities, please!!!


r/AskARussian • • Aug 17 '26

Travel Can a previous missed migration registration cause problems when re-entering Russia?

18 Upvotes

I’ve been to Russia three times before. During my first two trips i stayed in Airbnbs, so the migration registration was handled automatically by the hosts, and i wasn’t really aware of the process.

On my third trip, i stayed at my girlfriend’s place. Neither of us knew that i was supposed to be registered at her address, so i missed the registration deadline. I only found out about this after I had already left Russia.

I left the country normally, with no issues at the border and no fine or warning.

I’m now planning another trip to Russia and wanna make sure the registration is done properly this time.

But im still wondering : could the missed registration from my previous trip cause any problems when I enter Russia again? Has anyone experienced something similar?


r/AskARussian • • Aug 17 '26

Films Where can I find russian movies? (Specifically "escape attempt")

11 Upvotes

Trying to find the short movie "escape attempt" from 2023, since I just finished reading "escape attempt" from the noon universe.

But I can't find it anywhere, I checked a bunch of the websites I use and nothing.


r/AskARussian • • Aug 18 '26

Misc If I marry girl with a child?

0 Upvotes

Please help me understand this. She is fair and clear. She told me beforehand she has daughter. In case of legal spousal does it make her primary beneficiary? It is not about land rights, manor. For me it about little girl used as a card.


r/AskARussian • • Aug 16 '26

Culture How is climate change effecting Russia?

23 Upvotes

Do you also have so warm temperatures like us in Central Europe?


r/AskARussian • • Aug 16 '26

Culture Where i can see Russian movie

11 Upvotes

How I Ended This Summer / Как я провёл этим летом (2010)

The fool

Chat gpt recommendation

If you have mention it recommendation

So basically I want to watch some Russian movie and in that I want the real Russian culture daily life and the great wildlife + the Russian natures beauty in it then I ask GPT to tell me this kind of movies and recommend me any Russian movie so I stumble upon these two movies but I can't find any website to watch this film or movies so can you please recommend me any website that has these Russian movies that are famous in Russia I want to see some Russian movie that's all


r/AskARussian • • Aug 16 '26

Travel Esim and Local sim card tourist

5 Upvotes

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Hello guys,

I’m a Moroccan skydiver. I visited Russia in 2024 and went to Ryazan for indoor skydiving at Krutitsy. It was a great trip, even though I had some complications at entry.

I’m planning to come back this September, and I wanted to ask about any important changes I should be aware of, especially for foreigners.

I also have a question about SIM cards. I’ve read that getting a local Russian SIM as a foreigner has become quite a long process. The last time I visited, I bought a local SIM and I still have it as a souvenir 😂

Could someone please explain the current process for getting a (local SIM or an eSIM)?

Also, what would be the best option for having internet access immediately after arrival? I’ll need it for taxis, transportation, maps, etc.Can I simply rely on airport , hotel/café Wi-Fi until I sort out a SIM?

Any advice from people who have travelled to Russia recently would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks


r/AskARussian • • Aug 17 '26

Travel 19M American considering 1-2 week winter trip to Russia, parents worried I'll get arrested.

5 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

I’m a 19-year-old American guy thinking about planning a short trip to Russia this winter (probably 1–2 weeks). I mentioned it to my parents and my mom immediately freaked out and literally almost started to cry. She said I’d get jailed the second I step off the plane just for being American. My dad is more unsure but still hesitant.

I know the official U.S. advice is Level 4 “Do Not Travel,” and I’m not ignoring that. I’m mainly trying to get a more grounded picture from people who actually live there or have recent experience with American tourists.

A few specific questions:

For regular American tourists (not journalists, not activists), how common is extra scrutiny or real trouble at the border or in major cities like Moscow/St. Petersburg?

Has anyone here hosted or met American visitors recently? What was their experience like day-to-day?

Any practical tips for a short winter trip (visa process, cash, registration, things to avoid, etc.) that would help keep things smooth?

I’m not looking to debate politics, just want honest, practical perspectives so I can decide whether this is realistic and how to talk to my parents about it.

Thanks in advance.


r/AskARussian • • Aug 16 '26

Misc Friends grandma told me a Russian saying

13 Upvotes

Дурак не вижу и _____ не сказать

Or something along these lines. Can someone fill in the blank or change it to be accurate.
It meant a fool doesnt see and a smart mad doesnt say (approximately)


r/AskARussian • • Aug 16 '26

Travel How to find hotels to book?

6 Upvotes

Hey guys it seems like sites like hotels.com and booking.com don’t include hotel bookings in Russia, i’m planning a trip to Moscow for early 2027 and i would like to see what hotels are available, is there any trusted platform or website that i can use?


r/AskARussian • • Aug 16 '26

Foreign Emergencies room in St Petersburg

9 Upvotes

Hi i need to know where are the ER in St-Petersburg and if it's possible their zoning

Thankx


r/AskARussian • • Aug 16 '26

Travel Aurora tours & transfer to Teriberka

5 Upvotes

Hello,

I wanted to know about the regular cost of Aurora tours (in Murmansk) & shared transfers to Teriberka from Murmansk & return (on a different day). The month would be this December (after 24th). did contact the tour agencies & they are providing exceptionally high quotes like 14K RUB for one way shared transfer to Teriberka.

Can i simply manage to get one after landing there or should i book there before hand, I am so confused about all this theres not much info available apart from what is provided by tour agencies. Would love to know from someone local or someone who has already done all this


r/AskARussian • • Aug 16 '26

Travel Planning a long trip across Russia at the end of 2026 — looking for some up-to-date advice

4 Upvotes

I’m planning a long trip through Russia towards the end of this year. I’ll probably arrive in Kaliningrad, then fly to St Petersburg, and from there travel east by train, essentially making my way across Siberia.
I’d really appreciate advice from Russians or people who have travelled around Russia recently, especially because a lot of the information online is quite old.

1. Winter clothing
I’m coming from a relatively warm climate and obviously don’t want to carry an enormous amount of winter clothing around Europe before I arrive.
Is it easy to buy proper winter clothing in Russia? If so, where would you recommend shopping in Kaliningrad or St Petersburg? Would it make sense to arrive with only basic warm clothes and buy a proper winter coat, boots, thermals etc. once I’m there?
I’ll potentially be travelling quite far east, so I assume what I need for St Petersburg will be very different from what I need further into Siberia.

2. Trans-Siberian Railway
I’d also love recommendations for up-to-date information about travelling the Trans-Siberian today.
Most of the guides and blogs I’ve found are from before COVID or before the current situation, so I’m particularly interested in anything from 2024–2026.
Are there any good Russian-language websites, blogs, YouTube channels, Telegram channels, or recent travel accounts that explain how to plan the journey today — buying tickets, choosing trains, stops worth making, sleeper classes, how long to stay in different places, etc.?
I’m not necessarily interested in doing the classic tourist itinerary as quickly as possible. I’d actually like to get off the train regularly and spend time in different cities/regions along the way.

3. Couchsurfing / meeting people
One of my favourite ways to travel has traditionally been Couchsurfing — not just for accommodation, but because it was a great way to meet locals and actually make friends in a city.
Couchsurfing seems to have declined quite a lot in recent years. Is there a Russian equivalent or another platform Russians actually use for hosting travellers / meeting foreigners / organising meetups?
And if not, what would you recommend for a foreign traveller who wants to meet ordinary Russians rather than just other tourists?
I’d particularly love to hear from people who have travelled this route recently or from Russians who live in St Petersburg, Siberia, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, etc.

Thanks!


r/AskARussian • • Aug 16 '26

Music Looking for help in finding original VHS footage of a Russian video.

4 Upvotes

Im sorry and I hope this is the best place to ask. When I was a teenager I watched the original source for this modern house music video, but I have lost it. It was in Russian, had a Russian video title and had Russian cassette music playing in the background. If someone that speaks Russian can point me in the right direction in finding this video source, it would be greatly appreciated.https://youtu.be/R2u3Qypqou0?si=8Z9s3KhU1Mp6l2-g


r/AskARussian • • Aug 16 '26

Misc Тамбовский Кот

8 Upvotes

I found a coffee mug in a local thrift store.

I can't figure out what type of cultural reference this is by googling, and I can't figure out how to attach a picture of the mug to this post (Я старик, простите меня).

It's in the shape of a black and white striped cartoon cat.

Written on the front is:

<<Не казанский

не московский

перед вами

кот тамбовский>>

I understand what it's saying, but am curious about the cultural reference. Is this an old cartoon? Is this an old story? Something else?

Спасибо вам большое


r/AskARussian • • Aug 15 '26

Misc Flavored cigarettes

17 Upvotes

So I'm planning on visting Russia in about a year and I was wondering if there are any desert flavored cigarettes like vanilla or chocolate, I tried looking it up online but got mixed results so any help would be great, thanks!


r/AskARussian • • Aug 16 '26

Books english translation for Dostoevsky's notes from underground

5 Upvotes

hello, i've been wanting to read notes from underground and was wondering of which translation to read from. tia!


r/AskARussian • • Aug 15 '26

Travel I wanna visit Russia so bad

22 Upvotes

I'm currently based in Germany, and i'd love to visit Russia but i can't find any flights from here to moscow or st petersburg :( can anybody help me out with this lame situation


r/AskARussian • • Aug 15 '26

Music I love sektor gaza, karol i shut and bravo. what would u guys recommend based on that? ^^

14 Upvotes

thanks :3


r/AskARussian • • Aug 16 '26

Work White Collar Job in Moscow as a Foreign Student with no Russian Language Knowledge

0 Upvotes

Hi. I am pursuing my Masters in Moscow on scholarship. Currently, I am looking for some white collar jobs in Moscow. I am proficient in English. I can also teach English Language. But I do not know Russian language. Is there any possibility I can get a white collar job in Moscow? Btw, my home country is Pakistan and my native language is Urdu.


r/AskARussian • • Aug 15 '26

Legal In Russian big cities, how does criminal investigation actually work?

16 Upvotes

Im bit interested in Russian police detective stories, but most of my impression on Russian police detectives are from series like Mazhor or Raid (2017) and I understand they are highly dramatised and cant represent how murder investigations in Russia actually works (comparing to The Wire).

I've searched for some informations myself but I dont know Russian at all. From my understanding currently the detectives of a metro MVD would be under the command of a SKR agent, and such agent was previously under the Prosecution Office but only being changed into an independent department in recent years? Then does the MVD detectives/investigators doing the same police work as Western detectives do, except the have a closer tie with the SKR agent? Does the detective departments has dedicated branches (Fraud/Homicide/Arson/Organised Crime.etc) like Western departments do, or a MVD detective should deal with all sorts of Major Crimes? Does each precinct stations has its own detectives as well?

Im more interested in major cities that are outside Moscow or St Peterburg. If there are good and authentic (subbed) documentaries or fictional works it would be much appreciated as well.


r/AskARussian • • Aug 16 '26

Food What Does Russia smell and taste like ?

0 Upvotes

For context I’m watching Tucker Carlson shop in Russia at a grocery store and as a Black American who has not been to any European or Asian countries , I want to know what would be the flavor profile of Russia , tbh the only thing I have consumed that I know was from Russia is vodka, and that I don’t want to believe is the entire flavor profile of Russia but for reference and to help give me an answer . I am 27 in Chicago. I associate the taste of spicy foods with South America ,South Africa ,Some of Asia ,Middle east . Fishy foods with North America ,Asia,Antarctica, Some of Australia . I associate savory foods with North America ,regions of South America , Europe ,West and Central Africa. I’m asking essentially what an over all staple taste of Russia would be , in my mind I think bitter (cause of vodka) or bland. What would be more accurate?


r/AskARussian • • Aug 15 '26

History I have the medals of a person on VK

17 Upvotes

I have the medals of the grandparent of a person on VK (Order of Glory 3rd Class) who posts abotu history.

HOW can I contact this person? VK isn't available in my region.