We have just put online a new guide to Russia for expats. You can find information about teaching English in Moscow, finding a job, work permits, setting up a company, meeting people, and networking. There's also a new Shopping Guide to Moscow, which will be very interesting for expats as well.

Check out Expat Guide to Russia and
Moscow Shopping Guide


This and other photos in the guide by Sasha Reshetilov

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Way to Russia guide to Trans-Siberian railway was updated. Plan your journey, search for trains, see the photos, share experiences...


(photo by Celine Smith)

Click here to read the Trans-Siberian Guide

Some new additions to the St Petersburg guide have just been put online. Firstly the entertainment section has been revamped, updated and expanded. The newest member of the Way to Russia team, Denis Nemchitsky, has written a whole bunch of reviews of the most trendy clubs and bars in the northern capital. Check out the fully updated St Petersburg entertainment section here.

And to be sure you don’t miss anything that’s happening in St Petersburg or Moscow, whether it’s at a club, theater or museum, Denis is also listing every event worth knowing about on the Way to Russia What’s On calendar.



Also just added is a complete guide to the sights of St Petersburg with an interactive map to show you where they are. It features stacks of information about all the most famous sights and a few lesser known ones as well. Plus there are plenty of pretty pictures there. Click here to take a virtual tour through the Venice of the north, courtesy of Way to Russia.

And, of course, the St Petersburg guide still features stacks of information about accommodation and loads of practical advice, with more updates soon to come. If you have any comments or suggestions for future updates please leave them below. Your feedback is very helpful for us.

We have just been reviewing our stats for 2006 and realized an interesting detail: it may well be that almost every person traveling to Russia from USA, UK, Canada or Australia uses Way to Russia to plan the journey

Let's look at the numbers. About 1.4 Mln people visited Way to Russia site in 2006 and 789 000 of them are from USA, UK, Canada and Australia (data from Google Analytics and SpyLog).

At the same time, around 550 000 Americans, Britons, Canadians and Australians visited Russia in 2006 (projected data from GosKomStat).

So we decided to organize a contest for the best press-release regarding this fact and the prize will be a special 2007 present from Way to Russia team plus lots of appreciation. If you need more information (like stats), please, see our Business section or contact Dmitry Paranyushkin.

Thank You!

Way to Russia's guide to Samara was recently added to the website. Samara is a popular tourist detination both for foreigners and for Russians due to its picturesque location on a bend in the Volga River nestled among the Zhiguli Mountains. It has the feel of a resort town and, situated in the south of Russia, has the warm weather to match. For those traveling to Samara the Way to Russia guide has all the information you could possibly need with reviews of hotels, restaurants, clubs and bars as well as a sightseeing guide and all the hints, tips and practical information you cold possibly need for a safe and enjoyable stay in the city.

Click here to see the guide.

Kazan is a lovely city. It might not be one of the main tourist destinations in Russia, but it should be. A manageable distance from Moscow, it would be a worthy addition on any tourist's itinerary. And the new Way to Russia guide to Kazan has all the information you need for such a visit with plenty of reviews of hotels, nightlife, restaurants and information about sightseeing as well as all the practical information you need to make your journey an easy one.

Click here to see the guide.

And click here to see my blog: "If You Are Not There... Memories of Kazan".

The Way to Russia guide to Ekaterinburg is now online. Make sure you read it in detail here. It's the most comprehensive guide you'll find to Ekaterinburg in English anywhere, except for on the official Ekaterinburg tourism website (yes, there is one - I was shocked as well), but obviously their only intention is to glorify their city so their information can't be trusted. The Way to Russia guide features plenty of reviews and information about hotels, sights, clubs, bars, restaurants as well as all the practical information you need for a visit to the capital of the Urals. And now that the guide is online, it seems like a good time to write about my experiences in the city.

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