Blogs
- The Best of Expat Blogs in Russia
A good list of interesting blog sites for global citizens in Russia.
Guides
- http://www.expat.ru
Moscow’s virtual community. Extensive online guides and articles, and forums for any topic imaginable, on which expats currently living in Russia share advice and experiences. Help, advice and contacts galore. - http://www.redtape.ru
Moscow made easy for its users, visitors and anyone who would like to know about Moscow, Russia.
Emphasis is on laws and processes, in a very readable format. - http://www.waytorussia.net
Help and advice on many aspects of traveling to and living in Russia. - http://www.expresstorussia.com
Emphasis is on assisting with travel arrangements (for a fee), but also has useful information about visas and accommodations. - http://www.visatorussia.com
Lots of good information about getting to and living in Russia. Emphasis is on visas; online invitation ordering available. - http://www.passportmagazine.ru
Essential expat living, restaurants and wine guide.
News
- http://www.themoscowtimes.com
The expat daily newspaper online. Also has a great selection of online guides to Moscow on various topics.
Other
- http://www.aebrus.ru
The Association of European Business in Russia, the most active pro-business lobby in Moscow. - http://www.translit.ru/
A transliteration site – type in Roman letters and they are automatically converted to Cyrillic. Great if you need to visualize what you should be looking for on a street sign, for example. - http://www.multitran.ru
An excellent online dictionary that allows you to translate from and to Russian. Search results automatically pull up common phrases and various contexts for the word or phrase entered. Supported languages include English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, and Afrikaans.
