>>2724261
You'd probably die.

>>2724261
>can I go here in 2024 as an american?
yes

but more importantly
why??

apart from Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia is pretty shitty
add Sochi if you want to go skiing, but then again why - any big resort in the Alps or Pyrenees will be better in every aspect

there are some cool (National) Parks
like Mariy Chodra, which is really worth a visit... if your are an aspiring Biology / Botany university student / researcher

but overall nothing you can't see anywhere else more safe and accessible
and Russian Fauna is typically pretty underwhelming, because they do jack shit to protect it

>>2724261
Yeah you can go.

You need an indirect route and to bring cash / printouts with you. Sanctions mean none of your stuff will work and everything is awkward.

The border guards could be unusually difficult too. They have been known to demand passwords to examine devices or ask your views on political matters. So only bring burners and prepare canned acceptable answers.

>>2724322
>apart from Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia is pretty shitty
Not this shit again

>>2724388
Yeah this again you asshurt zigger shill.

>>2724388
What did he say that was wrong? It's a shithole outside of the two major cities. They are nice cities, btw, but it's not worth the hassle right now. I'll probably go back to Russia after they lose the war and the economy is in the shitter.
>t. lived there for 3 years in the 2010s

>>2724261
Thinking about moving here long-term.
What's it like to live in Moscow or Saint Petersburg?

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>>2724261
>what would I be in for

Poverty, drug abuse, retardation, hypocrisy and destruction.
And the malice of a disgusting people that worship terrorists, torturers and child killers
deluded they are the 'good guys' in a world where they bomb child hospitals, or rape and murder entire families.

Seriously if you want to buy a cheap russian whore, just go to the places they go for vacation and enjoy your AIDS afterwards.

>>2724467
>And the malice of a disgusting people that worship terrorists, torturers and child killers
deluded they are the 'good guys' in a world where they bomb child hospitals, or rape and murder entire families.
No one actually gives a fuck about the war or Ukraine in general, outside of mentally ill vatniks. That being said I don't know why would you go there right now, there's no easy way to bring in money outside of cash, border guards are massive niggers as mentioned above, shit gets more and more expensive, and atmosphere in general is rather unhealthy. Also, as an American there's always a non-zero probability of you being effectively taken hostage to be exchanged for some failed glownigger.

t. Ivan

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>>2724474

Just how the rest of the world sees you pal. When this gets over nobody's going to care whether you sat in Shitscow and didn't give a fuck about it or not.
The only people that will like your country after seeing what it did are literally the lowest scum.

>>2724478
>NEXTA
lmao

>>2724478
>Just how the rest of the world sees you pal.
It might look like this from whatever echo chamber you're in, but believe me, outside of it no one gives a shit, I travel a lot, and I know what I'm talking about. People have a much stronger opinion about jews bombing sandniggers than about some slavs killing each other nowadays.

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>>2724481

> the lowest trash that I associate with doesn't care so nuh uh

I told you. Like goes with like

>>2724481
>russian passport is literally ranked next to the venezuelan passport now
>traveling a lot
I take it you haven't been to Europe lately. Every single time a russian comes to a meetup or event, he essentially first has to denounce his own country and apologize for the war it started or else he is completely ostracized by everyone

>>2724489
No one cares about woke eurocucks

>>2724489
>I take it you haven't been to Europe lately.
This may come as a surprise to you, but the world isn't limited to Europe. Westerners I meet abroad seem pretty chill and are more interested in talking about regular shit instead of trying to extract some sort of apology out of me. Like I said, try leaving your echo chamber for once.

>>2724261
Yes you can. You need a visa, which can either be done through travel agency if you want to pay extra to avoid the hassle and needing to travel. But if you live near one of the consulates/embassy still functioning (DC, Houston, NYC) and can figure out the process (not hard) you can save some money. Just follow the instructions or pay for an agency to do it. If you're too stupid to do the former or too poor for the latter, you really shouldn't be leaving Muttmerica anyway (international humiliations).
All jokes aside, ignore the retarded butthurtbelters who magically appear in any Russia-related thread. I would suggest flying into a Moscow airport. Through Istanbul is popular and convenient, but expensive (at least moreso compared to through Estonia). I have entered multiple routes, and Moscow and Petersburg airports are always smooth, zero issues. I have been detained for questioning at less-popular ports of entry for tourists. Nothing severe or ride, always polite to me, just suspicious we could say. You can avoid all of that by entering through Moscow (Turkish Airlines flights go to Vnukovo) and paying the bit extra for the convenience.

>>2724499
Once in Russia, the sanctions do make things a little difficult off the bat. I would convert some money in Turkey or whatever country offers rubles that you transfer through before arriving in Russia. However, don't convert too much, just what you might initially need. If you're American, make sure you own a phone (not carrier locked) so you can get a Russian service plan (cheap) and pop that sim card in your device. You'll need a number to register a debit card account. I chose SberBank based on the recommendations of my Russian friends. Glad I did - it was a simple process, the bank workers spoke great English, and we got everything set up. You can then convert the rest of your dollars at a bank that offers a better conversion rate than SberBank (there is a website with a map of best rates in Moscow). Convert the money, deposit it via ATM at Sber - and boom you have cell service and a debit card. Makes things much easier

>>2724500
Truthfully, check out the r/askarussian subreddit which has a fantastic megathread filled with great info - info I read before my first trip to Russia and it all checks out. The fact that I recommend reddit above anything you'll get here is a sad reflection of how shitty these threads always are given the butthurt belters ruining them.
Just don't be a retard, learn some Russian if you don't know some already. I don't care if you will never be conversationally gifted to talk to the Russian wife of your dreams in her native tongue, basic greetings and pleasantries go a long way anywhere. Also it could help with asking directions should you ever need that. In Moscow and Petersburg, the overwhelming majority of young people speak English brilliantly, others make it work, and plenty of older folks can speak English too. Just be polite, use a translator if need be, and do your best. Despite the memes of Russian faces looking grumpy or whatever, they are some of the nicest, most hospitable people after you get below the surface. Like anywhere, some people will not show you the time of day while others will be fascinated with you. Just be friendly - bars are a great way to meet people. They will want to drink with you, and if you are treated to a shot, get one back for them. Have fun. Be mindful that you should go there to enjoy more than the conversion rate and women. Show an interest in the people, their country, their history. I don't say these things to you specifically because I don't know you but in general this is good advice for Americans who seem to make fools of themselves abroad. Be a citizen diplomat. Not many Americans are traveling there at this time. Make a good impression for all of us. Have fun

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>>2724261
>>2724499
>>2724500

Also don't forget to stay faar away from any recruitment facilities, or include bribe money
so that you don't end up in a drone video in that one other board

https://www.reuters.com/world/india-says-it-busts-trafficking-racket-duping-people-into-fighting-russia-2024-03-08/

>>2724388
>>2724412
lmfao

>>2724388
russia is enormous and mostly rural. i don't see much reason to go there tbqh, the major cities are incredibly far apart with very little of note inbetween

>>2724261
i wouldnt they may turn in you into a frontline mine sniffer and drone target

>>2724261
Cold, bleak, nasty, brutal winter, for the rest of 2024

>>2724451
>What did he say that was wrong?
Those cities are also pretty shitty

>>2724728
this gif is incredibly refreshing, every cgi effect is like the healing noise in dark souls

>>2724261
You might actually be tailed. Stay far away from anything like military bases or oil refineries. Apart from that consideration, it would just be daily life, maybe some luxuries missing due to sanctions.

After you go back to the states, make sure not to post anything even remotely spicy for the rest of your life. The Feds will have you on a list.

>>2724500
just take cash and convert it in Russia

>>2724555
Moscow and Saint Petersburg are incredibly apart with nothing between??
distances are much larger in Australia and people go there

>>2724768
tailed by whom? no one will care about a random tourist
do you have a tendency to stumble on military bases (which take like <0.1% of country's area) while traveling?

>>2724466
>What's it like to live in Moscow or Saint Petersburg?
the same as in every other globohomo western capital city, except more aids

>>2724856
I got banned for racism here for stating that brown girls like white men
this is almost as bad as reddit

>>2724824
>the same as in every other globohomo western capital city
Except much safer with less niggers and homeless junkies in the street.

>>2725024
>Except much safer with less niggers and homeless junkies in the street.
way more alcoholism though

>>2724261
Are you stupid? Why do you want to risk being taken hostage?

>>2724811
Well yeah that’s what I was saying. But you don’t want to have to carry cash around and haggle with paying exact amounts. You’ll want some rubles for when you arrive there but largely convert it there to get the best rate and then deposit the money so you can use your debit card

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>>2724322
Buryatia, Kamatchka, Baikal, Altai, Yakutsk

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>>2724555
>major cities are incredibly far apart with very little of note inbetween
Kek, these threads always attract 80 IQ mongs.

>>2724388
Good morning Rajeev

>>2724261
Amerimutts stay home. everyone in Russia hates your kind

>>2726563
rent free!

>>2726567
It truly is amazing how democrats told everyone to hate Russia and all the retards parrot Le Russia is Le Bad

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>>2726575
I think it's even more amazing that MIGAtards actually believe russia is an ally of the US

>>2726615
It's amazing that you think anyone thinks Russia is an ally. Schizo nigger tier retarded

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>>2726625
hmmm......

>>2726510
I'm literally Russian lol

>>2724478
This more than anything else irks me. The hamfisted propaganda is worse than Stalinist era Soviet propaganda. I already didn't care but now that I'm expected to be a political cheerleader for this ghost of Ukraine type bullshit I hope you lose.

>>2726575
I mean I literally saw the same bullshit in like a week when CNN and Fox started going in on China at once, years ago. Like they got a central directive. Nobody thought about China outside of eat dog jokes and cheap labor before that.

>>2726575
It truly is amazing how Cucker Tarlson told everyone to love Russia and all the retards parrot Le Russia is Le Good

>>2726676
Yep, i never would have cared, but the ghost of kiev stuff X 1000 makes me support Russia 100%

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>>2726724
i never would have cared, but the turdie brownoid botting X 1000 makes me support Ukraine 100%

>>2726728
That's what Ukraine looks like now since the united states government killed off all the Ukrainian men. Might go buy some cheap property in Kiev and rent it to indians

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>>2726737
Ukraine is filled with racist nazis, rajeesh. Wouldn't you rather be among your own people?

>>2726740
800,000 Ukrainian men moved from apartments where they had to pay rent to gravesites with free rent thanks to the united states government. Thank you! I figure you can put 10 indians in each apartment. That's 8 million indians moving to Ukraine. Time to take a trip to Ukraine to buy cheap apartments and get rich thanks to the US government!

>>2724467

No one cares about your propaganda, Yukey Jew.

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>>2726843
oy vey get a load of this nazi

>>2724467
He's asking for travel advice, not your deranged pro-Ukrainian propaganda. Real life is not a Marvel film.

>>2724502
Why not do us all a favour and fuck off back to "that other board," and wank over your gore videos quietly.

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>>2726852
>asking for travel advice
sure, here you go
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/russia-travel-advisory.html

>>2726869
>https://travel.state.gov
lmao

>>2726869
The US government also says take 10 covid shots, castrate your children, men in dresses can get pregnant. Russia is far safer than America for travel

>>2726899
You provided government propaganda because you are a brainwashed retard lmao look at you moron you repeated 6 talking points like a good little bootlicker

>>2724261
>what would i be in for
espionage (alleged)
being used as a political prisoner

You'd be gang-stalked by the US govt. upon returning. That is what happened to me when I visited Russia back in 2016, but I also was in the military and held a TS/SCI clearance.

>>2726567
Why do Russians want mutts in your country? You are the joke to the world

>>2726963
Russians want americans to visit because they are smart and know the $ is king. Same reason every country in the world wants americans to visit

>>2726969
>$ is king
Not anymore though

yes

im not american but i went there this year, 0 issues
Super cheap compared to europe, i stayed in one of the richer areas of moscow for the price of some cheap shit hotel in europe
The metro of moscow is insane desu, it was 50 rubles or something for a ticket to any station while the metro can take you to almost any part of the city.
The commie city planning makes some parts of the city shit though, but its still clean at least
Funny that i never saw empty shelves or starving russians in the street like i was told the whole country is like, most western products are still there in full force
Didnt have time for other cities though just moscow and some surrounding places
Would do it again somewhere else in the country but i imagine as a yuropoor or mutt the visa process is cancer and you'll probably get questioned at the airport.
Had family call me often because they thought i would get sent to a gulag or forcibly conscripted. MSM is one hell of a drug

>>2726963
russia is a lolcow poverty country lmao
>>2726995
as opposed to what? the rubble? not even Modi wants your stinky currency, ivan
>>2727093
What is russia like when you leave the richer areas of moscow and st. pidorsburg? hmmm....

>>2727101
you think i stayed in the richer area the entire stay? i went around most of moscow that had anything worth seeing (non residential only areas)

>>2727103
>i went around most of moscow that had anything worth seeing
you mean the rich tourist areas in the first/second ring? what happens when you go beyond that? hmmm....

>>2727105
residential buildings? idk what point you're trying to make
Shall i go outside the city center of paris, london or berlin and see whats there?

>>2727107
>residential buildings
commie blocks (you should see the interior of some of these buildings that 'working-class' muscovites live in) and drunk bums wasted on the street. you're trying to conflate the richest tourist area in moscow to the entire country, when 99% of russia is closer to africa in terms of development

>>2727122
have you been? russians renovate their apartments inside to be modern but cant renovate the outside because that requires the consent of every person in the building since each apartment is completely owned by each person
rural areas are probably shit not that i would bother going there
However saying all this i can get the africa experience in europe or america as well
How about i go to the non tourist areas of paris hmm.... even though the tourist area is full of brown people anyway
or the non tourist areas of london hmm.... or berlin, or brussels
because i've been to all and if you stray from the path it turns to africa instantly, both by looks and population
Russia is a shithole but that doesnt mean the whole country is , likewise a lot of the UK is a complete dump yet there are still nice places
i will just go to the nice areas simple as
cheaper, safer and less brown than alternatives in other countries

>>2727105
Lmao, these NATO diversity hires are outraged that the average Russian is now rich and lives in a clean and safe city unlike the average American or English or German tax slave living in multikulti hell

https://www.rt.com/business/606344-russia-fourth-biggest-economy-ppp-imf/

>The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has ranked Russia as the world’s fourth-largest economy based on purchasing power parity (PPP).

>PPP compares economic productivity and standards of living between countries by adjusting for differences in the cost of goods and services.

>In its World Economic Outlook published on Tuesday, the IMF said Russia’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 amounts to 3.55% of global GDP in terms of PPP, outperforming Japan, which has 3.38%.

>According to the report, Russia ranks fourth in terms of PPP after China (18.8%), the US (15%), and India (7.9%).

>>2727126
>russia today
Not even /trv/ is safe from the paid russian shills. They are truly desperate.

>>2724261
I have been wondering this too. I wanted to go to st. petersburg and baikal. Actually I wanted to drive across all of russia with a friend of mine but that's all out the fucking window at this point.

>>2724479
It's not russian media.

>>2727158
>imagine keeping this on your computer

>>2727126
>Using PPP without considering the gorillion variables it has built in
We have reached levels of desperation that shouldn't be possible

>>2727172
Yep, $2 Trillion looted from US taxpayers by Russian hating Jews and some of it even shows up on incel travel blogs, amazing

>>2724466
go over there and dont come back :)

>>2727175
Not a bad idea to go to Lake Baikal now before the Chinese get ahold of it.

>>2727872
Once Trump gets elected and ends America's war against Russia it will become safe to visit Russia again, it's safe now and Moscow is the best city in the world according to UN experts but I'll wait 6 months

>>2727882
yes saar 100% agree this

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>>2724412
There is no board on 4chan free of NAFO shills :(

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>>2724261
https://youtu.be/vGmxmr68kvY

Rostov, Sochi, Vladivostok, Samara, Kaliningrad, are nice B tier cities
Crimea has absolutely stunning historic architecture, mountainous landscapes and beaches in Yalta & Sevastopol.
Moscow & st petersburg are of course the big cities with metro systems and lots of buildings from various time periods.
there are many paid shills that track when a thread about russia is made and try to dissuade you. it's certainly a different experience

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>>2729978
uh oh stinky zigger

>>2729986
Imagine keeping this on your computer

>>2729986
>Deleted post
>Zigger

So /trv/ is like /k/reddit? Sad

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>>2731162
better than becoming another /pol/

>>2731163
Why? /pol/ is always right.

Behead those who insult /pol/

>>2727882
Moscow is the best city in the world for Russians. You have to remember, the country has never been tourist oriented. It's quite safe and has a lot to offer, but you will have to work out everything yourself and make preparations. It aint just like a trip to Spain or Thailand where everything just works and easy.

Moscow, St Petersburg, Kazan and Sochi are all very interesting cities to visit as they differ from one another in a lot of ways. Altai, Kamchatka or even places like Suzdal can offer a nice getaway from bigger cities. You have to however, make sure everything is ready and booked. As far as cash goes, the crypto works just fine for exchanging to local currency.

Your credit card does not work there.
Sanctions make any type of payment difficult.
The political environment is hostile.
You may be roughed by border guards, or even back home they might look at your password stamp funny.

I think it's a great country to visit but you've chosen probably the worst time in the last 30 years.

>>2731163
no, not really. its the same shit from a different speaker. /k/ is literally unusable now

Can some kind Russanon please recommend to me the best city to visit for onion churches???

>>2731672
it's almost like the bots and shill farms are ruining this website, one board at a time

>>2731672
/k/ should just be deleted at this point. It's glownigger central.

>>2724388
Never underestimate how brainwashed redit is

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>>2732083
90% of nu/pol/ posts are from BRICS bot farms. If any board needs to go, start there

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Is moskva the recommended city for these storybook churches

>>2724261
you should generally follow department's of state recommendations on travel
Russia is currently a 'no go' zone and for a good reason

Russian government took a habit of taking American citizens hostage to trade of zpies, crooks and hitmen that got imprisoned in the west.
That being said so far the only precedents were with somewhat high profile citizens, and plenty average Joes American citizens are traveling to Russia with no repercussions.

BUT! a russian prison is no place anyone would want to spend a year or two, so while the chances might be minuscule, the overall risk of getting HIV, tuberculosis, general health drop, ass rapes and beatings is for one to strongly consider let's put it mildly

with the russian propaganda campaigns there is a close to certainty chance that some marginalized uneducated gopniks who never saw a firstworlder in their entire lifetime would unironically think you might be an American spy, and it's their duty to beat you up and strip you of your valuables (this is just what they do, were you not American they'd think of another excuse). Oh we also have PTSD gopniks and PTSD convicted felons now with the war and all.

Once again the chances are quite small, but the risk overall is worth considering if you keep in mind pretty severe consequences. I just felt it's my duty to point it out.

If you are ready to accept all these risks I'm gonna write a cont. with general recommendations

>>2732752
No one needs recommendations from some loser who believes anti Russian propaganda

>>2732752
cont.
first of all, it's winter
well late autumn at the moment but that's actually waaay worse
sunset is like 5 pm, sunrise is like 8 am, long walks would be uncomfortable due to cold weather
plan the trip for summer time

Most >1M cities are quite safe to travel and have something of interest.
Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Volgograd (Stalingrad) for WW2 fans out there
Probs just go with the standard Moscow + St. Petersburg package if it's your first visit

Baikal in Siberia (you want the north-west shore, the south is shit), Ladoga lake close to St. Pidorsburg are natural wonders and are worth seeing. If you'd like to see the Caucasus specifically, honestly just travel to Georgia, much less hassle that way

following up with another cont.

>>2732755
cont.
You need to take cash because cards won't work
for maps install Yandex maps app, for taxi use Yandex Go app (previously Yandex Taxi) and it also doubles as a food delivery service
Intercity travel with a train is probably going to be your best bet, BUT only if the travel time is within one day or preferably less
Especially the high speed trains
there is an abundance of minibus/bus guided tours services to places of interest in any language

Overall Russians are incredibly scammy even to each other
Stay alert and vigilant, think ahead before you get stuck in a bad situation
Someone calling a cab or offering a ride? Be the one to order the taxi (via an app) so you know it's a real taxi, the ride will be logged and you know the address
If you use tinder and a girl suggests a specific place to go, open Yandex maps and pick any other restaurant as an alternative
Believe it or not, that's a pretty common scam

_STAY AWAY FROM DRUGS_
and I just can't stress that enough
while drug usage is not criminalized per se, it's as easy as adding tea leaves to your MJ [to get weight over the limit] to reclassify your case into a criminal one and that is the default way it will unfold. You can make it without smoking a joint for a week or two, you just don't want to be taking chances with russian prison, trust me.

Do not publicly display LGBT behavior. Don't wear drug related prints or anything, as well as anything related to LGBT. A small american flag or something on your clothing item is actually fine if you are worried about that, at least in the big cities

DO NOT TAKE PHOTOS OF MILITARY SHIT
or videos, you know what I mean

maybe will do one last cont.

>>2732760
one last cont. [to flavor town]
Department of state has a pretty substantial list of recommendations traveling to 'no go' countries, and I suggest you take a look at it and do what you consider important in your situation.

Overall I think you should postpone the trip at least until the war is over and maybe even until some of the sanctions are lifted depending on how events will unfold.

There are added risks traveling to Russia today, added costs and inconveniences, European airlines are banned from Russian airspace and vice versa, some of your apps won't be working, no cards only cash etc.
and... there is just not enough to justify it
it's not like you are missing out on something if you postpone your trip to better times

PS
Oh and one last thing but hugely important thing
If you are in any line of work that any sort of remote aspect to it (job related emails, maybe a job provided laptop, remote access)
You might want consider checking with security compliance at your employer.
Chances are bringing any job related devices along or logging into job related systems from Russian territory will get you fired due to sanctions and all

>>2732735
yes, Moscow is the place to go
it's the most accessible city and it has a ton of churches that are either straight up tourist attractions or were staff is used to tourists

also church architecture style depends not only one the period but on region as well, for example Pskov region south of St.P has a somewhat distinct style of old churches, not found elsewhere
AFAIK old Moscow churches are the Vladimir-Suzdal principality style churches and that's what you want for dem onions

>>2724263
>t. boomer who watches CNN

>>2726393
>bumfuck of nowhere with no roads
Meh... they have pretty much the same shit in the states, but much more varied and it will be MUCH more accessible and ultimately cheaper
>>2726476
>here is your _one_ historic block and a church/monastery anon
meh.. only worth sitting your ass in a vehicle for half a day if you've already seen everything Moscow and St.Pete's have to offer

>>2726575
wtf?! is taht trve?
I'm totally having my eyes opened here that Russia is totally not le bad!
thank you for your service
15 rubles have been voluntarily deducted from your account to help the motherland in its fight against globohomo

>>2724261
Yes, read my threads:

https://archive.4plebs.org/trv/thread/2648984
https://archive.4plebs.org/trv/thread/2640924

>>2726869
You are probably vaxxed and boosted, aren't you?

>>2727175
>Actually I wanted to drive across all of russia with a friend of mine but that's all out the fucking window at this point.
No, it's not.

>>2724261
Might be interesting to visit before it becomes the next North Korea. The grip is tightening.

>>2727126
look up how many russian homes have access to toilets

>>2727126
Ah yes India another country famous for its rich people and high living standards.

Learn2percapita you retarded thirdie subhuman

>>2724261
I wouldnt

>>2732981
it's not about per capita
it's about PPP being a good metric on paper but garbage in the real world, India being in the top 5 is all you need to know
there is simply no unified procedure to calculate goods' prices to use in the stats so every organization uses it's own reasoning on how to do it
I mean that's by far not the only issue, the wiki page has a giant section on those, but it's enough to see why it doesn't work in the way RT uses it

it's basically a meaningless stat when it comes to comparing different cunts, it's only meaningful when comparing living standards vs time dynamic in a single cunt considering all the inner workings of PPP calculations stayed the same through the observed time period

Russian government stat office got good at making PPP look not as bad compared to the first world, so it's the definitive coping mechanism for Russians since like 2010s

>>2732752
>you should generally follow department's of state recommendations on travel
LOL
LMAO even

>>2733093
Poorfag cope. Russia is rich and it's citizens live better than any other country. Lmao mist Russians own I home plus one Dacha and westerners are all homeless living in tents on the sidewalk while indians buy up all the houses

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>>2733146
Ivan pls.

Russia has the HDI of Mexico and the life expectancy of India. If Russia was located along the Rio Grande it'd be you streaming across the border as illegal wetbacks.

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>>2733151
>>2733146
>Rossiya best living standards on Earth
>Dies of TB

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>>2726476
I V A N O V O mentioned!
>Hey Anon, how was Yekaterininburg
>I don't know, I've only been to Sergiev Posad, it's achshully part of a cultural heritage region called "The Golden ring" it's really interesting, it has 7 cities with 7 cathedrals on a river! In russian they say "it's pure kultura"
The absolute state.

>>2733151
Moscow has the highest HDI in the world so keep seething, meanwhile you get free acid baths in London and carjacked in Washington DC even if you are a congressman

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>>2732963
nope, but jewtin certainly is

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>>2733093
Lmao PPP is pretty much the only sensible mertic to assess the GDP

>>2733238
You can tell this meme was made by a butthurt Chink because they made themselves yellow.

China is a thirdie shithole too, real maps in >>2733151
>>2733153

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Russiabros....not like this....

Has anyone here visited Kubinka? Is it worth a visit?

>>2724467
Russian women make the yids seethe.

>>2726869
Kinda sucks I never got to geo max and get a 10/10 russian girl in some Moscow club.

>>2733365
Just use any dating app in Tbilisi. Filled with easy russian girls desperate for foreign lads

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>>2733245
Link?
Can't find it on any of his pages that I know of.

>>2733245
Wtf happened there? Dude doesn't seem overly dramatic in his vids. Looking forward to that video where he explains how he was raped in Russian prison.

Russia is all fun and games until somebody meets local authority.

>>2733389
Go to his youtube page then click "community"

>>2733379
Those who have been to Georgia say that there are like 10 rich IT seniors competing for one girl now. Same in Serbia.

>>2733419
lol no
the majority of girls on Bumble in Tbilisi are russian, and it's like shooting fish in a barrel

>>2733421
No idea about Bumble (who even uses it in ex-USSR countries?) but on Tinder there are only few Georgian girls and even fewer Russian ones. Everyone says that the majority of relocants is male, young and rich, so the competition is insane,

>>2733423
>everyone
don't know where you're getting this info from, but it's simply inaccurate
1) Bumble is widely used in Georgia (can't speak for the Balkans). I didn't even bother with Tindr because of the success I had with Bumble there
2) It's possible that the ratio of Russians leaving Russia skews towards men, I have no idea (I did meet a lot of Russian male IT workers at meetups there), but there are tons of Russian women as well. I was getting consistent matches until the end of my stay.
3) Just because the men work remotely and could afford to leave Russia does not make them all rich. The average pay for a Russian dev is nowhere near Western counterparts.
4) Georgian women in Tbilisi usually write 'No Russians' on their profile, and the Russian women are looking for foreign passports.
While I'm sure some Russian dudes do okay for themselves there, from my personal experience, competitive is probably the last word I would use to explain dating Russian girls in Georgia

I'm English and I've just come back from Moscow - I went to see my Russian girlfriend (now fiancee). I was held by the FSB for about 3 hours when I arrived and eventually interviewed by them. The questions were fairly standard:
>Why are you here?
>How much money do you have?
>What is your job?
>Who will meet you at the airport?
>Which hotel are you staying at? Show me your booking
>Show me your plane tickets for leaving Russia

When he asked me 'Who will meet you at the airport'. I said my girlfriend. He wanted to speak to her but the telegram call thing wasn't working over the wifi. He then asked for pictures of her Russian passport, and a particular page with her address and other details etc (its something in the domestic Russian passport that all Ruskis have to carry around with them when they're in public) and she sent it to me. He wrote down EVERYTHING from her passport; address, passport number, DOB, all the numbers, everything. It was an entire A4 page of his writing lol. I handed my phone to him so he could copy down her details, then he just decided to start going through our telegram chat and photos (without even asking). I didn't object to it, I didn't really have a choice but I didn't care either. Fortunately I bought a new sim card before I went so there was only a few weeks of our chat history. He was using an app to translate our messages into Russian, he would scroll to random messages, check the translation, then take a pic if it was of interest. He only took 1 or 2 pics. I don't think he found anything incriminating, although I am racist, anti-semitic and islamophobic, and I regularly spout xenophobic diatribes to my understanding fiancee.

Moscow is a really nice city. Very clean, no pakis, no gypsies, no chornis, and whilst I did see a few muslims, the police are always checking their documents. I really like that, it was actually hilarious because it seemed that everytime we walked past the police, they were checking some muzzy's documents.

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>>2724261

The GRU probably won't arrest and ransom you if you're not a youtube celebrity.

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>>2724261
russia is an infinite cunny buffet white paradise with a rich history, super good looking people and where beer costs a dollar. but nobody will tell you this since they want you to keep out.
I came in 2022 but I unfortunately couldn't stay because my visa ran out so I had to return to my god forsaken switzerland

Americans will 100% get questioned at the border
Im not from an anglo country or somewhere like poland so i dont think they gave a shit, looked at my visa then stamped my passport (at the back for some reason)
The only issue is your credit card not working
Winter is ok if you're in moscow otherwise summer is the time to go, don't go to St Petersburg in winter the weather is garbage
Honestly there is too much to do in moscow i completely ran out of time, 2 and half weeks for Moscow and St Pete was not enough

>>2733665
Uniroincally this. Living there in 2010s was playing life on easy. Would've been bad for my health sticking around though.
I heard the vibe shifted around 2018 and it may not be as ezpz, but still, if you don't care, why not?
While I hate their politics, they're obviously not just straight out kidnapping westerners. There's loads still out there.

>>2734393
back when i was there, it was '''omg ur a westerner tee hee''' + actual dating websites with profiles and shit. Couchsurfing was fucking hillarious, too.

Even without online game, just turning up to rock bars with friends and speaking to people = instant interest, especially if you had reasonable amounts of money.

The girls who weren't rich, and lived in your basic commie flat, but wanted something more from life = autopilot.

>>2734396
Sounds like my experience with China. Definitely want to check it out but will wait for the war to end

>>2726897
Nigger, shit just blew up a 110KM into russia. Attacks will only start to get closer to more populated and important cities if the war rages on.
Even if you don't get hit during the attack (which is unlikely anyway), the major concerns come from the aftermath. If you were vacationing in MuskCowe and some shit blew up on the outskirts, you'd bet your fat, jew-loving american ass would be forced to stay in russia for a few months.

hard to recommend it if you are a citizen of a NATO country, you never know when butthurt rusoids will try to find somebody to make an example of or fuck with

in general its a bad idea to travel to any country that a country you are a citizen of is at war with either officially or unofficially

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>>2734790
>Muskcowe
It's called MosqueCo, keep up