This is the page for members' recommended links. Let us know which websites you think need highlighting!
www.livinginmoscow.ru - Barbara Spier's excellent "must have" relocation guidebook (email her to sign up for her monthly "Fun Stuff" news mailing or to request information on Allied Pickfords' relocation services). When possible, this book will be available at BWC meetings, costing 1,500R. with proceeds going to charity.
www.moscow.inyourpocket.com - useful and interesting quarterly guidebook (printed and online), which will be available at BWC meetings when possible.
www.expat.ru / www.redtape.ru - Moscow survival guides (lots of useful information on just about everything, with forum sections).
www.moscow-life.com - good Moscow guide (including general info, events, where to shop, restaurants etc.).
www.intermarksavills.ru - international estate agent with relocation services offered, operating in Moscow (they can help with visas, settling in, small DIY tasks etc.).
www.moscow-taxi.com - good site telling you what's going on in Moscow. Don't know what to do with those visitors? Take a look.
www.waytorussia.net/Moscow/Guide.html - another good Moscow guide with maps.
www.infoservices.com/moscow/ - Yellow pages directory.
www.britishembassy.gov.uk - online registration facility. Annual re-registration is required every January.
www.expatwomen.com - site for women living abroad with interesting stories, interviews, country information etc.
www.expatexchange.com - site for those living abroad with country information, forums etc.
www.moscowlinks.com - listing of useful websites and things of interest. Good starting point.
www.bolshoi.ru/en/ - Bolshoi Ballet. See the schedule and book tickets online. Tickets must still be collected from the Box Office.
http://eng.moscowout.ru/ - plan your social life here! What and who are doing what, when.
www.parter.ru - ticket agent for all concerts etc. Pay by credit card and they will deliver tickets to you.Highly recommended.
http://eng.menu.ru/ - restaurant reviews and places to dine in Moscow.
www.domecinema.ru - English Movies at the Renaissance Hotel (Prospekt Mira). List of films showing and viewing times. INFO: most films are now dubbed over back into English; call ahead to check.
www.karofilm.ru - English films showing at the Oktabyr theatre on Novy Arbat (Hall 11). Site only in Russian. INFO: rumours suggest that Hall 11 is closing down; call ahead to check.
www.moscowtimes.ru/indexes/01.html, www.passportmagazine.ru, www.elementmoscow.ru, www.whererussia.com, www.moscow.inyourpocket.com - websites of free English language magazines & newspapers available in Moscow cafes & restaurants etc.
www.elemoscow.net - independent, open, public English-language lecture forum in Moscow that meets once or twice a month.
www.britishclub.ru - British Business Club in Russia. Organises many charitable and fun events throughout the year, including the annual Summer Stramash, Village Fete and Trafalgar Ball.
www.sorocos.ru - horseriding school offering lessons in English as well as Russian.
www.randomshowroom.com - showroom studio that organises special events, exhibitions, Sunday markets and private community and charity events with a focus on fashion.
dostavka.7cont.ru - 7th Continent grocery shopping with online order service. Site available in English.
www.megamall.ru/mega2/en/about/ - Mega Malls in Moscow. What shops are where and free bus schedules - if you dare!
www.finewine.ru - online wine, champagne etc. orders. Great prices, good selection from around the world, payment on delivery to your home or office. Site only available in Russian.
www.antikbar.ru - Soviet/Russian poster art (reprint poster packs, poster-sized reproductions and originals), maps, prints etc. Contact info@antikbar.ru to arrange a viewing.
www.eatlas.ru/english/default.htm - find an address in Moscow. Russia's answer to mapquest.
http://russiatravel-pdtours.netfirms.com/ - Patriarshy Dom Tours (also Capital Tours). Extensive monthly schedule of guided tours in and around Moscow. Private tours also available with excellent guides.
Taxi companies with English-speaking operators and choice of Russian or foreign cars: Taxi Martex: 778 8822, Citroen Taxis: 956 8956. In St Petersburg: (812) 333 3233.
www.metroway.ru - interactive Metro map in Russian and English.
Visas
www.visahouse.com - visa invitation service for your visitors. Very quick, easy and reasonably priced (includes registration on arrival). Office is across the street from Coffee Mania on Bol. Nikitskaya.
www.therussiahouse.co.uk - full Russian visa service, including invitation issue and courier service for the Russian Embassy in London.
Air Travel
www.domodedovo.ru - Domodedovo International Airport information, including flight departures and arrivals. Also express train timetable provided (from Paveletskaya Station).
www.avantix.ru - find and book flights, trains and hotels online. Site is in Russian only, but operators speak English.
Weather
http://meteo.infospace.ru/main.htm - current and forecasted weather from 500 weather stations in Russia and Europe.
www.learningrussian.com - an excellent language learning site with poems and plays in Russian and English...and lots more.
www1.mtsgsm.com - largest Mobile phone operator in Russia. English language website with all you need to know about tariffs, promotions etc.
www.skype.com - cheap local, long distance and international calls to phones and mobiles via the internet (free if you're both on Skype).
www.rlc-rus.ru - Russian, French and English language learning centre, specialising in teaching Russian as a foreign language to both adults and children of all abilities.
www.childreninmoscow.ru - the "Children in Moscow" guide, now online
www.mumsnet.com - UK based family website "by parents, for parents". Child related information, discounts, tips etc.
www.gsgi.co.uk (Good Schools Guide International) - independent advice and information on schools in the UK and abroad.
www.moscowanimals.org - adopt a pet here.
www.expatsalon.ru - need a haircut or manicure? The Expat Salon has English speaking staff and has now opened a second outlet. Discounts offered to first time users.
www.usdentalcare.com/en - your family dentist in Moscow! Board-certified dentists and hygienists, fully equipped clinic, highest standards of sterlization. English-speaking staff. Highly recommended. Direct billing and pay-and-claim agreements with many worldwide insurance companies (including Cigna). Corporate discount program available.
www.lensmaster.ru - opticians with English speaking staff and online delivery option. See website for full list of services and addresses.
“A Midi” Salon: 5 Bogoslovosky Pereulok, tel. 690 6281. Reasonably priced, English speaking (ask for Vasco). Discount given if you mention a referral from the BWC to Vasco.
www.tchiktchik.ru - children’s hair salon offering patient, child-friendly hairdressers, special children's chairs (barbie jeep, hummer, fighter jet and a regular barber chair), and cartoons and video games to keep your child busy during their haircut.
www.standrewsmoscow.org - St. Andrew's Anglican Church in Moscow. (Details of services, concerts, library, children's activities, charitable work etc. are also included on our Members' Ads and Notices page.)
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