TRAVEL TIPS
Visitor Information
Russia doesn’t have major tourism board offices in Moscow and St. Petersburg or abroad, but many commercial travel agencies can help you plan your trip. The Moscow Committee for Tourism has an office in Moscow on Red Square.
Contacts
The Moscow Committee for Tourism. 800/220–0001; 495/690-7711; www.moscomtour.mos.ru.
Travel.SPB.Ru. www.travel.spb.ru.
Online Travel Tools
Media
Johnson's Russia List. www.russialist.org.
The Moscow Times. www.themoscowtimes.com.
Radio Free Europe. www.rferl.org.
Russia!. www.readrussia.com.
Russia Today. www.rt.com.
The St. Petersburg Times. www.sptimes.ru.
The following websites provide interesting historical background as well as current statistics about Russia and its language.
Other Resources
Bucknell Russian Program. www.bucknell.edu/russian.
CIA World Factbook. www.cia.gov.