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My Daughter just informed me that she would like to go to Moscow, Russia in a ILP Volunteer program. Does any one know anything about Russia. Can any one share any information about this.

Where's Jan1305 when we need her??

She lives around there at the moment, I think...

The only advice I can offer is to tell her to be extremely careful. It could be very dangerous. I wouldn't go if I was her.

better words that how i could word it

is she going alone, or will it be a whole grup of people

if they stay all toghether they can be safer
i mean, move aorun toghether, live toghether etc

Moscow is a very nice city, I believe this would be her chance to visit that historical city, tell her to visit the Red Square, and It's not dangerous, just tell her to be at the hotel before the weather gets dark, in the day light, there is no problem and they are friendly people. I have some very good memories from the last time that I've been there, Remind her to take so many pictures too.

All the best

agree with this, had no problems, as Ricco says, don't be out on your own after dark, but would you in any large city?, Moscow is no different

If you could explain! You post is so...nothing!

I agree....it has been many years since I was there. They were still under harsh Communist rule when I was there. But it is a lovely city and safer than NYC!!!!

Communism makes the criminals behave because the punishment is disproportionate

I got treated very poorly in moscow. People called me dirty names, some even threw rocks at me. Its safe as long as she travels in a group. But warn her very strongly not to wonder away without at least 5 or 6 people.

were you a tourist? how long did you stay there?

Yes. For a weekend. I went for a cusins wedding. I was the best man and put on my dress blues instead of a tux. I'm not sure if it was because I was american, or because I was a united states sailor.

Your profile says, army aviation or someyhing like that...

You're not talking in Chechen war context are you?

Why could it be dangerous? Do you know for a fact or you're just assuming?
I think it's ridiculous , people getting scared of places and not giving themselves a chance to know them .
It's not any more dangerous than most of the big cityes and the same
basic rules apply: don't walk the unlit streets in the night, don't go into the bad neighbourhoods alone....or at all.
But as you mentioned, she't with a legitimate program, they will have adult people with them and the basic safety rules will be inforced before the trip.
Let her go and explore, it might be a unique chance and something she will always remember...and maybe the beginning of her future explorations.
I have never been to Russia but it's one of the places I would love to visit one day.

Nuke Engineer for the navy and no im not.

mmm...why do i think you were not JUST an american tourist acting like one?

Russians are natural warrior, but besides killing african students, i don't think they jump to people out of nothing

Wow....something is missing in here.
It sounds rather extreme, to be called dirty names in broad day light and have stones thrown at you....what was the reaction of the otrher people around? What was the sovietic militia doing while you were being abused?

I honestly think it was the uniform.

My thoughts exactly!


Never in my travels , have I met such unwelcoming people, not even during the war in middle east.