We lived in Russia for years, 2003-2008.

Your average westerner would not survive a year even in the Moscow burbs. Not to mention that government policies,visas, and residency requirements regarding foreigners change every time the winds blows. And those changes come in official Russian language documents only.

The US foreign service classifies Russian language as a category 4 difficulty for English speakers on a scale of 5. Don't believe the bullshit you've heard, there is no English spoken or written in Russia outside of a few urban neighborhoods.

We lived in Russia for years, 2003-2008.

Your average westerner would not survive a year even in the Moscow burbs. Not to mention that government policies,visas, and residency requirements regarding foreigners change every time the winds blows. And those changes come in official Russian language documents only.

The US foreign service classifies Russian language as a category 4 difficulty for English speakers on a scale of 5.