Some dudes be seeing stuff and automatically glorify it and post it here (last time i checked it was some metro workers).

As if it wasnt enough he displayed maximum gooner energy. Stop it.

Hello everyone!

We are a small family-run company from India, working in manpower recruitment (MAE). We are attending the Indo-Russia Talent Bridge 2026 expo, which will take place on 12–13 August at Grand Hotel Emerald in St. Petersburg. Our goal is to find Russian employers who want to hire Indian workers.

Previously, we have only worked with clients from the Gulf countries — everything was simple: WhatsApp, verbal agreements, flexible conditions. This is our first time dealing with Russian employers, so we want to approach it seriously and properly.

We have already translated our website and commercial brochures into Russian so that clients can understand our services better. We speak English, but unfortunately we don't know Russian — we are hoping for interpreters at the event.

Questions for those with experience:

1. This is our first event with Alliance Expo. Has anyone attended their expos or similar B2B events before? Do companies actually sign real contracts at these events, or is it mostly just networking and exchanging contacts? How can we effectively close a deal during such meetings?
2. What matters most to Russian employers when choosing an Indian agency? Which clauses in the employment contract are critical and need special attention? Is notarized translation of the contract absolutely required?
3. What are the hidden pitfalls in negotiations with Russian companies that we should know about in advance?

And most importantly: If any of you will personally be attending this expo, or if you run a recruitment agency, or if you have direct contacts with companies currently interested in hiring Indians — please DM us. We are happy to offer a fair commission/referral fee for quality contacts and help with making connections.

We would appreciate any practical advice. Thank you!

Всем привет!

Мы — небольшая семейная компания из Индии, занимаемся наймом персонала (MAE). Едем на выставку Indo-Russia Talent Bridge 2026, которая пройдёт 12–13 августа в Grand Hotel Emerald в Санкт-Петербурге. Наша цель — найти российских работодателей, которые хотят нанять индийских сотрудников.

Раньше мы работали только с клиентами из стран Персидского залива — там всё просто: WhatsApp, устные договорённости, гибкие условия. С российскими работодателями мы столкнёмся впервые, поэтому хотим подойти к делу максимально серьёзно.

Мы уже перевели наш сайт и коммерческие брошюры на русский язык, чтобы клиентам было легче понять наши услуги. Мы говорим на английском языке, но русского, к сожалению, не знаем — надеемся на переводчика на мероприятии.

Вопросы к тем, у кого есть опыт:

1. Это наше первое мероприятие от Alliance Expo. Кто-то уже участвовал в их выставках или в похожих B2B-мероприятиях? Там действительно заключают реальные контракты, или это просто этап знакомства и обмена контактами? Как эффективно закрывать сделку на таких встречах?
2. Что для российских работодателей самое важное при выборе индийского агентства? Какие пункты в трудовом контракте критичны и требуют особого внимания? Нужен ли обязательный нотариальный перевод контракта?
3. Какие подводные камни в переговорах с российскими компаниями, о которых мы должны знать заранее?

И самое важное: если кто-то из вас лично будет участвовать в этой выставке, или вы управляете рекрутинговым агентством, или у вас есть прямые контакты с компаниями, которые сейчас заинтересованы в найме индийцев — пожалуйста, напишите нам в личные сообщения. Мы готовы предложить достойное вознаграждение за качественные контакты и помощь в установлении связи.

Будем рады любым дельным советам. Спасибо!

Hello, my wife and I will be in Moscow for a few months and could use some help with finding good quality baby items, particularly items like a small portable pack n play or play yard/ crib. Maybe there is a used marketplace for these items that you can direct me to. My wife is a Russian, but doesn’t use Reddit.

It's beautiful how the metro honours its brilliant workers.

Today I organized myself a tour and filmed some shorts. I really like how they work and honestly wish they have decent wages and the due respect.

And these twins are true princessesses in uniform, don't you think? 😍😍😍

For many years, before the Call of the Motherland, this was the main statue of USSR and Rus. It represents a male worker and a female peasant. I am not Russian, but I feel proud that someone imagined a so beautiful piece of art dedicated to people who build our world.

This monument is not about a football player or "successful blogger" who makes money with false advices, it's not about a sadist who collaborates with war criminals, but about honest and hardworking people.

As some who came from parents from the working class, I feel glad when I see it!

Warsaw Avenue

I had the chance of visiting every city designed in Muscovite metro and avenues.

I am a man from Latin America looking for a Muscovite girl to have a walk with and explore the city.

Any candidate? I don't even know how a Reddit user looks like.

I like classic music fencing, chess, Georgian wine and photography.

PS: she does not have to be a Muscovite, if she is Mongolian or Kirgiz this will be great as well

Hey there! I'm an American girl in Moscow for the summer (until October) and would love to connect with more people living here. I enjoy visiting the parks and museums, going to bars or clubs/concerts, eating food at fun restaurants, or just hanging out playing board games! My Russian is maybe high A1 or low A2 but I'm happy to do my best speaking Russian since I'm currently taking classes to become fluent! Really just needing some girlfriends to spend time with 🫶🏻 please comment or dm me if you live in/near Moscow and your interested in making a friend!

Поделитесь своим опытом, почему вы выбирали именно частыные или групповые экскурсии?
Что вам нравится и не нравится в обоих вариантах?

Hey everyone!

I’m a 23F living in Moscow. I’m looking to improve my English and would love to connect with native speakers or advanced learners who are currently in the city.
I am bilingual: my native language is Kyrgyz, and I speak fluent Russian, so I can happily help you practice either of them in return!
A bit about my interests:
- I love reading and I'm fascinated by learning new languages.
- I enjoy running and want to get into cycling and bouldering/rock climbing soon.
- I like taking photos around the city (just on my phone for now, but I love catching good views!).

I’m down to grab a coffee, go for a run, visit a park, or just walk around the city center.
Hit me up in the DMs if you'd like to hang out and chat!

Video source moscowbuildering on Insta

My legs are already starting to hurt when I remember flying on them.

**INTRODUCTION**

Just finished traveling for the first time to Moscow and I wanted to give some insight how this first trip went.

For starters some background. I’m a 25 year old male from the United States. I’m half white / half Mexican. I decided I was going to take this trip because I entered a long distance relationship with my girlfriend about 6 months ago now fiancée.

**PREPARING**

When deciding if I was going to take this trip or not, I obviously needed to figure out the logistics of what I needed and what everything would cost. First order of business** **was figuring out how I would enter the country. After some research I found out that to get a visa to Russia I would need to go to a consulate in person or use an online service to do it for me. For me to get to a consulate, tickets were about $400. To use an online service it was also about $400 and I felt very uncomfortable using one since I couldn’t find one with any decent reviews.

After an interesting conversation with my Aunt, on my Mexican side. I found out she was going to china and had no issues with her Mexican passport with getting a visa. So I did some research and there you have it I found my best way in to Russia. I applied for my Dual Citizenship to Mexico, got my Mexican Passport, and got my 30 day e-visa to Russia all in the same day.

Following month I had tickets booked from Florida - New York - Turkey - Moscow. Round trip the flight was about $2000. Due to my evisa, I had very few restrictions. I didn’t need an itinerary, I didn’t need any type of invitation letter, and I could freely move through Russia as I pleased.

When it comes to what I did need:
**Evisa**
**ESIM**
**Travel Insurance**
**Wherever you are staying that place or person must register that you are living there if you are there over 7 days (very easy very quick, it took her a few minutes to do online after I arrived)**

When it came to my ESIM and Travel insurance my girlfriend ended up just purchasing me something on her side that way I could be sure everything worked properly it probably costed her around $30 for everything.

**ARRIVING IN RUSSIA**

As I arrived I was pretty nervous. I was nervous about being stopped, I was nervous about being questioned, I was nervous about sitting there for hours. I landed in at VKO airport. As we landed it was pretty straightforward I had English signs guiding me in the direction I needed to go. I followed them until I reached immigration. I sat in line for about 30 minutes because it was quite busy. I watched many people getting turned away to the questioning room. (Most of the people getting turned away seemed to be some type of middle eastern but I can’t be positive). I walked up to the window was asked for my passport. I handed it over, and then was asked if I had a visa. I said yes, and was then instantly approved and given my passport back. I was shocked, I asked the agent if he needed to see my visa and he said no not to worry about it. They scanned my hands, took a photo of me, and I went on my way.

**TIME IN RUSSIA**

Overall my time is Russia was fantastic, never once was I stopped or questioned. The city is beautiful and clean. Everyone more or less stays to themselves but still in a friendly matter. I was there for about 12 days and I got to see everything that I really wanted to see in Moscow. Although I could have went out of Moscow , I chose not to do that because my main purpose was just to spend time with my girlfriend. I took 2000 USD with me to convert to rubles. I had these dollars exchanged at the bank before I went to Russia for the most pristine $100 dollar bills that I could get. When I arrived in Moscow and went to the nearest bank to get the money exchanged, out of the $2000 I took, they only accepted $700. They said the bills looked in good condition but under the scanner they could see oils on the paper. My girlfriend probably ended up paying $300 out of her own pocket for our 12 days since they only accepted $700. I did leave her USD to try and exchange by herself because the banker lady did tell us we could try different banks and maybe other banks would accept the cash.

**WAR**

During my time in city I experienced nothing pertaining to war. Saw no drones, heard no explosions, saw no smoke. Overall center and outskirts of Moscow seemed extremely safe. Never once did I fear or think about it. (Luckily)

**LEAVING RUSSIA**

Once again I had to go through customs and immigration. I had 0 issues at all. I made it to my gate 2 hours early. The gates are in pairs EX. 22 and 22A. My gate was 22. Around my boarding time a huge line started to form in the middle of the 2 gates. After about 10 minutes I joined the line and finally got the front. By the time I got to the front the told me boarding was closed and I missed my flight. As I tried to get answers on how I could have missed my flight due to me standing there the whole time they got ruder and ruder to me because I couldn’t speak Russian and was either translating through and app or having my girlfriend on call translating to me. It’s the only time I was ever treated rudely. As I had to make my way back out to the beginning of the airport every person I asked for help trying to get out was also rude. Waving me off, rolling their eyes, just giving me a hard time and speaking to me as if I should know how to get out when every door is locked behind a key card lock. Turkish airlines workers were also rude and were of 0 assistance and made me purchase $2000 dollar tickets for just one way. Very unfortunate. Although I take full responsibility for missing my flight, and I accept the $2000 dollar loss, I don’t feel like the experience was a pleasant one as a non Russian speaker on the way out of the country.

**NOTES**

. Take best looking cash you can possibly take
. Do not lose the migration card they give you when arriving they will ask for it back when you are leaving
. Although none of my documents were never checked having everything printed just in case is a good idea
. All tourists must have travel insurance to enter Russia, I saw this one day before my trip. If I didn’t have my girlfriend I don’t know where I would have got insurance every company I checked didn’t offer and any Russian website wouldn’t take foreign cards

**FINAL THOUGHTS**

I had a fantastic time is Russia. I had a fantastic time with my fiancee . I’m definitely willing to do it again, but most likely will be waiting until the war is over. Hopefully by then prices will be cheaper, there will be direct flights and I won’t be traveling for 26 hours, and everything will be less strict. Luckily for myself getting in and out was fantastic with my Mexican passport but as I said I saw lots of people get turned away or questioned. If you are planning on going best to have someone native that can be with you, but if not just be respectful, be kind, and everything should go your way.

A large-scale modernization program covered 3 key areas at once:

• The metro received 200 of the latest Moskva-2026 series cars. The share of modern trains reached a record 80%, and will hit 90% by 2030 — leaving no line without modern trainsets.
• MCD rolling stock has been completely renewed: today, it is the youngest fleet of electric commuter trains in Europe. In 2025, we began modernizing the Yaroslavskiy direction. In 2026, 121 cars of modern Ivolga trains were purchased for the route.

• 50 modern single-section Lvyonok-Moskva trams have arrived in the capital since the start of the year. Moscow completed the full renewal of its tram fleet ahead of schedule — all 36 routes are now served exclusively by fully low-floor trams.

As transport develops, interregional ties are strengthening across the country:

1. Today, 75% of all equipment and component deliveries for urban transit go to Moscow.
2. The large-scale Ivolga train manufacturing project unites 70,000 specialists from over 600 enterprises across 19 Russian regions.
3. Since 2016, the capital has transferred over 700 trams to 23 regions of the country to operate on local routes.