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coby asks: What are some Russian basketball facts?
Expert's answer:
Here is an article about Russian basketball that may be useful. The following service to translate from Russian.
Doug asks: What tour companies offer battle of Boridino / Borodinskoe srazhenie reenactment guided tours as every site lists the 200th anniversary event on differant dates (some say 1st Sunday in Sep some say 7th (a friday??)
Expert's answer:
You should contact the officials of Borodino museum: contact email is borodino@borodino.ru Also the official site of the museum may be useful. The following service to translate from Russian.
Lars asks: What day will the reenactment of the battle Borodino take place?
Expert's answer:
The reenactment of Borodino battle will take place September 7, 2012 - the day of 200th anniversary of the battle.
peniket asks: Moscow to Vladimir how do I know when to get off train?
Expert's answer:
This schedule of the trains from Moscow to Vladimir may be useful. The following service to translate from Russian.
jane asks: How much is the value of our money there per dollar?
Expert's answer:
The exchange rate is about 31 Rubles for 1 USD (December 2011).
Andrew asks: Which roads connect Kaliningrad and Magadan together? What is the driving distance between these 2 cities?
Expert's answer:
The distance between Kaliningrad and Magadan is about 11,800 km. Here is the map that may be useful.
H.W. asks: Does Tambov have good places for shooting duck and teterev ?
Expert's answer:
I have found the sites/contacts of several hunting grounds located in Tambov oblast. Try to contact them, check their sites for all the details: Ohota-Tambov-Perm.ru, Chelnavka.ru, Hunting ground "The Hill". The following service to automatically translate the sites from Russian.
drake asks: How far by air is Moscow to Vologda?
Expert's answer:
The flight distance between Moscow and Vologda is about 440 km.
jean asks: How much is the train from Moscow to Ivanovo?
Expert's answer:
The train ticket from Moscow to Ivanovo costs about 900 Rubles or 30 USD. Here is the schedule of the trains/buses. The following service to translate from Russian.
Michael Grant asks: I am considering a job transfer that would bring me to Kaluga for as many as 3 years. What would be the approximate cost, per month, of a "high priced flat". Also, would I be able to obtain a driver's license to operate my own car? Thank you for your help
Expert's answer:
I have found the following list of apartments available for rent in Kaluga. This service to translate from Russian. You can drive a car if you have your international driver's license with you. Also you will need to have notarized translation of your license to Russian language.