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Foreigners holding a Chinese visa or residents of China cannot visit Blagoveshchensk, Russia, from Heihe, China, without a Russian visa. A specific visa-free agreement exists between Russia and China, allowing Russian citizens to visit Heihe without a Chinese visa for up to 30 days, primarily for tourism or trade, using only a passport. However, this arrangement is not reciprocal for non-Russian foreigners, and no equivalent visa-free policy applies for entering Russia from Heihe.

To enter Blagoveshchensk, foreign nationals (excluding Russian citizens under the Heihe agreement) require a valid Russian visa, regardless of possessing a Chinese visa/residence permit. The Russian e-visa, available for citizens of certain countries for short visits (up to 16 days) for tourism, business, or humanitarian purposes, could be an option, but it must be obtained in advance. Additionally, crossing the border, typically via ferry or the new Heihe-Blagoveshchensk bridge (open for tourists in 2025), involves strict customs and immigration checks.

In 2014, the Orphanage #5 in Birobidzhan was reorganized by merging with the Orphanage #1. In turn, this orphanage was closed in 2024. I think you can try to contact the Orphanage #2 in Birobidzhan, which is still functioning. Maybe they have some info about the archives of these closed orphanages.

As of January 2025, this is a good income, more than the average monthly income for a full-time job in most regions of Russia. To get an idea of what you can buy for this amount, check the following page with info about Cost of Living in Kazan, a large city, but not as expensive as Moscow and St. Petersburg (you can choose any other city you want).

As of November 2024, you can buy 1 gram of 99,90-99,99% silver for about 120+ Rubles (1.2 USD), here is an example. If we are talking about people in Russia handing over silver items for scrap, they will be accepted for a price approximately 2 times lower.

The name of this city is Stalingrad (today's Volgograd).

In November 2024, as a student, you can earn in the wide range of about 20,000-60,000 Rubles per month in Stary Oskol depending on the amount of time you spend working. For example, there are a lot of courier vacancies with a flexible work schedule. Check the following list with some vacancies.

As of October 31, 2024, 1 USD is about 97 Russian Rubles. You can buy 1 liter of milk or 2 loaves of white bread or 1 kilo of rice or 1 kilo of apples or 2 kilos of potatoes or 10 eggs for this amount.

Here is some data about annual inflation in Russia by different categories:
All goods and services: 11.9% - 2022, 7.4% - 2023, 9.1% - as of August 2024,

Food products: 10.3% - 2022, 8.2% - 2023, 9.7% - as of August 2024,

Non-food products: 12.7% - 2022, 6% - 2023, 6.1% - as of August 2024,

Services: 13.2% - 2022, 8.3% - 2023, 11.7% - as of August 2024.
You can check the current prices in different cities in Russia via the following site (in Moscow, for example). Also noteworthy is the significant increase in average wages, by 15% in 2023 and approximately 16% in 2024.

As of 2024, a single person estimated monthly cost of living in Moscow (without rent) is about 650 USD per month, in St. Petersburg - 580 USD, in Kazan - 500 USD per month. Check the provided links to get more details about cost of living in different cities in Russia.

Official information about getting a Russian visa in Canada. You can fly to Istanbul, Turkey and from Istanbul there are flights to Moscow available.