Moving to Russia/traveling the Stans.

>>1192764
Where are you from? Why in the world you wanna go in Russia? I lived there all my life short of a few months, I'd say, it's not worth living in. Visiting, yeah, maybe.

I am from Norway. I really just like Russia, and I am also learning Russian so i think the best way would be to live there for some months to develop my Russian language. Also i want to travel around in Russia

>>1193130
The only tip would be to stay home.
T. Russian

>>1193130
Do not go to Kiev if you want to learn Russian. Like would you send someone to Stockholm to learn Norwegian or what?

So if you have to choose between the two, pick St.Petersburg. And then go to the 'stans anyway, they're nicer.

>>1192764
Well, in you should know about anal Russian visa requirements vs visa-free Ukraine.

Learning Russian in Kiev is totally fine, and it's a nice city. From there you could proceed to Russia and live there a couple of months in St.P and then - to stans.

I guess, my main point is that you probably should make Kiev a base for your "learn Russian" long trip.

>>1193130
Go to Latvia, Russian is the first language for 1/3 of the population, you hear it on the street all the time in Riga. I'm sure you can find a good Russian language school there. Plus you don't have to worry about visas or crime.