icepirates Says: I suggest the Opera House, Moledzhdi Moda (Young Persons Mode), Targovi Center, The underground store, Then English Club (all russians who speak english) have meetings across from the Tech. University, there meetings were kind of fun...
Dorozhnaya: 1 star hotel - Dorozhnaya
jenix Says: 1 stars-soviet interiors excl. delux- like europes interiors. 2x - $32 (TV incl., toilet, showers on the floor), delux 2x - $78 (TV, toilet, showers incl., no cond-r, no dinner).
Robin Bobbin, owned by a nice...
icepirates Says: Robin Bobbin, owned by a nice turkish man, the food is alright, the enviornment is a welcome change when you have been in Russia a long time, very clean, very bright, no liquor or smoking... and i drink and smoke... but it was nice to have a clean place to be.Kind of...
Public transport from the airport to the center
agepiroshiki Says: No. 82 Marshrutka runs. It costs 25 rubles per passenger and baggage. Not familiar with foreigners. Also there is No.1 bus, but it has very few operation in a day, is not useful. Price of taxi would be 800 rubles.If you want to catch a Marshrutka (especially in the city),...
ocicat Says: This is a major industrial city and the smog is TERRIBLE. I would definitely warn those who have breathing problems to not come to Chelyabinsk.
A taste of the old Soviet style
igoalone Says: Everyone attending Eurofest 2002 stayed in a circa 1950 Soviet camp. It was an experience I enjoyed and will never forget. A step back in time to a foreign environment I never thought I would experience.
jenix Says: GSM-800/1800 - fed. Megafon,MTS,Beeline ($0,04 to mobile, but cheaper intercity/international).GSM-1800 - local Tele2 ($0,01 to local mobile, $0,12 to local, $3,5 starter kit).DAMPS-800 - Tele2 ($0,04 to local mobile).CDMA-800 - Veres, Svyaz'Inform - ($0,04 to local mobile,...
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Q: Hello... Does anyone know which international airlines fly into Balandino airport in Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation? All the...

A: I really doubt that any international carrier has flights to Chelyabinsk, the only way out for you would be flying via Moscow or St. Peterburg and then take internal...
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Chelyabinsk is a Russian city, just east of the Ural Mountains, and quite close to Kazakhstan. It is a major industrial city, producing much of the world's stainless steel and road building...
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The Odyssey of the Mind program http://www.OdysseyoftheMind.com has two major annual events. The World Finals held on some university campus in the U.S. and Eurofest, held in Europe, but in 2002 it......
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