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Taking pictures of their graffiti Liteny Prspkt - Saint Petersburg
Taking pictures of their graffiti Liteny Prspkt
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Street Crime: Gipsy attack
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  • By Oidanagama on March 2, 2004
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  • First of all, I'm not a racist. I just noticed that even at the day time a group of foreigners or some lonely foreigner get surround by Gipsies and here we are going - they become owners of your money, passport, camera etc. Especially often this stuff happens on Nevskiy Prospect or undeground. Please don't panic if this is your fate. Just keep cool and get concentrated on your stuff and not on what is going on around you.

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    Street Crime: Hip-Hop Graffiti
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  • By sennaya on February 11, 2007
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  • Taking pictures of their graffiti Liteny Prspkt - Saint Petersburg
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    It is disappointing to see many english words, hip-hop nicknames and negative slogans popping up in many locations in St. Petersburg. It is always disappointing to see graffiti on historical buildings and art anywhere. This is one part of American culture we wish had not appearred in Russia. The music and dancing is great but the graffiti ... There is a group trying to organize hip-hop culture in Russia in their own way, you can see on their website and write to them about what you think. So far I just see a copycat of the American hip-hop 25 years ago. Hip-hop culture, music, break dancing and prolific graffiti, has fertile ground in Russia because it was not allowed in 1970 when hip-hop culture started in America. The grafitti branding is found in arches, courtyards, buildings and fences and as happened in America, the local government is playing catchup to stop the vandalism part of the activity.

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    Street Crime: Look out for packs of gypsies...
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  • By polrbear on September 8, 2002
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  • Look out for packs of gypsies on the metro. What looks to be a Mom or two with a pack of little kids is actually a skilled group of pickpockets. The locals avoid them and the metro cops round them up even before they have a chance to do anything. As an American, the gypsies' appearance looks almost Hispanic and the cops' practices seem more like racial profiling, but just keep an eye out and you won't lose any of your valuables.

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    Street Crime: Walk in Safety
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  • By sennaya on May 15, 2007
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  • Walkin on Nevsky - Saint Petersburg
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    Everyone walks and you are generally pretty safe on the public streets. But take precautions. Busy buses or metro trains are a good place to meet the pickpocket. Your back pant pockets do not belong to you. Do not have a wallet there. Keep them zipped in a jacket pocket, shirt pocket, or better yet, get a waist or neck strap wallet and keep valuables safe. Do not keep money with your passport, it may disappear when it is checked. Be wary of policmen who make low salaries and may accost you for money if you give them a chance to do it. Don't walk around looking drunk or an easy target. If the pick pocket doesn't notice you the police may...


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    Street Crime: Swarmed by gypsies
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  • Updated By sennaya on May 15, 2007
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    Russia is a safe place most of the time, but watch your pockets. Sometimes a group of gypsies will come to St. Petersburg tourist centers and ask for money. In more aggressive cases they will swarm a person and grab at him. One will get their hands into your pockets and take anything of value. If you are ever surrounded by a group of people poking at you or circling you, yel "No" or "Nyet" loudly and hold your purse or camera tightly and guard your pockets. If they start touching you, push them away aggressively. No one will criticize you if you elbow or knock them down. They sometimes target elderly people they think will not fight back and try to run off with purse, camera or money. The police will help you and generally they move the aggressive gypsie groups away if they see them. There are many wonderful gypsy people in the world now called Rom, but watch out for these other bands of criminals. You will see them in groups in colorful clothes that are often rumpled or dirty looking. Walk on the other side of the street, hold your valuables tightly and be safe.

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    Street Crime: Drunk people!
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  • By aussie75 on December 8, 2002
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  • Just be carefull....as in every big city at night you can meet someone strange or drunk... stay on your way and maybe don't let them understand that you are a foreigner!!

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    Street Crime: Driving
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  • Updated By keeweechic on June 21, 2003
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  • Street Crime - Saint Petersburg
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    It won't take you too long to note that drivers will cruise on the wrong side of the road, reverse down major streets, and even use the sidewalk when they have to when avoiding the countless potholes. Don't take anything for granted - local drivers treat one-way streets, traffic lights, and the sanctity of crosswalks as suggestions rather than laws. Make sure you look carefully before you cross and then run. Foreigners can legally drive on almost all of Russia's roads and highways. .

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    Street Crime: Crime
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  • Updated By keeweechic on August 11, 2006
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    With the end of the Soviet police state, crime rate has been on the rise throughout Russia, however, in relation to other major cities in the world, it is still quite safe. Take the usual precautions which include not flaunting valuables, or walking alone at night through city streets or parks.

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    Street Crime: Be careful with your values:...
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  • By pinganille on September 8, 2002
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  • Be careful with your values: Only bring some money with you when you go out and keep the rest in a safelocker at your hotel. Take evn extra care if using the metro - within ten minuttes they tried rubbing me twice! Fortunately without succes, still have my things though less money as I just had to spend some on souvenirs;)

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    Street Crime: While I was in Russia I saw an...
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  • By floss1 on August 26, 2002
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  • Street Crime - Saint Petersburg
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    While I was in Russia I saw an incredible amount of accidents. For my liking, the Russian driving is a bit reckless. This picture was taken in Nevsky Prospect where an accident had just happened.

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