Comments on: Moscow Costs but Pays

By: Chrisius Maximus

Chrisius Maximus — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:41:25 +0000

“Is that for flipping hamburgers?”

Burger-flipping gives one many valuable skills! It can be used in one’s future tennis career, for instance.

By: Kolya

Kolya — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:36:12 +0000

“… тебя ждет множество веселых мероприятий и шансов проявить себя в самых разных областях.”

“Да, работа не простая, но она закаляет дух, и дает навыки, которые будут весьма полезны в дальнейшей жизни.”

Is that for flipping hamburgers?

I’m certainly behind the times and don’t have a ноутбук. Maybe I should apply and work there for a month. They probably don’t hire illegals, though…

By: Chrisius Maximus

Chrisius Maximus — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:50:51 +0000

See? (Please note that you need to speak Russian to apply for this job, so Averko will have little luck):

ЦЕНТР ПО ПРИЕМУ НА РАБОТУ
«МАКДОНАЛДС»

(495) 755-66-33
Адрес: м. Смоленская,
Б. Николопесковский пер. 15
стр. 2
Часы работы:
Пн – пт c 9:00 – 20:00
Сб с 10:00 – 16:00
Воскр – выходной

Макдоналдс платит больше, чем ты думаешь! За месяц работы в Макдоналдс, ты спокойно купишь себе ноутбук, плазменную панель, стильные шмотки или что-то еще! К тому же, тебя ждут разнообразные бонусы.

ЦЕНИ СВОЕ ВРЕМЯ

Вместе с возможностью заработать денег мы предоставляем гибкий график, чтобы не приходилось выбирать между работой и учебой, а еще, так как в основном мы работаем с молодежью, тебя ждет множество веселых мероприятий и шансов проявить себя в самых разных областях.

РАСТИ

У каждого равные возможности устроиться к нам на работу или, если ты уже работаешь, получить прибавку к зарплате и повышение в должности. Помни: что единственное, что может повлиять на твое продвижение по карьерной лестнице, — твоя активность, энергичность и к новым достижениям.

ПРИСОЕДИНЯЙСЯ

Да, работа не простая, но она закаляет дух, и дает навыки, которые будут весьма полезны в дальнейшей жизни. Ты можешь прямо сейчас заполнить анкету и отправить ее нам. Если ты ценишь свое время, Макдоналдс — твое место работы.

http://www.mcdonalds.ru/index.html?he_id=340

By: Chrisius Maximus

Chrisius Maximus — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:55:25 +0000

FWIW, judging by the “We’re Hiring!” sign I saw today at Stardog’s, $1100 is about what a hot-dog vendor in a kiosk makes in Moscow.

McDonald’s has this employment propaganda that “Makdonaldz platit bolshe chem dumaete!” Supposedly three months of working at Mickey D’s will pay for a year at university.

By: Tim Newman

Tim Newman — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 02:29:56 +0000

Incidentally, according to some sources, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is the second most expensive city in Russia after Moscow. People here sell their apartments and buy in Petersburg. See here: http://vladivostoktimes.ru:80/show.php?id=19997 A decent hotel here will set you back $200 per night, and you can't even claim you're within 1,000 miles of a decent theatre.

By: W. Shedd

W. Shedd — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:55:57 +0000

One of the reasons why I rarely stay more than two or three nights in Moscow is the relatively high price of hotel rooms. I can afford a relatively nice place at $200 to $300 a night (price range of the sort of place that I typically target) but feels rather foolishly over-expensive compared to hotel prices in other areas in Russia. It certainly doesn’t match up with the typical Russian’s average income, even with increasing prosperity.

That being said, if you are looking for a cheaper hotel room, I’d look at the Izmailovo Hotels (Alpha, Beta, Vega, Gamma-Delta) which you should be able to find for less than $100 a night (actually with the exchange rate now, likely just over $100 a night).

If I planned to stay in Moscow for more than a couple of nights, I’d likely investigate renting an apartment.

As for places to eat, Way-to-Russia is a rather good resource.

Restaurants here: http://www.waytorussia.net/Moscow/Eat.html

Recommended clubs here: http://www.waytorussia.net/Moscow/Clubs.html

Ok, Ok, we know what you really want is directions to Night Flight: http://www.waytorussia.net/Moscow/ClubsStrip.html

Not to pimp Way-To-Russia too much, but I just noticed they are doing hotel and B&B reservations, supposedly reasonable rates:
http://www.waytorussia.net/Services/Accommodation.html

By: ivanov

ivanov — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:35:34 +0000

Something fresh
http://people.monstersandcritics.com/news/
article_1389378.php/
Russia_blocks_Clooney_from_debate_on_peacekeepers

By: Tim Newman

Tim Newman — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:24:35 +0000

The standard fare for a one-way trip is now 19 rubles, which is about 75 or 80 cents.

Apologies, I’d dicked up my exchange rates.

By: Lucious

Lucious — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:43:07 +0000

RBC, 31.01.2008, Moscow 14:49:38.Russia’s GDP went up 8.1 percent to nearly RUB 32.989 trillion (approx. USD 1.35 trillion) in 2007, the Russian Federal State Statistics Service reported today on the basis of preliminary calculation of GDP growth.

http://rbcnews.com/free/20080131144938.shtml

last year Russia’s gdp was USD 0,986 trillion, so it grew around 37% in nominal dollar terms

By: Chrisius Maximus

Chrisius Maximus — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:46:10 +0000

Pretty much anyplace you go to around Kuznetsky Most. I don’t know what your idea is of good dining, but you can get a good meal at Das Kapital for about $30, and there is a whole strip of places on that street the name of which I can’t remember going down from the metro toward Teatralnaya — Pinnochio pizzeria, a couple of other Italian places, a Chinese place, a French restaurant — loads of stuff.