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Some of these towns are in some ways really shitty so moving around is not a bad idea. Although a town like Kharkov you won't exhaust in a month (even in a year). I mean we all know most of success...

This post will be all about logistics so skip it if you want to read about pros.

I prefer the Russian-speaking cities since I think the women are a little easier and less prudish than in Western...

I'm not as well-traveled in Ukraine as in Russia. But I have also wanted to visit Ternopil. Western Ukraine seems harder to me though than Eastern Ukraine for freebies, but I think that's at least...

Prosal unfortunately the only Eastern Ukrainian city I've spent appreciable time in was Sumy. It's an okay city though, with at least some nightlife during the week (although there is probably...

I just saw your post Prosal. There is not much night life during the week in Samara, but during the summer the embankment is good at least until 1:00am or so. That one club, Metelitsa, has 3 floors...

I've spent a lot of time in Samara and while the above is true, it's still an okay city for freebies and for mongering (ask any taxi driver). The only two clubs during the week that work are Polyot...

Kurenda you have some amazing stories.

I think you are right and this is one of the many reasons why I don't think anyone should be traveling in provincial Russia without some conversational...

My experience is that this completely untrue. Sure, you will find very few places with English-language advertisements or web pages, but in every town you can find apartments (even in small towns...

I think for an inexperienced foreigner wanting to go to the provinces the easiest locations in terms of travel and accomodation are the golden ring (yaroslavl and vladimir in particular).

However,...

Samara is a dirty city and sprawling, but that's not much different from any other big Russian city that's not Moscow or Piter. Just be sure to stay in the center and you'll have a good time.

The...

been a while since i've been there, but there used to be two good clubs: solnce and fresh 44. several alright hotels, the best bang for the book used to be hotel vladimir (best location, not horrible...