Saturday, January 21, 2012

Living/Studying/Working in Russia

Living/Studying/Working in Russia?
I am 15 years old and in a few months I am living/studying in Russia. I wanted to know if it is possible for me to work in Russia. I am a citizen of United States but I am Estonian/Russian. I don't speak Russian very well so what do I do? I contacted the Russian Embassy today and they told me they didn't know.
Russia - 4 Answers
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At your age you won't have any trouble whatsoever to learn a new language . It will broaden your horizons - open up opportunities later in life . Have no fear russian kids are the same as anywhere else .
2 :
Assuming you are going to Russia on a student visa you need to check with your school to find out what the visa allows you to do. Some student visas allow you to work, but maybe only at the place where you are going to school (on-campus type job). In any case, don't break the law.
3 :
It's not going to be easy to find a job (that's if you are allowed to work on student visa, which i doubt), because you do not know the language. Besides, you are kinda young, in Russia kids don't typically start working at that age.
4 :
fine. You already got a taste of Russia: any office/business will fail it's duty. Just keep that way

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Living/Studying/Working in Russia

Living/Studying/Working in Russia?
I am 15 years old and in a few months I am living/studying in Russia. I wanted to know if it is possible for me to work in Russia. I am a citizen of United States but I am Estonian/Russian. I don't speak Russian very well so what do I do? I contacted the Russian Embassy today and they told me they didn't know.
Immigration - 2 Answers
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Surprised the Russian Embassy doesn't know. Look up their Labor Dept. or whatever the equivalent to that is and contact them on what you need to do.
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Should not be a problem. Russian laws are not strict regarding foreign labor. Contact American Consulate in Moscow, they will be able to help you. And you will find that a lot of Russians can speak English.

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Living/Studying/Working in Russia

Living/Studying/Working in Russia?
I am 15 years old and in a few months I am living/studying in Russia. I wanted to know if it is possible for me to work in Russia. I am a citizen of United States but I am Estonian/Russian. I don't speak Russian very well so what do I do? I contacted the Russian Embassy today and they told me they didn't know.
Embassies & Consulates - 3 Answers
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You can only work in Russia illegally since you are a student and a minor.
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you will not be able to work at your age, #labor law and child protection.#
3 :
you wouldn't want to "work" there anyway after you found out the pay scale. Most Russian jobs pay 10% or less of their American counterparts, i.e. a job that pays $2000 a month in U.S. might only pay $200 in Russian Federation, but you'll find that out anyway when you go there. udachi! And the Russian embassy (or consulate in NY) is usually no help anyway, often they are rude.

Sunday, January 1, 2012

What kind of work did serfs do in Russia

What kind of work did serfs do in Russia?

History - 3 Answers
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Whatever they were told. They were essentially slaves whose only right was their connection to the land they occupied and part of its produce.
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There were various kinds of serfs in the Russian Empire before their liberation in 1861. By the way don't forget that there was no serfdom in some vast Russian areas at all (for example Siberia or region adjacent to the Black Sea where free Russian-Ukrainian kozaks lived ). So, serfdom existed primarily in the central area of the European part of Russia. Serfs belonged to the state (that is a Czar), private owners, monasteries. They usually worked as farmers but not necessarily. During winter times some of them went to work to cities and towns as carpenters, blacksmiths etc. (usually their owners would let them go since serfs paid them a chunk of their earnings). Some rich owners organized theaters with serfs as actors (the most famous Volkov's theater in Yaroslavl). Starting with Peter the Great (died in 1725) and his massive industrial drive state serfs' labour was used at the state (Czar-owned) plants and factories. Some of serfs were quite rich themselves (what made their owners rich) running "their own" enterprises and sometimes managing to negotiate their and their families' freedom. Of course in spite of their wealth and education (some were very well educated on the whim of their owners) their legal status was practically the one of slaves
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Mainly farm work.. Working the lands, producing grain etc. for the owners of the land.