When considering a move to a new city, there is nothing more useful than hearing real life stories from other expats who are lived there. Here is our first interview - please contact us if you live or have lived in Russia or Moscow and would like to share your experience.

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Laurent Fontaine, a French expat living in Moscow, has been a Russophile even before he could grow hair on his chest. Now all grown up and graduated, he’s capitalised on his love affair, and has moved to the land fabled for its harsh weather and severe cost of living. Find out what he has to say about his first year abroad in Russia.

Amanda Surbey lived in Moscow with her family. Originally from Ohio, Amanda was bitten by the travel bug when she spent a summer as an exchange student in Australia. Read her unique take on expat life in Moscow.



Philip Donnelly has taught English in Moscow for year now, and has this fascinating account of his time living and teaching in Moscow.