A reporter from USA dispelled the myths about "dangerous foreigners" Russia
Despite Those figures, to which often the news media when describing the situation in Russia, not more safe for tourists despite political changes that have occurred over the past year, She has become, says a freelance journalist from United States Charlie Wilder, previously working for a German printed illustrated edition Spiegel and moved to the capital of Russia from Berlin 14 months ago.
in her article She writes in that most citizens of her friends and family feared for her safety in the Russian Federation.
"Be careful" - I can't count How often I heard it in the last 14 months, since you have decided to move from Berlin to the Russian capital. Like I was going into a war zone, " She writes.
one way or another for most foreign visitors life in such cosmopolitan centers Like Moscow and St. Petersburg, which is visited by most tourists, in General, has not changed. Wilder stressed that the West was not voiced any serious warnings not to visit certain space in the Russian Federation, except for the border with Ukraine territories and the Northern Caucasus.
Not to say that sentiment has not changed, says the reporter, pointing to developments over the past year - for example, on the accession of Crimea to Russia and the aggravation of relations between Russia and the West. In addition, Wilder specifies as the source polls the opinions of a large number of citizens that demonstrate, for example, the negative attitude of Russian citizens to American citizens.
However, in everyday communication, the journalist believes that the results of these polls have no influence." I've seen more anti-American sentiment in Berlin, though in not less smug European left variation than you see in the capital of Russia, " She explains, explaining that in 14 months of life in the capital, she never had to deal with a situation where a Western tourist was attacked because of his nationality.
"I was not expecting a lot less serious change," he told her 16-year-old Kate wood from North Carolina, who came to the Russian Federation for the second time, - probably, I thought, that we should not try to behave less cautiously. But no one was responding to us bad, and We probably behave even some noise ".
Charlie Wilder admits that Perhaps the main argument in favor of having to visit the Russian Federation at the present time, is the reduction of the ruble: even taking into account inflation and the recent bounce back in the last period of time to come to the Russian Federation became more profitable than previously.
According to the correspondent, the majority of things, from coffee in the rooms in good hotels and the major museums of the capital of Russia and St. Petersburg - have become cheaper for foreigners.
She also stressed that due to the Russian response to the punishment of the West, in such action as to restaurants, we have no less meticulously strategize than previously - for example, to give the advantage to establishments serving local cuisine.
After talking with authorized Russian travel organizations, the reporter found that some of them applied for the reduction of the ruble As a marketing ploy to attract tourists.
Olga Skobeleva, tourism Manager of one of the Russian organisations, told Wilder about the fact that most of the travelers at first worried about their safety, But in the end manages to convince them." We explain to them that the political situation they did not hurt. Given the international environment and How it is described in the media, I sometimes wonder about that, But it's true."
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