In this episode of our new series “Russia: Tips, Tricks & Travel” we’ll show you how to break the enigma that is getting a tourist visa.

Russian bureaucracy is legendary, and for good reason - it can be an absolute nightmare. However, if you know what to do, getting a tourist visa to visit Russia is easy. The problem is finding out what to do. In this episode our host Tim Kirby (who has experienced his fair share of Russian red tape) has scoured the Internet and made all the right calls to the right people to show you how to get through this relatively simple but vague process.

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