General data on Russia

Health precautions

No vaccinations required.
Visitors staying more than 3 months must produce a certificate of HIV-negative status (see this with the Embassy).
Because counterfeiting of medicines has increased so much in Russia, travelers are advised to take with them the medicines they need for their state of health or for treatment.

International hospitals

There are many private clinics, with Western standards. For example, the American Medical Center and the European Medical Center in Moscow, the American Medical Clinic and the Euromed Clinic in St Petersburg.

For further information on sanitary conditions

The pages of the WHO website devoted to Russia (in English)
The website of the Russian Ministry of Health and Social Development (in Russian)

For further information on safety conditions

The Current Travel Warnings of the US State Department
The recommendations of the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Contacter votre ambassade

Embassy of Tunisia in Russia
28/1, Rue Malaya Nikitskaya
Moscou
Phone: 8.10 7 095 291 28 58 / 28 69
Fax: 8.10 7 095 291 75 88
atmos@orc.ru

Time and time difference

It is %T:%M %A in Moscow, Kazan, Saint Petersburg (GMT+3 in winter, GMT+4 in summer)
It is %T:%M %A in Iekaterinbourg, Perm, Chelyabinsk (GMT+5 in winter, GMT+6 in summer)
It is %T:%M %A in Novosibirsk, Omsk (GMT+6 in winter, GMT+7 in summer)
It is %T:%M %A in Vladivostok, Khabarovsk (GMT+10 in winter, GMT+11 in summer)

Summer time period

Summer time from March to October

Type of climate

Winter is long and very harsh (except around the Black Sea) while summer is hot and short.
The best time to visit the country is without doubt during the months of May and June; July and August can be stifling especially in the big cities.

For further information

Federal meteorological service
Russian meteorological institute