Any ideas on traveling round Russia & teaching in other places?
Like any job, where to teach in the CIS is a matter of your priorities. The most lively and varied, but the most expensive place is Moscow. It’s also one of the few cities in Russia which are going ahead at present, most are in ‘maintenance mode’ or are deteriorating. I know teachers who have taught in St Petersburg. The teaching is good, it’s cheaper to live in and historically it is extremely interesting. It is also icier and windier than Moscow and has very obvious signs of decay away from the centre. If anything it is more Western oriented than Moscow. Vilnius and Riga are beautiful cities in the Baltic States and the teaching is good, but speaking Russian is increasingly a no-no. Kharkhiv in Ukraine is a very happy and tight-knit school – I’ve been there 3 times now – but pay is less, it’s a 6 day week and power and utility cuts are common. There are also IH schools in Kiev, Lviv and Odessa. As far as traveling around Russia goes, trains are best for longer trips and buses for sho
