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[wondershot.livejournal.com]

Not directly language related, but I hope you can still help me:

I'm mailing a package from America to a friend in Russia, but I've heard crazy tales about Russian post offices and I'm concerned that my New Year's gifts might not reach their destination unless I take some special precautions. How would you go about sending a package to Russia? This is my first time doing this.

For instance, I need to write the recipient address in English and Russian, right? And fill out the customs forms of course... I bet this will be so expensive :/

If this has been asked before or some other site talks about this, just point me to a link. Thanks.

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[53miles.livejournal.com]

When I lived in Russia, I had a package from the UK stay at the post office for a MONTH, before they figured out what street the guy meant (he wrote the address in English). From that time on, I asked everyone to write it in Russian.
Usually, I just write the country name in English and the rest of it in Russian.
Good luck!