Чертовые банки

[yurodivy84.livejournal.com]

Another useless question for debating:

Can foreign university students open a bank account in Russia? If so, what would you / do you recommend/use as the "best choice" for a bank account in Russia/Moscow for a (working) university student?

I have no idea if Russian banks typically charge you for holding an account, but this is a bad thing (free banking = good). I truly doubt that cooperative banks/credit unions/etc exist in Russia, but if so... also, Internet banking a huge plus.

Спасибо снова

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[clownshoes.livejournal.com]

I'm doing a project on post-Soviet Russian artists. I've come up with a list of a few that I want to look into; anyone here have a favorite that you think would be worthwhile for me to mention and/or any particularly useful websites?

Alexei Kallima
David Ter-Oganyan
Neizvestny
Komar and Melamid
Kabakov
Briuskin