Useful links
Here is a list of official websites and useful addresses so that you can gather all sorts of information about Russia and plan your journey well.
But: like many things in Russia, it is mostly all in Russian. You can use http://www.promt.ru/, or http://www.promt.com/, a free online dictionary.
Official websites:
www.gov.ru - Russian authorities' website
www.gov.spb.ru - Saint Petersburg government's official website
www.mos.ru - Moscow town hall's website
www.rg.ru - Official edition of the Russian government (official documents)
www.kremlin.ru - Information about the Russian president
www.nalog.ru - Russian tax services website
www.mid.ru - Russian foreign affairs website, embassy, consulate and international organizations' contacts
www.rusemlon.org - Russian embassy and consulates in the UK
www.russianembassy.biz/scotland-edinburgh.htm - Russian embassy and consulates in Scotland
www.ireland.mid.ru - Russian embassy and consulates in Ireland
www.russianembassy.org - Russian embassy and consulates in the USA
www.rusembcanada.mid.ru/ - Russian embassy and consulates in Canada
www.australia.mid.ru - Russian embassy and consulates in Australia
Transport, travels:
www.rzd.ru - Russian railways Arts, entertainment:
www.afisha.ru - Information about the cultural life of Saint Petersburg and Moscow, theatre repertoires, exhibitions, concerts and clubs.
www.museum.ru - Catalogue of the Russian museums
www.theatre.ru - Information about Moscow's theatres
www.tophoto.ru - Catalogue of Russian websites dedicated to photography
www.gramota.ru - All about the Russian language
General Information:
www.adresa.yandex.ru - Locates addresses in the largest Russian cities
www.gismeteo.ru - Russian weather forecast
www.slovari.ru - Russian dictionary
www.mojgorod.ru - Russian cities and regions, historical and geopolitical information
Mobile phone operators in Russia:
Money and finance:
www.cbr.ru - Russian's central bank website; exchang rates
www.rbc.ru - Economic information agency "Rossbisnessconsalting"
www.allinsurance.ru - List of the largest insurance companies in Russia