First German-Russian Winter School (original) (raw)
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February 16—26, 2003, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Useful notes
LOCATION
The conference will be held at the Euler Institute (St. Petersburg, Pesochnaya nab., 10). The place is near the river Malaya Nevka, at equal distance (15-20 min. of walk) from the metro stations "Petrogradskaya" and "Chernaya Rechka". To reach EIMI from metro "Petrogradskaya" you can also take bus No. 1 or 46 or trolley-bus No. 34 (the second stop), or minibus No. 76, 175, 252, 298 (you should ask to stop before the Kamennoostrovskii most(bridge)). Look at our metro scheme at
and find the mark "X" on the map at
a picture of the EIMI is available at
Phones:
234 92 45 (a person on duty, 24 hours, but does not speak English)
234 05 74 Elena Novikova
ACCOMMODATION
Rooms for all participants have been reserved at the ``Moskva'' hotel, Alexander Nevsky sq. 2, it is opposite the Alexander Nevsky Lavra at the corner of the Nevsky Prospect and Neva, close to the metro station "Alexander Nevsky Square". You can find the map at
Breakfast is included.
MONEY
US dollars and euro are exchanged by all the exchange offices; however other currencies may cause some difficulties (such as bad rate or nowhere to exchange). Now the average rates are 31.80 RBL per dollar and 33.86 RBL per euro. Personal and Traveller's checks, as well as Credit cards, are usually accepted at all major banks in the city. Be careful TO AVOID exchanging your currency NEAR exchange offices.
STUDENT CARD
If you are full-time student, it is very useful to have a students international identity card (ISIC) with you, at least at museums you can save 50% on your ticket. Please, find a way to get your ISIC at
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
**Metro:**You should buy a token to go by metro. One costs 7 roubles. One token allows you to make one journey with unlimited number of changes and unlimited time.
Please, don't do any video recoding or photographing in the metro.
It's a good idea to stick to the right side of the escalator - those in a hurry usually come rushing down the left side (by the way, running is prohibited)
The doors are automatic - so watch out not to get your clothes stuck or you may well miss your station! :)
NB: Metro cards are to be inserted with the black stripe upwards.
Municipal transport: In municipal buses (numbers without letters T, 
or K), trams and trolley-buses you should pay to a ticket-collector(he will most often wear a red arm-band which has nothing to do with communism). One ticket costs 6 roubles.
NB: You don't need to punch the ticket.
This transport has only regular stops and you can not get out whereever you want, so please, don't try to find a stop-button or pull the emergency brake. ;)
It doesn't matter which door you use to come in or out.
Commercial transport: In commercial buses (marked by letters T, or K) you should also pay to a ticket-collector, while in minibuses you pay to a driver when you enter. At some buses you pay to the driver when you exit. The price depends on the destination. It is always a label with the price on it (most often about 12 roubles).
NB: You can stop this transport where you want - just ask the driver to stop.
Taxis:
- it's always expensive
- if you feel somewhat strange about the car - don't use it!
- always ask the price before you get in (if it's more than $10 - don't use it!)
Please, be very careful on the roads - many Russian drivers like high speeds and dislike the rules.
SHOPS
In many shops and stores you need to pay for goods first in a special window labeled
, and get the goods you want only after you give the receipt to the shop assistant.
Please be very careful with your luggage, bags, purses, credit cards, etc., especially in transport and in the shops!
WEATHER
Please, beware of influenza!
PHONE CALLS
There are many phones in the streets and especially near metro stations. There are several types of these. You can pay either by metro tokens, or coins, or phone cards (this depends on the phone). You can buy phone cards at metro stations.
NB: To make an international call please dial + with mobile phone or 8-_wait for tone_-10 but not 00.
There are two different types of phone cards:
- chip cards (used with phones with labels
or a similar but shorter label) - magnetic cards (used with phones which have a blue label
, - these can always be found near metro stations and inside them)
USEFUL PHONES
EIMI: Pesochnaya naberezhnaya, 10.
234 92 45 (a person on duty, 24 hours, but does not speak English)
234 05 74 Elena Novikova
Steklov Institute of Mathematics at St.Petersburg: nab. reki Fontanki, 27
312 40 58 secretary (does not speak English but can call somebody speaking English)
Phones of the members of the organising committee:
| Yuri Matiyasevich | home: | 528 47 68 |
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| mobile: | +7 921 302 27 09 | |
| Arist Kojevnikov | home: | 510 82 28 |
| mobile: | +7 921 317 66 28 |
Hotel ``Moskva'': 2, Alexander Nevsky Sq.
274 00 22 front desk
German Consulate:
320 24 00
American Medical Centre:
326 17 30
THEATRE
A good idea to wear something like an evening dress and not to be late -- the show will begin on time. Please, don't forget to switch off your mobile phones (you will probably be reminded of this).
You can find playbill and other interesting things of the world famous Mariinsky Theatre at
Homepage of the other world famous theatre, the Hermitage Theatre you can find at
Note that the
is the very good site of the main museum of Saint-Pererburg, the Hermitage.
Please look also at
THE MOST IMPORTANT DONT's
Please,
- do not drink unboiled water
- do not buy anything (especially alcohol) in the street
- do not exchange currency by private dealers
This page is maintained byArist Kojevnikov, one of the local organisers of school. WWW page last updated on Monday, 10 February 2003.