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ceeceeuwa:
How proficient were you in Russian language before your admission process.

5 percent. Assuming 100% means perfection.
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You don't need to be proficient in Russian language to get admitted.but it is wise to learn the language before coming...so you won't be stranded at the airport.

chukxie:
Dear MushroomFarm.
I totally enjoyed reading your write up. Beautifully put! I'll be following this thread bumper to fender! A year to so ago I saw a video on YouTube of a Nigerian in Yakutsk who married a beautiful local. He met his wife while he was studying in China. Here's wishing you all the best from China..
Below is the video link of the Nigerian man in Yukutsk..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEhL9VIhCP8

PS: Ethiopian Airlines are one of my preferred airlines. Their air hostesses are fine!

Yes I have met this man. You should also look upMathews chusi on YouTube. I discovered this school through him. He's an alumni now and he was a popular black man while he was here. Many people know here know and like the guy

Nanorest:
Give me the info you have

the thread is just about my trip and experience. Chat me up on WhatsApp if you please. +79644....1655....77

HOW much is ur accommodation and cost of living per month. also is ur mbbs 6yr? tnks

mushroomFarm:
the thread is just about my trip and experience. Chat me up on WhatsApp if you please. +79644....1655....77

Can i chat you up too... plus how much is the total package from Nigeria to Russia or all you spent was what you included in your post

ifihearam:
How long have you been there so far?

Please talk on their girls..hiw far you don yanch?

COMRAde

mushroomFarm:
Yes I have met this man. You should also look upMathews chusi on YouTube. I discovered this school through him. He's an alumni now and he was a popular black man while he was here. Many people know here know and like the guy

Sure will! Keep representing green - white - green.

mushroomFarm:
Let me leave you with these pictures of myself, my classmates with our language lecturer and me with my friends here in Yakutsk.
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Despite being a federal university, we are only about 15 in a class. And they don't attempt to burden us with lectures. Itx the same way when you are teaching Russian kids. If a kid does not want to learn, it's fine. You don't have to force them.
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Thanks for reading.

Contact of that girl on white pls?

mushroomFarm:
5 percent. Assuming 100% means perfection.
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You don't need to be proficient in Russian language to get admitted.but it is wise to learn the language before coming...so you won't be stranded at the airport.

What tools helped you in learning the language?.How is their PhD programs like?

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God protection is on you Comrade.

I know God will answer my Japa prayer soon

As much as I enjoyed your post and documented experience, however I think the west (particularly UK and US) remain the most friendly to the Black people. We can all see the sizeable representation in many works of life (e.g. sports, education, economy).
Being a friendly nation is more than just smiling at people but giving opportunity to them where it matters.
I'm happy many nations are becoming more inclusive these days.
I wish you blessings in your new adventure.

How did you get admission into the school?

mushroomFarm:
There is nothing like Racism here. These people love blacks toooo much!

7. Russians are probably the only white race in the world that do not hate black people.
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Russians like black so much?

Take it easy OP. I hope you are not one of those visa agents or perhaps you posted the above out of excitement. There are lots of racism in Russia, Ukraine, and many other Eastern European.

mushroomFarm:
Recently I saw this front page post about what it feels like to teach in the United Kingdom.
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I recently travelled to Yakutsk, Russia, world's coldest city to study Medicine here at Ammosov North Eastern Federal University, Yakutsk, Russia, for a degree of 'Doctor of Medicine. M.D (yes they don't award MBBS here but MD.)
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As a part time job, I teach English here in Yakutsk and it is a job where demand for native speakers like Africans is very very high. Russians don't speak English but they continue to look for English teachers which makes it a good destination for English speaking Africans like us.
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Teaching here in Russia is completely different from what I read in that post about teaching in the United Kingdom and in this thread, I will tell you everything about it.
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Let me quickly note that, Russians are totally different from what we always read about them. I am a pro western person because my dad studied for his degrees in the USA. I grew up loving the West. I still love them.
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But Russians are no monster. There is nothing like Racism here. These people love blacks toooo much! From Moscow to Krasnoyarsk to Yakutsk even while I was the only black man at the entire airports, the attention and love and help everyone offered was amazing!

Russians seem to have this welcoming attitude. It was hard for me to believe they were the same people I used to think, were 'hard' and 'unfriendly' lots of pictures, selfies, there were even these Russian guys that paid $500 for me to have 30 minutes of massage in a massage chair, they bought all sort of foods and even expensive alcohols for me...too bad, I don't take alcohol though.
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Having said these things, I plead with us not to turn this thread into a Russia vs USA thread.
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So, after I obtained my Visa letter, I approached the Russian embassy, did all my authorization and legalization of documents including the ones I have to do at the ministries of education and foreign affairs. I got my Visa for 119k and everything was over within a week.
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My flight to Abuja was on overland air. It was my first flight. People castigate this airline alot but trust me, they have the best safety records in this country and they are extremely cheap. They have been operating for a long time too and the pilots are extremely experienced. And I love the sound of those props!
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My flight back to Ilorin after obtaining my Visa was also on Overland air. I enjoyed every bit of the experience. I booked my flight to Moscow one month ahead and paid only 268k. I will attach evidence if possible.

Let me also mention that I took off to Moscow from Lagos. My flight to Lagos was on Overland air again. I booked the flight the same morning I left Ilorin...because it was the at the peak of the dollar crisis. Till the very last day in Ilorin, I was still looking for Abokis to buy dollars from.

You must have figured out already that I love overland air.
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My flight to Moscow was to have a stop over in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. On the six hours flight to Ethiopia, Ethiopian air served us three course meals and each meal came with a bottle of wine!
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They also served us a three course meal on the trip from Addis Ababa to Moscow, also with wine. From fish to chicken to snacks to rice... That airline is awesome!! I am quiet happy that we have something like that in Africa.
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Ethiopian air hostess are very nice and extremely beautiful. You would be amazed that they are Africans. I met these little kids travelling with their dad to the UK on the flight and they sure made my experience all fun. They never stopped asking questions... �
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I was sad for Nigeria when we arrived Ethiopia. It was at night but the so many skyscrapers, the well lighted cities and the hundreds of Ethiopian air jumbo jets at the airport...that country is way ahead.
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The treatment Ethiopian air gave us at their waiting lounge in Addis Ababa was awesome
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On the flight from Ethiopia to Moscow, I was the only black guy on board. This was were my Russian language that I had started learning online before leaving Nigeria started to kick in. Ethiopian air hostess could not communicate with some Russians on board and I was able to do some little translations.
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I noticed our flight was not directly to Moscow. It was diverted through Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran and then to Moscow, perhaps to avoid the Ukraine war zone Cux from the inflight map, flying directly to Moscow will entail passing through the Ukrainian airspace.
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It was a smooth night flight.
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From Domodedovo airport in Moscow, I travelled by taxi to Vnukovo airport. It cost about 33k naira equivalent of the rubles.
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Russia is extremely DEVELOPED! Many European cities can't compare to what I saw in Moscow.
I used to think Russia is a country that is all focused on making war machines...it is not true. The infrastructures, the houses, the environment...it was like a dream!

From Vnukovo airport, I took another flight to Krasnoyarsk City. And at Krasnoyarsk, I was beginning to feel the extreme cold of Russia
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From Krasnoyarsk, I took another flight to Yakutsk. And it's a white city filled with thick snows. Average daily temperature at this time is minus 40 degrees Celsius and can sometimes deep to minus 60.
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University representatives were already waiting for me at Yakutsk airport and they even came with a hot pot of coffee (remember I told you about Russians being extremely nice to foreigners)
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Now to the pictures. But let me quickly add these points
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1. Russia have a very serious drug law. If your plan is to snuggle drugs across the continent please don't come to Russia!!
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2. Police here are extremely nice. No one harassed me at the airport, no unnecessary checks. I was never asked to strip, they don't assault your dignity. But when passing through checking machines you have to remove thick clothings like sweaters and coats and gloves too.
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3. Interestingly, some common items like more than 100ml of aerosols or perfumes are not allowed to go with you into the plane (carry on bag) while some things you would think are normal are contrabands in Russia. I had two bottle of perfumes clearly labelled but before I go through each checks, I remove them and declare them to the officers in charge of the checks. They would look at it and asked me to out it into my tray and slide it into the checking machine. Whenever you are travelling abroad maybe not even Russia, if there is any item you are not sure of it's legibility to enter that country or plane, always remove it from your luggage and declare it to the officers before you are checked. This way, if the item is a contraband, they would be sure you are not trying to smuggle it in.
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4. I really wish Nigerian policing system can be like that of Russia. No road blocks, no harassment, they are glad to help. If a police officer finds you shivering outside they may invite you to have hot coffee and warm up in their car!
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5. THERE IS NO WAR IN RUSSIA!
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6. CONTRARY TO POPULAR OPINIONS, RUSSIANS LOVE THE AMERICANS! Yes many Russians want to go to America. Sometimes they even assume all of us blacks are from America and they treat us with love and respect.
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7. Russians are probably the only white race in the world that do not hate black people.
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8. I know foreigners are being watched but trust me, you are being watched in Nigeria more than in Russia. Contrary to popular opinion, president Vladimir Putin does not 'hunt down' his perceived enemies. People have freedom here but at least 90% of Russians I have met, love him.
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9. President Vladimir Putin is very friendly to Africans. Russian immigration laws makes it easy for Africans to come study in Russia and when you are here, they don't harass nor bully you and they don't treat you like second class citizens.
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10. And finally...language is a big barrier in Russia..but their police and immigrations are very friendly.
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Now to the pictures. (I had to source some pictures from the internet)
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The first pictures are
Ilorin International airport.
Abuja International airport and
Lagos international airport.
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I saw shege at Lagos airport where I took off to Moscow. Bribes upon bribes. Nigeria is ruined honestly...everyone kept begging for money. Money that I obtained at an extremely high rate.
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I also had to deposit 400k naira with Ethiopian air before they could let me board Cux I had no return ticket. They refunded the money to me three days after successfully crossing into the Russian Federation.
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In Ethiopia and Russia, nothing like bribery. That is why it felt so weird when the officers are helping you with everything without asking for a Kobo and you can't help it but to keep thanking them.
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YOU HAVE MADE ME TO HAVE A PLACE I WILL LOVE TO TRAVEL TO AFTER A LONG WHILE.
THANKS!!!! RUSSIA HERE I COME!!!!

God bless Mother Russia.

In Russia, I trust.

Continue to represent us well. Nice

Nice

You haven't experienced racism is different from there is no racism.

Braveboi1:
wow this your Russia review is very nice, but there is something nice about black guys with Afro hair going to a white country, that your Afro hair is your magic charm. don't barbe it

Can a Nigerian medical student who is in 4th year??

Kindly help me find out Sir

womenareapezz:
this article is a propagandary article
Russia that I have been to and schooled there! Spent about 3yrs after schooling before I left

You are a lying bas.tard

I have a friend that went to study in Russia. After a while, he fled Russia to the Netherlands to complete his studies.

OP is likely a Visa Agent. Nairalanders go don send him DM request tire.

Nice, cold no dey kill if you dress well

Common!

Russia and ukraine are racist countries.
Many eastern european countries are racist countries.

mushroomFarm:
Let me leave you with these pictures of myself, my classmates with our language lecturer and me with my friends here in Yakutsk.
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Despite being a federal university, we are only about 15 in a class. And they don't attempt to burden us with lectures. Itx the same way when you are teaching Russian kids. If a kid does not want to learn, it's fine. You don't have to force them.
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Thanks for reading.

15 in a class wow cool
Back then in poly in my class if I don't exaggerate we go reach 150. I'll leave Nigeria one day
Your skin don change self .

In 2006, some exchange students claimed, "monkey" insults were so frequent that students ceased reporting them.[41]

In 2010, Jean Sagbo became the first black man in Russia to be elected to government. He is a municipal councillor in the village of Novozavidovo, 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of Moscow.[citation needed]

In 2013, Member of Duma Irina Rodnina has publicly posted a picture showing Obama with a banana on Twitter.[42]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism_in_Russia

This dude says there's no racism in Russia? How much are you being paid? Even in Nigeria, there is tribalism, how much more a different country where people hate on each other just because of colour.

EvangDrGeo:
Can a Nigerian medical student who is in 4th year(has passed Anatomy, Physiology am Biochemistry first professional MBBS exam)??

Kindly help me find out Sir

what are you typing

But to go Russia now na big tax o cause with the look of things other countries will want to help zelensky to fight Russia . I can't leave Nigeria and still travel to Nigeria .

This one wey I just dey come back nl, na this post cun greet me.


Good for you chairman.

To each his own, they are demonic for all I care. Back in the days - during slavery, russia had black slaves and black free people there, did they tell you what happened to them like the rest of the blacks in eastern and even some western europe, - well, they killed all of them.


In terms of economic success, Russia is thrash. E better say I dey under ojuelegba bridge dey plan my future, than to dey Russia dey do am. They are also very racist. Dem dey price you for your back you no even know, dem dey gauge which concentration camp dem go post you go when dem decide.

Of course, you are one in town, so dem dey use you do propaganda for now. Just chop your money clean mouth. Make sure say you dey send am go Naija as e dey reach you, because at any point dem fit seize am, unto say pussie(putin) wake up anyday feel really bad or him see im period. No be America, wey your lawyer or you fit fight and win the case from their mistake or evil intentions.

Russia is a big for nothing country. Also be careful not to be drafted to Ukraine, the weapons wey dem dey use play, na one way ticket toys, dem dey hardly miss, and na still light offensive and defensive systems, as am talking to you now, some high level systems with some restrictions dun dey enter Ukraine, any occupying Russian or their mercenaries go hear wynn. No be child's play.


Good luck on your safety and survival.

Krasnoyarsk is a beautiful city, I’ve been living here for over three years now. Though temperatures can go as low as -45

mushroomFarm:
Let me leave you with these pictures of myself, my classmates with our language lecturer and me with my friends here in Yakutsk.
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Despite being a federal university, we are only about 15 in a class. And they don't attempt to burden us with lectures. Itx the same way when you are teaching Russian kids. If a kid does not want to learn, it's fine. You don't have to force them.
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Thanks for reading.

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