[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f3syvrowsre2g2":3,"$f31uisbw6ji3p0":87,"country-posts-RU":185,"$f2esvi8rah0zx5":186,"mdc-kb7qlb-key":189,"mdc-eqpoke-key":201,"mdc--sozcmg-key":209,"mdc-t4t0ue-key":266,"mdc--v94bs0-key":274,"mdc-41rod5-key":282,"mdc--p026ue-key":290,"mdc-xl9srx-key":309,"mdc--y9p05f-key":323,"mdc-8twxvf-key":331,"mdc-wr477o-key":345,"mdc--o82885-key":353,"mdc--joz98b-key":428,"mdc-tj5r2z-key":453},{"code":4,"slug":5,"name":6,"continent":7,"flagUrl":8,"location":9,"zoom":12,"boundingBox":13,"borders":20,"schengen":35,"flags":36,"quickFacts":37,"sections":44,"resources":82,"counts":83,"legacyKey":6,"migratedAt":86},"RU","russia","Russia","Eastern Europe","https:\u002F\u002Ffirebasestorage.googleapis.com\u002Fv0\u002Fb\u002Fcycle-planet-292f5.appspot.com\u002Fo\u002Fflags%2FFlag_of_Russia.svg.png?alt=media&token=e06e5296-7ab6-44ed-bf87-a84b5314c4c1",{"lat":10,"lng":11},61.52401,105.318756,2,[14,17],[15,16],41.151416124,-180,[18,19],81.2504,180,[21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34],"AZ","BY","CN","EE","FI","GE","KZ","LV","LT","MN","KP","NO","PL","UA",false,{"dangerous":35,"island":35,"openBorders":35,"visaFree":35},{"capital":38,"languages":39,"currency":40,"callingCode":41,"religion":42,"region":43,"subregion":7},"Moscow","Russian","Russian Ruble (RUB)","+7","Christian, most Russian Orthodox.","Europe",{"about":45,"visa":49,"sleeping":52,"safety":59,"transport":64,"foodDrink":70,"people":73,"health":76,"other":79},{"body":46,"updatedAt":47,"updatedBy":48},"Welcome to mother Russia. Perhaps this is not the most popular cycling destination at first sight, but let us give you some encouraging feedback that would convince you to go for it.","2021-06-06T20:20:07.000Z","RYFRjpH3DfdWPpRfG9MIFBSPzH33",{"body":50,"updatedAt":51,"updatedBy":48},"The visa policy of Russia differs quite a lot per nationality.\n\nRussia and Crimea[\\[note 1\\]](https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVisa_policy_of_Russia#cite_note-crimea_note-30)\n\nFreedom of movement\n\nVisa waiver countries and territories\n\nElectronic visa\n\nVisa required for entry to Russia\n\nSource: [Wikipedia](https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVisa_policy_of_Russia).","2021-03-20T12:18:16.000Z",{"updatedAt":53,"updatedBy":54,"parts":55},"2021-06-06T20:38:15.000Z","01dRgHcnFiTSprDGCEB4Jxq7iDH3",{"couchsurfing":56,"formalCamping":57,"hostels":58},"Private rooms are becoming increasingly popular for stays in Moscow, St. Petersburg and tourist spots, often surprisingly cheap.","In Russia there are hardly any campsites, along the Black Sea coast there are a few.","Hotels are not only in the larger cities, but also in small towns where there are trade activities, for example. Cheap hotels are usually basic; sometimes you can use a kitchen and you can put the bikes inside.",{"body":60,"updatedAt":61,"updatedBy":54,"parts":62},"There are the wildest stories about traveling in Russia: \"it is unsafe, there is a lot of crime, police and customs make life difficult for tourists.\" That's all terribly exaggerated. After the chaotic 1990s, the security situation has greatly improved. The chance that you as a cyclist will end up in a dangerous situation is very small. Cyclists are not a target for the big criminals.\n\nMake sure your papers are in order. Formally, you must have your visa registered within a few days of entry. Once you are registered for the period of your visa, you are free to go wherever you want. However, there are still 'forbidden cities' in the Urals, among others, but you will notice that automatically. The police may ask you to identify yourself. You have to show your passport to the question 'Dokjument'.\n\nJan (2012): I cycled alone. I never felt unsafe for a moment. The most unsafe was (in retrospect) probably the road. I cycled on the main road from Riga to Moscow. There are still quite a few trucks on the road. They go well around you and I did not see that there were drunk drivers. But of course there only has to be one that. . . .","2021-06-06T20:29:07.000Z",{"traffic":63},"Drunk drivers are probably the biggest problem for cyclists. Many Russians drive under the influence of some vodkas. Making a phone call while driving is also quite normal: one hand on the steering wheel, the other on the mobile phone. Truck drivers are not used to cyclists, they often just pass you by.\n\nBiking in the big cities is no fun, as drivers, especially those in large western cars, drive quite aggressively. Outside the cities, cyclists are taken into account. On bad parts with many potholes in the road, the driver tries to find the best part so that it often ends up on your side of the road. Russian drivers also perform crazy antics to overtake on busy narrow roads. In addition, it can happen that cars at great speeds come straight at you.",{"updatedAt":65,"updatedBy":54,"parts":66},"2021-06-06T20:35:50.000Z",{"airplane":67,"train":68,"bus":69},"Each airport has its own regulations, which can also change regularly. Bicycles must fall within 20 kg, which also includes hand luggage. But it can also be easy that bicycles have to be paid separately anyway, especially if they do not meet certain dimensions. Paying extra is almost inevitable in many cases, but never immediately agree with the first offer.","A short distance away you take the local train, or the 'elektretsjke'. You can always take your bike there. Russians are solution-oriented, so even in a full train it usually works. Sometimes you have to pay a small extra for luggage on the train.\n\nIn the long-distance trains, such as the Trans-Siberian express, it is also possible. There is always a strict conductor at the entrance who says 'nelzja' (not allowed, impossible). I don't understand anything, I keep looking friendly, turn my steering wheel a quarter turn and take the pedals off. Then I throw in a bag. Always succeeded. (This also applies to Belarus and Ukraine). It is best to buy a 3rd class ticket (Platzkart). If it concerns one bicycle, you can hide it above the beds on the luggage shelf (there is always a Russian who helps to lift). Two bikes have always worked for me. You can place them in the informal smoking area, at the very back of the carriage, if necessary. with the front wheel up, with a lock on a rod (Hans Metz).","As a rule, you can take a bicycle with you on the bus, as long as there is space and it concerns at most one or two bicycles.",{"body":71,"updatedAt":72,"updatedBy":54},"**Cooking fuel**\n\nYou can of course cook your own food on your gas burner, the famous Gazprom will help you with gas. If you like it, it can even be used on wood, especially in Siberia it is widely available.\n\n**Markets**\n\nThere are stalls everywhere, sometimes they only sell bread, sometimes only fruit. Sometimes they are also newsagents for newspapers and magazines.\n\n**Supermarkets**\n\nGrocery stores can be found in almost every village, note the word продукты (produkty). Also on Sunday. Sometimes shops are open 24 hours. Prices can be much higher in modern supermarkets than in small village shops.\n\n**Restaurants**\n\nRestaurants often have good food and excellent service. Note the word столовая (stolovaja): self-service restaurants with good and cheap food.\n\nAlong the main roads there are constantly roadside restaurants - note the word кафе (read: kaffè) - where you can eat well for a very pleasant price.\n\n**Drinkable water**\n\nIn villages you will often find village taps and wells with drinking water. The quality is sometimes good, sometimes not so. In the cities, the water often contains chlorine. Sometimes it has a musty smell and tastes like rusted pipes. It is recommended that water is always bought as bottled water from the store.","2021-06-06T20:40:00.000Z",{"body":74,"updatedAt":75,"updatedBy":54},"The population is very friendly and helpful. Some cyclists experience the Russians as open, others find them reluctant at first. It can happen that a police patrol stops you out of sheer curiosity.","2021-06-06T20:17:52.000Z",{"body":77,"updatedAt":78,"updatedBy":54},"It may be wise to take preventive vaccinations against FSME. FSME is a nasty virus infection that is transmitted by ticks, just like Lyme disease. For more information, see www.saag.nl\u002Fnederland\u002Fteken.htm and www.zecken.de","2021-06-06T20:24:39.000Z",{"body":80,"updatedAt":81,"updatedBy":48},"**Best time to cycle**\n\nIn southern Russia you can already cycle from the end of April, in northern Russia you still have to count on night frost and wet snow during that period. From mid-June to mid-September, almost all of Russia can be cycled, with the exception of the North Caucasus, where it is too hot.  \n\n**Spare parts**\n\nRussians are happy to help you if you have technical problems. Heavier tools can be borrowed from the local population, they are used to being resourceful and helping each other. That is also expected of you as a cyclist.\n\n**Nice routes**\n\n-   Karelia. North of St Petersburg. An easily accessible area with beautiful nature and many lakes. The Baltic Star St. Petersburg club has a route around Lake Ladoga on its website, as does a route from Petrozavodsk to St. Petersburg. 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On bad parts with many potholes in the road, the driver tries to find the best part so that it often ends up on your side of the road. Russian drivers also perform crazy antics to overtake on busy narrow roads. In addition, it can happen that cars at great speeds come straight at you.",{"data":324,"body":325},{},{"type":192,"children":326},[327],{"type":195,"tag":196,"props":328,"children":329},{},[330],{"type":200,"value":67},{"data":332,"body":333},{},{"type":192,"children":334},[335,340],{"type":195,"tag":196,"props":336,"children":337},{},[338],{"type":200,"value":339},"A short distance away you take the local train, or the 'elektretsjke'. You can always take your bike there. Russians are solution-oriented, so even in a full train it usually works. 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For more information, see ",{"type":195,"tag":224,"props":438,"children":441},{"href":439,"rel":440},"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.saag.nl\u002Fnederland\u002Fteken.htm",[228],[442],{"type":200,"value":443},"www.saag.nl\u002Fnederland\u002Fteken.htm",{"type":200,"value":445}," and ",{"type":195,"tag":224,"props":447,"children":450},{"href":448,"rel":449},"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.zecken.de",[228],[451],{"type":200,"value":452},"www.zecken.de",{"data":454,"body":455},{},{"type":192,"children":456},[457,465,470,478,483,491,516,524],{"type":195,"tag":196,"props":458,"children":459},{},[460],{"type":195,"tag":361,"props":461,"children":462},{},[463],{"type":200,"value":464},"Best time to cycle",{"type":195,"tag":196,"props":466,"children":467},{},[468],{"type":200,"value":469},"In southern Russia you can already cycle from the end of April, in northern Russia you still have to count on night frost and wet snow during that period. From mid-June to mid-September, almost all of Russia can be cycled, with the exception of the North Caucasus, where it is too hot.",{"type":195,"tag":196,"props":471,"children":472},{},[473],{"type":195,"tag":361,"props":474,"children":475},{},[476],{"type":200,"value":477},"Spare parts",{"type":195,"tag":196,"props":479,"children":480},{},[481],{"type":200,"value":482},"Russians are happy to help you if you have technical problems. Heavier tools can be borrowed from the local population, they are used to being resourceful and helping each other. That is also expected of you as a cyclist.",{"type":195,"tag":196,"props":484,"children":485},{},[486],{"type":195,"tag":361,"props":487,"children":488},{},[489],{"type":200,"value":490},"Nice routes",{"type":195,"tag":492,"props":493,"children":494},"ul",{},[495,501,506,511],{"type":195,"tag":496,"props":497,"children":498},"li",{},[499],{"type":200,"value":500},"Karelia. North of St Petersburg. An easily accessible area with beautiful nature and many lakes. The Baltic Star St. Petersburg club has a route around Lake Ladoga on its website, as does a route from Petrozavodsk to St. Petersburg. Usually around cat. 3.",{"type":195,"tag":496,"props":502,"children":503},{},[504],{"type":200,"value":505},"Golden ring. This is a historic route that has been completely trodden down. Lots of culture and lots of amenities. The Golden Ring runs around Moscow with cities like Vladimir and Suzdal.",{"type":195,"tag":496,"props":507,"children":508},{},[509],{"type":200,"value":510},"Black Sea coast. In the spring and autumn a nice area to travel, with good tourist facilities.",{"type":195,"tag":496,"props":512,"children":513},{},[514],{"type":200,"value":515},"Altai Mountains. A rugged mountain area half a day trains south of Novosibirsk. Fantastic scenery, very empty and an experience in itself. From category 4 to expedition level.\"",{"type":195,"tag":196,"props":517,"children":518},{},[519],{"type":195,"tag":361,"props":520,"children":521},{},[522],{"type":200,"value":523},"Tips",{"type":195,"tag":196,"props":525,"children":526},{},[527],{"type":200,"value":528},"There is a 9 hour time difference between Moscow and Chukotka (in the far east). The zones are quite erratic and often a zone changes by two hours. At stations and airports everything is indicated in Moscow time, both the schedules and the clocks run on Moscow time. Moscow is two hours ahead of our time."]