Enquiries from vegetarians who plan to visit this bleak and cold land of vodka, sausage, absurd visa rules, and mean policemen are welcomed.  Practical assistance, from pre-trip advice, visa support, and accommodation in Moscow or St. Petersburg to sanity-recovering dacha sojourns is available from the famous Uncle Pasha. Operators of vegetarian or vegetarian-friendly restaurants, food shops, camps, and other establishments, if such happen to be found in Russia, former USSR states, or bordering countries are encouraged to send me information to be added to this page. Your story will be added fast, absolutely gratis, and with no volume limitations other than those dictated by common sense. Write to paul_voytinsky@yahoo.com   

Updated and "in the process" pages

Moscow vegetarian
restaurants/cafes/shops

Vegetarian-friendly accommodation in Moscow

April 7, 2008  Added Sophia & Alla, both vegetarians, to the Accommodation in exchange for English page of my www.cheap-moscow.com

January 18, 2008 Just added the famous Julia to the list of drivers capable of meeting you at the airport and getting you oriented in Moscow. As a vegetarian, Julia will be able to advise you where to shop/eat. Unlike me she is a snob, and will enthusiastically point to "best" as opposed to cheapest places. An owner of two passenger vans, suitable for families, filming crews, or long camping trips. Extensively travelled by auto throughout Russia and neighbouring countries. Fast yet smooth driving style. Familiar with the New Age / Vegetarian / Jungian / Back-to-nature scene. She can be an excellent gateway to the gentler side of Russia. Recommended greatly.

December 20, 2007  Vegetarian food, accommodation, and everything else in St. Petersburg

Vegetarian dating

Animal rights, welfare etc. organizations

SOON  Two reports on food you'll find in a "typical" store (a) in the center of Moscow and (b) in a small town of 10-50 thousand. 

Other English sites on vegetarianism in Russia

 

Old staff

Vegetarian associations, clubs, communities etc.

History, reviews of the scene, general background info

Sites with some Russian/vegetarian/content in English

Animal rights

 Health

Lifestyle

Links

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 Forum

 Russian Version

Help us

 Contact info

A report from a couple of British vegetarians who visited Russia in the winter of 2001-2002
Soya center in Moscow
Preobrazhensky farmers market

Where to buy to-fu in Moscow

A message from Grishino re: summer 2002 conference on ecological settlements

Eurasian Vegetarian Association: http://WWW.EVS-RU.ru; http://www.vegetarianec.ru

Report on the recent meeting in Moscow on the occasion to 100 years from the foundation of Russian Vegetarian Society

Vegetarian and vegetarian-friendly homestays

Vegetarian and vegetarian-friendly restaurants and hangouts in Moscow

Saying you are vegetarian/vegan in Russian

Links to Russian vegetarian / vegan resources in English

Vegetarian organizations and communes anywhere in Russia

Shopping

Vegetarian dating

Disclaimers

Traveller reports from my mailbox

About me

 

New! Mastering Russian Veggies, an article by Natalia Vasilyeva in the April 9, 2008 issue of Russia Today. (A copy on my server is HERE, as a measure against the article disappearing from the Russian Today site.)

A compilation of materials to help English-speaking vegetarian travellers to Moscow or Saint Petersburg to stay well-fed and comfortable.  Vegetarian cafes, vegetarian-friendly homestays, vegetarian organizations, vegetarian dating in Russia, my favourite places to shop in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, practical assistance to Russia-bound vegetarians...

 

 


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