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"PECTOPAH" means "RESTAURANT"
 Russian
is the official language, although many Russians speak some English.
It is becoming a requirement in the business world, but by no means
is English universally understood and spoken. In upscale hotels
almost the entire staff has a working knowledge of English.
You will not learn the language in a short time--concentrate on:
 Learning
the Cyrillic alphabet (Did you know that "PECTOPAH" means
"RESTAURANT"?)
so you have a change to recognize street names,
labels and the like.
Learning
some "courtesy" phrases (privet, spaciba, pazhulsta)
 There are many language guides, dictionaries,
phrase books and the like, but the 'Eyewitness Travel Phrase Book: Russian' book is
a convenient format (fits easily into the back pants pocket) and
has a good layout of necessary survival phrases so you can quickly
ask "Gdye too-alyet?" (Where is the bathroom?) or "Vi
gavareet-ye pa-angleeksee?" (Do you speak English?).
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