How safe is Moscow for Americans?

[Pavel Samsonov]

>
> Maybe enter monkhood? Really, you've taken most of the fun out of Moscow
for
> some people :) Home before sunset in the biggest party town on the planet?
> In the winter you might as well not leave your apartment, as you will need
> to be back by about 2 or 3 in the afternoon...

These suggestions were offered for those who want to be 100% on the safe
side. Yes, with too much precaution you will miss a lot in Moscow.

About three years ago the college where I used to teach Russian stopped
sending groups of students to Moscow for language practice.
What happened was: one US student ignored the instruction to avoid night
clubs. He was "kind of" drunk and started making open advances to a girl
sitting alone at a table. The student did not realize that the girl had a
boyfriend who was playing cards somehere in the depth of the club...
So the poor guy ended up in the hospital with a broken jaw.

But this could have happened in any other big (and not so big) city anywhere
in the world! Moscow is not better or worse!

So the best thing is just to rely on your common sense. You will not be less
safe than in any other big city in the world.

With compliments,

Pavel (Paul) Samsonov
EDAD, College of Education,
Texas A&M University
tel. (409) 862-7771 (lab)
      (409) 862-9152 (home)
fax (409) 862-4347
e-mail p0s5658 at acs.tamu.edu

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