Help with visas

[Natalie O. Kononenko]

Dear Seelezhane!
        I am writing to ask for advice.  I have a student who
will be traveling to Moscow where she will stay for several
weeks doing some folklore work.  The field trip she will be
going on will be rather brief and she wants to stay on for a
while to make the best use of the money she will be investing
in her transAtlantic ticket.  I suggested going to Kiev where I
have friends.  Here are my questions:
1) She will obviously have her Russian visa before she goes.
How about her Ukrainian visa.  Is it best to get it here and
get it now, or would you advise that she obtain her Ukrainian
visa in Moscow?  This is the most important of my questions.
2) I'm assuming that the train is the best way to go from
Moscow to Kiev.  Is that correct and about how much will it
cost?
3) Am I silly try to send a neophyte from Moscow to Kiev on her
own?  Would she be better off staying in Moscow and, if so, can
you suggest some folkore-related activities or work?

Thanks in advance,
Natalie Kononenko

PS: I should add that this is a young woman about 19-20 years
olds who has NEVER been abroad before.

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