apartment in St. Petersburg from mid-July to end of August?

[Melissa Smith]

...and motels.
 
On 4/3/11 1:02 PM, Josh Wilson wrote:
> For more info on searching for housing for research trips to Russia -
> including homestays, "couch surfing," etc. - see this lovely resource:
> http://www.sras.org/housing_in_russia
> 
> PS - "Vacancies" is pretty standard in American English for "jobs 
offered."
> I would be confused if a section for "Apts. For Rent" were labeled
> "Vacancies." So... please some of the people all of the time... :)
> 
> 
> Josh Wilson
> Assistant Director
> The School of Russian and Asian Studies
> Editor in Chief
> Vestnik, The Journal of Russian and Asian Studies
> SRAS.org 
> jwilson at sras.org
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list
> [mailto:SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Stefani, Sara Marie
> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 6:05 PM
> To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
> Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] apartment in St. Petersburg from mid-July to 
end of
> August?
> 
> As for craigslist-like sites - I'm not sure about St. Petersburg, but 
those
> interested in finding housing in Moscow can check out expat.ru. There 
are
> often announcements from expats looking to rent out a room in their
> apartment. The site also has advertisements for English tutors and 
teachers
> (since questions about teaching English in Russia also seem to come up 
a
> lot). Strangely, the "Vacancies" tab is for employment. If you're 
looking
> for housing, you have to go to "Real Estate" -- "Offered."
> 
> Good luck! 
> 
> ________________________________________
> From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list
> [SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU] on behalf of Bill Leidy [leidy at STANFORD.EDU]
> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 2:25 AM
> To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
> Subject: [SEELANGS] apartment in St. Petersburg from mid-July to end of
> August?
> 
> Dear SEELANGers,
> 
> I thought I might as well add my voice to the chorus of temporary
> housing hunters. I'm looking for an apartment or a room in St.
> Petersburg this summer while I conduct research there. The approximate
> dates of my stay will probably end up being something like July 24 to
> August 26. If you have any leads or advice (such as helpful websites to
> search for listings), please contact me directly at 
<leidy at stanford.edu>.
> 
> By the way, just curious if knows whether any craigslist-like sites 
have
> sprung up in Russia in the last couple years?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Bill Leidy
> Doctoral Candidate
> Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
> Stanford University
> 
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Melissa T. Smith, Professor
Department of Foreign Languages and 
Literatures  
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH 44555
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