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Read the guide that matches your plan: studying, visiting or living in Russia. If you come from Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Haiti, Nigeria or Senegal, the country guides add the steps to take from home. Then fill in the Start your journey form, tell us about your plans, and we will reply by email with your next steps.

In English, French and Russian. All our guides are available in the three languages, and you can write to us in any of them; we reply in the same language.

It depends on the university, the city, the program and its level, whether you need a preparatory year, and whether you live in a dormitory or a private flat. Each university sets its own tuition fees, so check them on its official website. The state quota covers tuition, but you still pay for flights, health insurance, living costs, and visa, medical and document fees.

Yes. Every guide ends with a checklist you can tick on screen or print, and the Printable checklists page puts them all together so you can print them or save them as a PDF. Your ticks on screen are remembered in your browser.

No. We guide you, explain the documents and steps, and answer your questions, but you submit your applications yourself. We do not apply on anyone's behalf, issue invitations or visas, or sell places, and nobody can guarantee you a place.