Is it dangerous to travel in Russia, as a dark-skinned Muslim? [duplicate]
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Visiting Russia as an Arab. Am I going to be hassled?
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Is it dangerous to travel in Russia, as a dark-skinned Muslim?
- while travelling by train from St Petersburg to Vladivostok.
- Skolkovo, Moscow Oblast
- Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
- Moscow, Russia
Robbery, racist attacks, forced feeding of pork and alcohol, and so on?
Explain why.
trains safety russia solo-travel islam
edited Feb 10 '17 at 3:40
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This question already has an answer here:
Visiting Russia as an Arab. Am I going to be hassled?
6 answers
Is it dangerous to travel in Russia, as a dark-skinned Muslim?
- while travelling by train from St Petersburg to Vladivostok.
- Skolkovo, Moscow Oblast
- Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
- Moscow, Russia
Robbery, racist attacks, forced feeding of pork and alcohol, and so on?
Explain why.
trains safety russia solo-travel islam
edited Feb 10 '17 at 3:40
pnuts
26.8k367164
marked as duplicate by Gayot Fow, Giorgio, JoErNanO♦, VMAtm, JonathanReez♦ Feb 9 '17 at 16:16
This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.
Do the answers to this question Visiting Russia as an Arab. Am I going to be hassled? answer your question?
– user568458
Feb 9 '17 at 10:38
@user568458, let me see.
– user57150
Feb 9 '17 at 10:41
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I think you're over-estimating how much racists know (or care) about the world and different nationalities... For example I've heard of plenty of cases of racists attacking Sikhs while shouting anti-muslim slogans...
– user568458
Feb 9 '17 at 10:54
4
@anonymous "Indian people will always get privilege anywhere in the world while travelling because everyone knows that they are nonmuslims" What? 14% of India's population is Muslim.
– DeepSpace
Feb 9 '17 at 13:09
1
I also don't think you need to be in Skolkovo. It's basically a half-abandoned construction site, and if anything interesting is there it's probably on the wrong side from rail station. Better go visit something fromGolden Ring. Or walk around Yandex campus and Mail.Ru skyscrapers.
– alamar
Feb 10 '17 at 4:51
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This question already has an answer here:
Visiting Russia as an Arab. Am I going to be hassled?
6 answers
Is it dangerous to travel in Russia, as a dark-skinned Muslim?
- while travelling by train from St Petersburg to Vladivostok.
- Skolkovo, Moscow Oblast
- Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
- Moscow, Russia
Robbery, racist attacks, forced feeding of pork and alcohol, and so on?
Explain why.
trains safety russia solo-travel islam
edited Feb 10 '17 at 3:40
pnuts
26.8k367164
This question already has an answer here:
Visiting Russia as an Arab. Am I going to be hassled?
6 answers
Is it dangerous to travel in Russia, as a dark-skinned Muslim?
- while travelling by train from St Petersburg to Vladivostok.
- Skolkovo, Moscow Oblast
- Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
- Moscow, Russia
Robbery, racist attacks, forced feeding of pork and alcohol, and so on?
Explain why.
This question already has an answer here:
Visiting Russia as an Arab. Am I going to be hassled?
6 answers
trains safety russia solo-travel islam
trains safety russia solo-travel islam
edited Feb 10 '17 at 3:40
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edited Feb 10 '17 at 3:40
pnuts
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asked Feb 9 '17 at 10:03
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marked as duplicate by Gayot Fow, Giorgio, JoErNanO♦, VMAtm, JonathanReez♦ Feb 9 '17 at 16:16
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marked as duplicate by Gayot Fow, Giorgio, JoErNanO♦, VMAtm, JonathanReez♦ Feb 9 '17 at 16:16
This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.
Do the answers to this question Visiting Russia as an Arab. Am I going to be hassled? answer your question?
– user568458
Feb 9 '17 at 10:38
@user568458, let me see.
– user57150
Feb 9 '17 at 10:41
9
I think you're over-estimating how much racists know (or care) about the world and different nationalities... For example I've heard of plenty of cases of racists attacking Sikhs while shouting anti-muslim slogans...
– user568458
Feb 9 '17 at 10:54
4
@anonymous "Indian people will always get privilege anywhere in the world while travelling because everyone knows that they are nonmuslims" What? 14% of India's population is Muslim.
– DeepSpace
Feb 9 '17 at 13:09
1
I also don't think you need to be in Skolkovo. It's basically a half-abandoned construction site, and if anything interesting is there it's probably on the wrong side from rail station. Better go visit something fromGolden Ring. Or walk around Yandex campus and Mail.Ru skyscrapers.
– alamar
Feb 10 '17 at 4:51
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Do the answers to this question Visiting Russia as an Arab. Am I going to be hassled? answer your question?
– user568458
Feb 9 '17 at 10:38
@user568458, let me see.
– user57150
Feb 9 '17 at 10:41
9
I think you're over-estimating how much racists know (or care) about the world and different nationalities... For example I've heard of plenty of cases of racists attacking Sikhs while shouting anti-muslim slogans...
– user568458
Feb 9 '17 at 10:54
4
@anonymous "Indian people will always get privilege anywhere in the world while travelling because everyone knows that they are nonmuslims" What? 14% of India's population is Muslim.
– DeepSpace
Feb 9 '17 at 13:09
1
I also don't think you need to be in Skolkovo. It's basically a half-abandoned construction site, and if anything interesting is there it's probably on the wrong side from rail station. Better go visit something fromGolden Ring. Or walk around Yandex campus and Mail.Ru skyscrapers.
– alamar
Feb 10 '17 at 4:51
Do the answers to this question Visiting Russia as an Arab. Am I going to be hassled? answer your question?
– user568458
Feb 9 '17 at 10:38
Do the answers to this question Visiting Russia as an Arab. Am I going to be hassled? answer your question?
– user568458
Feb 9 '17 at 10:38
@user568458, let me see.
– user57150
Feb 9 '17 at 10:41
@user568458, let me see.
– user57150
Feb 9 '17 at 10:41
9
9
I think you're over-estimating how much racists know (or care) about the world and different nationalities... For example I've heard of plenty of cases of racists attacking Sikhs while shouting anti-muslim slogans...
– user568458
Feb 9 '17 at 10:54
I think you're over-estimating how much racists know (or care) about the world and different nationalities... For example I've heard of plenty of cases of racists attacking Sikhs while shouting anti-muslim slogans...
– user568458
Feb 9 '17 at 10:54
4
4
@anonymous "Indian people will always get privilege anywhere in the world while travelling because everyone knows that they are nonmuslims" What? 14% of India's population is Muslim.
– DeepSpace
Feb 9 '17 at 13:09
@anonymous "Indian people will always get privilege anywhere in the world while travelling because everyone knows that they are nonmuslims" What? 14% of India's population is Muslim.
– DeepSpace
Feb 9 '17 at 13:09
1
1
I also don't think you need to be in Skolkovo. It's basically a half-abandoned construction site, and if anything interesting is there it's probably on the wrong side from rail station. Better go visit something from
Golden Ring. Or walk around Yandex campus and Mail.Ru skyscrapers.– alamar
Feb 10 '17 at 4:51
I also don't think you need to be in Skolkovo. It's basically a half-abandoned construction site, and if anything interesting is there it's probably on the wrong side from rail station. Better go visit something from
Golden Ring. Or walk around Yandex campus and Mail.Ru skyscrapers.– alamar
Feb 10 '17 at 4:51
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I think that this question should be closed as, talking about russian radicals and racists, they aren't distinguishing people by the religion, and they barely know the difference between muslim and hindu (they main idea is Russia is for Russians, they even can't say what exactly Russian), so the referenced questions, in general, answer your question:
Moscow and Saint-Petersburg are two biggest cities in Russia, and staying in their center part is reasonably safe, if you do not enter some suspicious bars and do not talk to the suspicious people.
However, train to the Vladivostok and Skolkovo is different, as there you'll definitely attract the attention of locals, so, if you can, find a company to these trips. Robbery in trains isn't a rare thing, regardless your skin and religion, you just should avoid strangers. About the pork and alcohol, I don't think that it's a real danger. If you're in conflict, your health is in danger, not your soul.
Also, Ukraine and Russia are different countries, so you shouldn't use some cases from one country to make a decision about another (there are more aggressive radicals in the Ukraine than in Russia).
answered Feb 9 '17 at 16:13
VMAtmVMAtm
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It's pretty obvious to us whatRussianis.
– alamar
Feb 10 '17 at 0:27
@alamar Really? Could you please share?
– VMAtm
Feb 10 '17 at 2:28
Imagine the response you'll get somewhere in a Red US State if you'll go likeWho these "Americans" even are?at a random dude. I suppose it will be along the lines of "f-- you". Not because they don't know who Americans are, mind you.
– alamar
Feb 10 '17 at 3:22
So, no answer. Ok, another question. My parents are from Kaliningrad and some small city near Ural. Grandparents are from Ukraine, Karelia, Amur oblast and Tatarstan. There are two religions in my family, Muslim and Orthodox Christianity. So, would I qualify as Russian? And how exactly can you decide it? And I really doubt that a random dude from a Red State is a radical and a racist.
– VMAtm
Feb 10 '17 at 3:35
Liberties aren't given, they are taken.Do YOU qualify yourself as Russian?Yes or No?
– alamar
Feb 10 '17 at 4:13
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active
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active
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I think that this question should be closed as, talking about russian radicals and racists, they aren't distinguishing people by the religion, and they barely know the difference between muslim and hindu (they main idea is Russia is for Russians, they even can't say what exactly Russian), so the referenced questions, in general, answer your question:
Moscow and Saint-Petersburg are two biggest cities in Russia, and staying in their center part is reasonably safe, if you do not enter some suspicious bars and do not talk to the suspicious people.
However, train to the Vladivostok and Skolkovo is different, as there you'll definitely attract the attention of locals, so, if you can, find a company to these trips. Robbery in trains isn't a rare thing, regardless your skin and religion, you just should avoid strangers. About the pork and alcohol, I don't think that it's a real danger. If you're in conflict, your health is in danger, not your soul.
Also, Ukraine and Russia are different countries, so you shouldn't use some cases from one country to make a decision about another (there are more aggressive radicals in the Ukraine than in Russia).
answered Feb 9 '17 at 16:13
VMAtmVMAtm
19.5k1279126
It's pretty obvious to us whatRussianis.
– alamar
Feb 10 '17 at 0:27
@alamar Really? Could you please share?
– VMAtm
Feb 10 '17 at 2:28
Imagine the response you'll get somewhere in a Red US State if you'll go likeWho these "Americans" even are?at a random dude. I suppose it will be along the lines of "f-- you". Not because they don't know who Americans are, mind you.
– alamar
Feb 10 '17 at 3:22
So, no answer. Ok, another question. My parents are from Kaliningrad and some small city near Ural. Grandparents are from Ukraine, Karelia, Amur oblast and Tatarstan. There are two religions in my family, Muslim and Orthodox Christianity. So, would I qualify as Russian? And how exactly can you decide it? And I really doubt that a random dude from a Red State is a radical and a racist.
– VMAtm
Feb 10 '17 at 3:35
Liberties aren't given, they are taken.Do YOU qualify yourself as Russian?Yes or No?
– alamar
Feb 10 '17 at 4:13
|
show 4 more comments
I think that this question should be closed as, talking about russian radicals and racists, they aren't distinguishing people by the religion, and they barely know the difference between muslim and hindu (they main idea is Russia is for Russians, they even can't say what exactly Russian), so the referenced questions, in general, answer your question:
Moscow and Saint-Petersburg are two biggest cities in Russia, and staying in their center part is reasonably safe, if you do not enter some suspicious bars and do not talk to the suspicious people.
However, train to the Vladivostok and Skolkovo is different, as there you'll definitely attract the attention of locals, so, if you can, find a company to these trips. Robbery in trains isn't a rare thing, regardless your skin and religion, you just should avoid strangers. About the pork and alcohol, I don't think that it's a real danger. If you're in conflict, your health is in danger, not your soul.
Also, Ukraine and Russia are different countries, so you shouldn't use some cases from one country to make a decision about another (there are more aggressive radicals in the Ukraine than in Russia).
answered Feb 9 '17 at 16:13
VMAtmVMAtm
19.5k1279126
It's pretty obvious to us whatRussianis.
– alamar
Feb 10 '17 at 0:27
@alamar Really? Could you please share?
– VMAtm
Feb 10 '17 at 2:28
Imagine the response you'll get somewhere in a Red US State if you'll go likeWho these "Americans" even are?at a random dude. I suppose it will be along the lines of "f-- you". Not because they don't know who Americans are, mind you.
– alamar
Feb 10 '17 at 3:22
So, no answer. Ok, another question. My parents are from Kaliningrad and some small city near Ural. Grandparents are from Ukraine, Karelia, Amur oblast and Tatarstan. There are two religions in my family, Muslim and Orthodox Christianity. So, would I qualify as Russian? And how exactly can you decide it? And I really doubt that a random dude from a Red State is a radical and a racist.
– VMAtm
Feb 10 '17 at 3:35
Liberties aren't given, they are taken.Do YOU qualify yourself as Russian?Yes or No?
– alamar
Feb 10 '17 at 4:13
|
show 4 more comments
I think that this question should be closed as, talking about russian radicals and racists, they aren't distinguishing people by the religion, and they barely know the difference between muslim and hindu (they main idea is Russia is for Russians, they even can't say what exactly Russian), so the referenced questions, in general, answer your question:
Moscow and Saint-Petersburg are two biggest cities in Russia, and staying in their center part is reasonably safe, if you do not enter some suspicious bars and do not talk to the suspicious people.
However, train to the Vladivostok and Skolkovo is different, as there you'll definitely attract the attention of locals, so, if you can, find a company to these trips. Robbery in trains isn't a rare thing, regardless your skin and religion, you just should avoid strangers. About the pork and alcohol, I don't think that it's a real danger. If you're in conflict, your health is in danger, not your soul.
Also, Ukraine and Russia are different countries, so you shouldn't use some cases from one country to make a decision about another (there are more aggressive radicals in the Ukraine than in Russia).
answered Feb 9 '17 at 16:13
VMAtmVMAtm
19.5k1279126
I think that this question should be closed as, talking about russian radicals and racists, they aren't distinguishing people by the religion, and they barely know the difference between muslim and hindu (they main idea is Russia is for Russians, they even can't say what exactly Russian), so the referenced questions, in general, answer your question:
Moscow and Saint-Petersburg are two biggest cities in Russia, and staying in their center part is reasonably safe, if you do not enter some suspicious bars and do not talk to the suspicious people.
However, train to the Vladivostok and Skolkovo is different, as there you'll definitely attract the attention of locals, so, if you can, find a company to these trips. Robbery in trains isn't a rare thing, regardless your skin and religion, you just should avoid strangers. About the pork and alcohol, I don't think that it's a real danger. If you're in conflict, your health is in danger, not your soul.
Also, Ukraine and Russia are different countries, so you shouldn't use some cases from one country to make a decision about another (there are more aggressive radicals in the Ukraine than in Russia).
answered Feb 9 '17 at 16:13
VMAtmVMAtm
19.5k1279126
edited Feb 10 '17 at 3:35
answered Feb 9 '17 at 16:13
VMAtmVMAtm
19.5k1279126
answered Feb 9 '17 at 16:13
VMAtmVMAtm
19.5k1279126
answered Feb 9 '17 at 16:13
VMAtmVMAtm
19.5k1279126
19.5k1279126
It's pretty obvious to us whatRussianis.
– alamar
Feb 10 '17 at 0:27
@alamar Really? Could you please share?
– VMAtm
Feb 10 '17 at 2:28
Imagine the response you'll get somewhere in a Red US State if you'll go likeWho these "Americans" even are?at a random dude. I suppose it will be along the lines of "f-- you". Not because they don't know who Americans are, mind you.
– alamar
Feb 10 '17 at 3:22
So, no answer. Ok, another question. My parents are from Kaliningrad and some small city near Ural. Grandparents are from Ukraine, Karelia, Amur oblast and Tatarstan. There are two religions in my family, Muslim and Orthodox Christianity. So, would I qualify as Russian? And how exactly can you decide it? And I really doubt that a random dude from a Red State is a radical and a racist.
– VMAtm
Feb 10 '17 at 3:35
Liberties aren't given, they are taken.Do YOU qualify yourself as Russian?Yes or No?
– alamar
Feb 10 '17 at 4:13
|
show 4 more comments
It's pretty obvious to us whatRussianis.
– alamar
Feb 10 '17 at 0:27
@alamar Really? Could you please share?
– VMAtm
Feb 10 '17 at 2:28
Imagine the response you'll get somewhere in a Red US State if you'll go likeWho these "Americans" even are?at a random dude. I suppose it will be along the lines of "f-- you". Not because they don't know who Americans are, mind you.
– alamar
Feb 10 '17 at 3:22
So, no answer. Ok, another question. My parents are from Kaliningrad and some small city near Ural. Grandparents are from Ukraine, Karelia, Amur oblast and Tatarstan. There are two religions in my family, Muslim and Orthodox Christianity. So, would I qualify as Russian? And how exactly can you decide it? And I really doubt that a random dude from a Red State is a radical and a racist.
– VMAtm
Feb 10 '17 at 3:35
Liberties aren't given, they are taken.Do YOU qualify yourself as Russian?Yes or No?
– alamar
Feb 10 '17 at 4:13
It's pretty obvious to us what
Russian is.– alamar
Feb 10 '17 at 0:27
It's pretty obvious to us what
Russian is.– alamar
Feb 10 '17 at 0:27
@alamar Really? Could you please share?
– VMAtm
Feb 10 '17 at 2:28
@alamar Really? Could you please share?
– VMAtm
Feb 10 '17 at 2:28
Imagine the response you'll get somewhere in a Red US State if you'll go like
Who these "Americans" even are? at a random dude. I suppose it will be along the lines of "f-- you". Not because they don't know who Americans are, mind you.– alamar
Feb 10 '17 at 3:22
Imagine the response you'll get somewhere in a Red US State if you'll go like
Who these "Americans" even are? at a random dude. I suppose it will be along the lines of "f-- you". Not because they don't know who Americans are, mind you.– alamar
Feb 10 '17 at 3:22
So, no answer. Ok, another question. My parents are from Kaliningrad and some small city near Ural. Grandparents are from Ukraine, Karelia, Amur oblast and Tatarstan. There are two religions in my family, Muslim and Orthodox Christianity. So, would I qualify as Russian? And how exactly can you decide it? And I really doubt that a random dude from a Red State is a radical and a racist.
– VMAtm
Feb 10 '17 at 3:35
So, no answer. Ok, another question. My parents are from Kaliningrad and some small city near Ural. Grandparents are from Ukraine, Karelia, Amur oblast and Tatarstan. There are two religions in my family, Muslim and Orthodox Christianity. So, would I qualify as Russian? And how exactly can you decide it? And I really doubt that a random dude from a Red State is a radical and a racist.
– VMAtm
Feb 10 '17 at 3:35
Liberties aren't given, they are taken. Do YOU qualify yourself as Russian? Yes or No?– alamar
Feb 10 '17 at 4:13
Liberties aren't given, they are taken. Do YOU qualify yourself as Russian? Yes or No?– alamar
Feb 10 '17 at 4:13
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Do the answers to this question Visiting Russia as an Arab. Am I going to be hassled? answer your question?
– user568458
Feb 9 '17 at 10:38
@user568458, let me see.
– user57150
Feb 9 '17 at 10:41
9
I think you're over-estimating how much racists know (or care) about the world and different nationalities... For example I've heard of plenty of cases of racists attacking Sikhs while shouting anti-muslim slogans...
– user568458
Feb 9 '17 at 10:54
4
@anonymous "Indian people will always get privilege anywhere in the world while travelling because everyone knows that they are nonmuslims" What? 14% of India's population is Muslim.
– DeepSpace
Feb 9 '17 at 13:09
1
I also don't think you need to be in Skolkovo. It's basically a half-abandoned construction site, and if anything interesting is there it's probably on the wrong side from rail station. Better go visit something from
Golden Ring. Or walk around Yandex campus and Mail.Ru skyscrapers.– alamar
Feb 10 '17 at 4:51