The Russian government will spend almost 4 billion roubles (100 million euro) on the military parade in Moscow on 9 May. Experts say that military jets flying over Moscow pose a safety risk. At the same time, more than 15,000 veterans of the Second World War still (ater 65 years!) do not have their own housing."...предварительная стоимость ( Read more... )

Just a few examples (taken from a longer list) of people in Russia living in unbearable conditions, such a family of six living on 11 sq. meters. The majority of Russians cannot afford to buy a house or a flat of their own, and mortgages are either not available or too expensive. Rents are also very high. That is why many people have to live for ( Read more... )

It is still uncertain where I am going to study. In Sweden (Uppsala University) there is an acute housing shortage, while in Finland (Åbo Akademi) I have easily booked a room. I cannot apply for the residence permit to Sweden either, because it will take too long for bank statements to arrive from abroad. Отправляться на учебу надо в конце августа ( Read more... )

Asun huoneessa Tampereella. Se on Lukonmäkillä, Hervannan lähellä. Huone on TOAS:in opiskelijan asunnossa neljännessä kerroksessa kerrostalossa ( Read more... )

Asun nyt isossa huoneistossa neljännessä kerroksessa kerrostalossa Tampereella. Huoneistossa on kolme huonetta, keittiö, wc, kylpyhuone ja eteinen. Meillä on oma huone. Huoneistossa ei ole parveketta, mutta talossa on. Ensimmäisessä kerroksessa on sauna. Vuokra on 187 euroa.

I got a room in a flat for three in about 15 minutes distance from the city centre by bus. At present I am alone there. The conditions are quite acceptable.


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Here’s my letter (in French) to the landlords, in which I tell them that I disagree with the rise of the rent and ask to take measures against some noisy tenants.

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Desde julio vivo en una habitación en una casa de dos plantas, que se encuentra en la barrio de Sainte-Foy, cerca de la Universidad de Laval ( Read more... )

I moved last Saturday. My friend, Alexei, helped me with his car. Now I live close to the university again, only a few hundred meters away from rue Liénard, where I lived in 2003-4. The room is not expensive (255 CA$), and it's not in a basement, but on the ground floor ( Read more... )

I have been working since 23 May, and I think I'm doing well in my job. I translate user manuals and interfaces for non-destructive testing instruments. I don’t translate very fast yet, because I constantly search for terminology. Fortunately, I find quite a lot on the Russian site Multitran.ru. I also ask questions to other translators on Proz.com ( Read more... )