Wow, thanks so much - loads of useful info and general supportiveness (as always on the 'Cat!)
For those to whom it means anything, I'm going to Novgorod (about 100 miles south of St Petersburg I think) from January until who-knows-when - some time in the summer once the school term has finished and I've done a bit of travelling around!
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