Russian Escapists, I need thee.

[Zannah]

So my boyfriend has recently started a side-project, that is a second book, and being as 'busy' as he always is, asked me, to do some of the necessary research for him, hence why I'm seeking for a citizen of russia.
Here's the immediate questions, though more might follow;

How strict (or easy going) are the russian gun laws?

What are the most prominant brands of Ice cream (cones), Soda, and what's the most common chain of Diners (excuse my Ignorance, I'm assuming that those brands differ from the ones common in the western world, or at least, that they have different names).

Additionally, should someone be citizen of, or familliar with the Town of Odintsovo, I'd appreciate if you'd get in touch.

Thanks to all participants in advance of course

 

[JourneyThroughHell]

Alright... I'm somewhat familiar with Odintsovo but my knowledge of it is can be summed up by the fact that I kind of know there is a student campus for the Higher School Of Economics there. That's all I know of it.

Owning a gun is illegal.

And I don't know anything about ice-cream. The most common soda is Coca-Cola, followed by Pepsi, Sprite, 7up, Schweppes and other stuff.

The most common chain of diners... eh... McDonalds? Yakitoriya? Il Patio?

 

[Zannah]

Alright... I'm somewhat familiar with Odintsovo but my knowledge of it is can be summed up by the fact that I kind of know there is a student campus for the Higher School Of Economics there. That's all I know of it.

Owning a gun is illegal.

And I don't know anything about ice-cream. The most common soda is Coca-Cola, followed by Pepsi, Sprite, 7up, Schweppes and other stuff.

The most common chain of diners... eh... McDonalds? Yakitoriya? Il Patio?

Thanks
If there's only western stuff, that's fine, just thought there might be some kind of brand that's unknown outside russia, to add to the general ambience.

 

[JourneyThroughHell]

Thanks
If there's only western stuff, that's fine, just thought there might be some kind of brand that's unknown outside russia, to add to the general ambience.

The Western stuff is the most prominent and important one.

I need to stress - where I live. Which is Moscow.

It's probably really different it the not-so-big cities.

 

[Zannah]

Thanks
If there's only western stuff, that's fine, just thought there might be some kind of brand that's unknown outside russia, to add to the general ambience.

The Western stuff is the most prominent and important one.

I need to stress - where I live. Which is Moscow.

It's probably really different it the not-so-big cities.

Since the town in question isn't all that far, that's probably pretty accurate information, though.

 

[thylasos]

On the ice-cream front, certainly there's a few Baskin-Robins (or however you spell it in english, I've only ever seen it in cyrillic and heard it spoken in English) in Saint Petersburg... Ice cream's a pretty big thing, and I'm trying to remember brands... after a small amount of research, I've discovered that the biggest-selling brand is "Inmarko", but can't find names of specific products.

If you want a more specifically Russian flavour on the "diner" front (I'm not entirely sure what the word implies) but Teremok and Chainaya Lozhka are pretty big in terms of places centred around bliny (russian pancakes).

 

[Zannah]

On the ice-cream front, certainly there's a few Baskin-Robins (or however you spell it in english, I've only ever seen it in cyrillic and heard it spoken in English) in Saint Petersburg... Ice cream's a pretty big thing, and I'm trying to remember brands... after a small amount of research, I've discovered that the biggest-selling brand is "Inmarko", but can't find names of specific products.

If you want a more specifically Russian flavour on the "diner" front (I'm not entirely sure what the word implies) but Teremok and Chainaya Lozhka are pretty big in terms of places centred around bliny (russian pancakes).

Thank you very much, exactly what I was looking for