Chapter 3: Living in

Those who expect Kaliningrad to be a beautiful sea resort or think to find there the softened atmosphere of the old Koenigsberg, with literary cafés and shops near the port, would be rather disappointed. But as much disappointed would be as well those who, crediting rash or outdated journalistic reports, believe that in Kaliningrad people walk with belt and gun or that organized crime, AIDS and alcoholism rule. In Kaliningrad there are only traces of old Koenigsberg and the old atmosphere is no longer present. Alike, episodes of criminality or cases of AIDS and alcoholism are registered, but to a lesser extent than what is generally believed by western public opinion. Kaliningrad is a “normal” post-soviet city with a lot of problems, but also with some strong points. During the Soviet regime every kind of free enterprise was condemned by the government, being considered criminal. Those who applied themselves to little trade were liable to a term in jail if the traded goods were something different from food of their own production sold on attentively guarded local markets. Apart from the production planned by the State, people could trade only stolen raw materials, since any kind of free trade was strictly forbidden. Maximum punishment was death penalty and under Soviet rule a lot of people were sentenced to death. For these reasons and under such circumstances a criminal mentality arose, combined with criminal behaviour. No wonder then if economic Mafia still exists: it took many years in the USA before State could win out over Mafia and the same happened in Italy. This line of reasoning can be applied to the whole of post-Soviet , not only to Kaliningrad. Anyway, like in the rest of the Russian Federation, also in Kaliningrad legality is slowly gaining ground. It is important to mention that many inhabitants of Kaliningrad region are sons or daughters of former military men, and therefore they have a deep-rooted sense of legality. Now in the city there are a lot of shops and productive activities and services able to overcome racket and criminality. Concerning AIDS, the fact that Kaliningrad is a port does not facilitate things. Anyway, the inhabitants assure it is false that in Kaliningrad AIDS rate is the highest in Russian Federation. This bad reputation is due to the fact that in Kaliningrad AIDS is seriously controlled and each single case of seropositivity is registered, while in other regions of Russia, where the phenomenon is also present, no registration is effected. Finally, concerning alcoholism, well, it is a widespread phenomenon, but it is worth noting that Kaliningrad is a city with a significant percentage of emigration, so that the risk of being dropped out is quite high. Emigrants are courageous and resistant people, but those who are in difficulties do not have social shock absorbers like their own family, environment or friends who can help overcoming possible crisis. In these cases alcohol is seen as the only way out. Anyway, it is important to say that the use of heavy and light drugs is not so evident as it used to be in Western cities. Above we have outlined only Kaliningrad negative sides, but there are also some positive aspects. First of all green areas. Kaliningrad has very wide parks with old trees; even though they could be better looked after, nevertheless they represent a big lung, protecting the city from traffic pollution. Many of these parks have ponds inside, which transmit a sensation of freshness. In the parks it is easy to find mothers strolling with their children and old people playing chess and dominoes. In Kaliningrad there are also

1 some districts where memories of Koenigsberg are quite evident. One of these areas, Amalienau, is even mentioned in the guide. But also the area in the north of the city, where there is a bigger lake, has beautiful old and new buildings; another interesting area is the one between Marx street (it still carries this name!) and Prospect Mira. Another strong point of the city is the absence of provincialism. Kaliningrad is quite small, especially if we consider Russian standards: about 400,000 inhabitants. It is located literally on the borders of Russia and, being not a capital, it doesn’t have diplomatic or representation offices of foreign companies and organizations. Nevertheless you cannot find here the provincial atmosphere of a little town where all people know each other and foreign people are looked at like total strangers. Kaliningrad is an industrious and lively city, with a lot of University students and much more children than in the West (it is a good sign!), and also with some problems, deriving from the past that left its scars. That is, a normal Russian town!

The table below presents a list of some most recommended companies that provide goods and services helpful to foreigners staying long term in Kaliningrad.

Services / goods Company name / Location 1. Dentist Centrodent 28, Kaluzhskaya St., Tel.: (0112) 21-47- 79, 21-43-25 2. Fitness hall Vertikal sport 30, Ulijany Gromovoi Tel. (0112) 70-56-02, 70-56-90 http://www.vsport.baltnet.ru 3. Supermarket Vester 104, Gorkogo Str 4. Books Knigi & knizhechki 1, Pobedy Sq 5. Air Tickets Navigator 19, Mira pr. Tel.: (0112) 278710 6. Travel agency Daddy   48 (0112) 212888 7. Souvenirs Khudozhestvenny (art) saloon at the cross-road of Leninsky prospect and Bagrationa St. 8. Amber Shop at the Amber museum Amber saloons at the start of Leninsky prospect 9. Antique Shop opposite the Yuzhny (Southern) railway station 10. Cell-phone operator Extel-gsm 27, Kutuzova (0112) 55-30-60 http://www.extel-gsm.com/

2 11. Internet cafes Tochka.ru 18, Leninsky prospect 12. Interpreters (Italian, English) Xenia Toporkova Tel. (0112) 474551, Mob. Tel.: (911) 4505955 Victoria Yumshtyk Tel. (0112) 353511; Mob. Tel. (902) 2391616 Irina Babenko 7 (911) 4576158 Anna Karelina (0112) 453571 Mob. tel.: (0112) 765181 13. Apartment rent Mikhail Gvozdenko Tel.: (0112) 71-50-16; 49-82-34 Mob.: +7 (911) 4577717 14. Taxi Allo taxi 35-94-44 15. Car repair and services AutoDom Omega 31-a/b, Chernigovskaya Tel. (0112) 446484 16. Taylor Kasakashvilli Georgy Andreevich Address: Molodezhnaya, 7 Tel. (0112) 761-824

This table presents recommended Kaliningrad restaurants, cafés and night clubs divided in categories. Type of Restaurant / cafe activity 1. Business Universal lunch or Address: 43, Mira Pr. formal Tel.: (0112) 21-69-31 dinner Hours: 12.00 – 06.00 Menu in Russian and English, European cuisine

Traktir Razgulyai Address: 13, Sovetsky Pr. Tel.: (0112) 21-48-97 Hours: 13.00 – 02.00 Menu in Russian and English, live music, Russian cuisine, credit cards accepted

Podvorie Address: 16, Leninsky Pr. Tel.: (0112) 53-68-33 Hours: 12.00 – 02.00 Menu in Russian and English, live music (from 13.30 till 15.30), guitar and violin (Th, Fr, Sat from 21.00 till 23.00), Russian cuisine,

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Valencia Address: 1, Pobedy Sq. Tel.: (0112) 43-38-20 Hours: 12.00 – 01.00 Menu in English, Spanish cuisine, credit cards accepted 2. Friendly 12 Stooliev meal Address: 67, Mira Pr. Tel.: (0112) 21-09-31 Hours: 11.00 – 01.00 Menu in Russian (soon in English and German), live Russian (2 hrs.) and foreign (1 hr.) music, European cuisine

Havana Address: 10/12, Mira Pr. Tel.: (0112) 55-55-22 Hours: 12.00 – 24.00 Menu in Russian and English, European cuisine

Sombrero Address: 55, Proletarskaya St. Tel.: (0112) 43-67-04 Hours: (café) 08.00 – 23.00, (restaurant) 12.00 – 23.00 Menu in Russian and English, live Latin-American music, Latin- American cuisine, credit cards accepted 3. Cocktails Konsul (Shelf) Address: 19, Chernyakhovskogo St. Tel.: (0112) 43-67-65 Hours: 12.00 – 06.00 (summer-time: 12.00 – 24.00), disco from 23.00 Menu in Russian and German, live music, Oriental, European and Russian cuisines

Okhota guest house Address: poselok Svobodny, Gurievsky district Tel.: (0112) 22-69-94 4. Snacks Arlekino Address: 9-11, Sovetsky Pr. Tel.: (0112) 22-86-95 Hours: 11.00 – 24.00 Menu in Russian, European cuisine

Razgulyai (at the City Hall) Address: 1, Pobedy Sq. 5. Night life Planeta Address: 26, Chernyakhovskogo St. (0112)46-52-35

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Universal disco & casino Address: Mira 43 Tel.: +7 (0112) 21 69 31 Http://www.club-universal.ru Open daily: 12:00-06:00 Friday: 12:00-06:00

Monetny dvor casino & disco Address: Leninsky 83 Tel.: +7 (0112) 44 36 11 Open daily: 14:00-06:00 Friday: 14:00-06:00

Olimpik entertainment complex Address: 175, Moskovsky Pr. Tel.: 43-67-74

3.1. Hotels and boarding houses

‹ Upmarket

Albertina Address: 13-a, Bednogo St. Tel.: (0112) 32-66-98, 32-69-10 Fax: (0112) 32-69-65 E-mail: [email protected]; Http://www.albertina.kaliningrad.net

3 Singles ($30), 6 Doubles ($40), 2 Suites ($45) Breakfast, guarded parking. Since the hotel is close to the Economy faculty of Kaliningrad State University it may be a good place to stay for professors visiting Kaliningrad.

Anna boarding house Address: 71, Tennistaya Alleya Tel.: (0112) 27-45-28

2&3 – room apartments ($80 - $ 145) Bar for breakfast, garage

*Chaika Address: 13, Pugacheva St. Tel.: (0112) 21-07-29 Fax: (0112) 21-28-16 E-mail: [email protected]; Http://www.hotel.kaliningrad.ru 4 Singles (1000 – 1800 Roubles), 18 Doubles, 2 Suites Restaurant, Sauna, Satellite TV, international calls, credit cards

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*Dona Address: 2, Vasilevskogo Sq. Tel.: (0112) 35-16-50 Fax: (0112) 35-16-50 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.dona.kaliningrad.ru 15 Doubles ($40-$100) Restaurant, sauna, guarded parking

*Kaliningrad Address: 81, Leninsky Pr. Tel.: (0112) 46-94-40, 53-60-21 Fax: (0112) 53-60-21 E-mail: [email protected]; Http://www.hotel.kaliningrad.ru Singles & Doubles & Suites – 225 rooms ($20 - $100) Restaurant, Internet, Casino, Billiard, guarded parking, credit cards. This hotel has central location, traditional block-style building.

*Komandor Address: 1, Schastlivaya St. Tel.: (0112) 31-18-15 Tel./Fax: (0112) 34-18-20 Http: www.comador.gazinter.net, Http://www.comandor.kaliningrad.ru 2 Singles ($70) , 16 Doubles ($82), 3 Suites ($113) Restaurant, Breakfast, Bar, Swimming pool, Solarium, Massage, Billiard, Sauna, Conference hall, guarded parking, garage, credit cards. The location is not very convenient, it is too far away from the city centre.

*Moskva Address: 19, Mira Pr. Tel.: (0112) 35-23-00 Fax: (0112) 35-23-33 E-mail: [email protected]; Http://www.hotel.kaliningrad.ru 60 Singles (1100 – 1200 Roubles), 30 Doubles (1,300 – 1,700 Roubles) Restaurant, Café, Internet (near hotel), Sauna, Barber/Hairdresser, credit cards. This hotel has the best location in the city.

*Oberteich guest house Address: 11, Verkhneozernaya St. Tel.: (0112) 36-50-20 Fax: (0112) 36-50-23 E-mail: [email protected] 8 Singles (600 – 800 Roubles), 10 Doubles (750 – 1,150 Roubles), 5 Suites (1,100 – 1,500 Roubles) Breakfast, billiard, guarded parking, garage. This hotel is close to the German-Russian house and may be a nice place for visiting Kaliningrad.

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‹ Mid-range

Baltika Address: end of Moskovsky Pr. Tel.: (0112) 43-79-77 Fax: (0112) 34-08-33, 35-35-07 E-mail: [email protected] 14 Singles ($24 - $68), 109 Doubles, 4 Suites Restaurant, Night bar, Internet, Casino, Billiard, Sauna, Satellite TV, Conference hall, guarded parking.

Koenig Auto Address: 184, Moskovsky Pr. Tel.: (0112) 46-76-52 Fax: (0112) 46-07-22 11 Singles (500 Roubles), 27 Doubles (700 Roubles), 10 Suites (800-1,500 Roubles) Breakfast, Billiard, parking

‹ Budget

Ademi Address: 1, Naberezhnaya Petra Velikogo Tel.: (0112) 46-16-62 Fax: (0112) 46-16-41 16 Singles (750 Roubles), 24 Doubles (750 Roubles), 1 Suite (1,100 Roubles) Restaurant, Bar, Casino, Sauna, parking

Tourist Address: 53, Nevskogo St. Tel.: (0112) 46-08-01 Fax: (0112) 45-18-23 42 Singles ($19-$25), 39 Doubles ($33-$41), 13 Suites ($49-$54) Restaurant, guarded parking

Patriot Address: 25-a, Ozernaya St. Tel.: (0112) 27-50-23 Fax: (0112) 27-94-50 52 Singles (700 Roubles), 20 Doubles (700 Roubles), 5 Suites (1,100 Roubles) Café, parking

Guest House Address: 22, Kutuzova St. Tel.: (0112) 21-76-93 Fax: (0112) 21-76-93 3 Doubles (750 Roubles), Suites (950 Roubles)

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Yuzhnaya Address: 166, Dzerzhinskogo St. Tel.: (0112) 59-33-77 8 Singles (400 Roubles), 8 Doubles (600 Roubles), 4 Suites (800 Roubles) Restaurant, guarded parking

Zolotaya Bukhta Address: 53, Khmelnitskogo St. Tel.: (0112) 44-58-78 Fax: (0112) 44-62-21 8 Singles (700-800 Roubles), 20 Doubles (1,100 Roubles), 7 Suites (1,150 Roubles)

* Recommended for business travellers

3.2. Restaurants, cafés

‹ Upper class cafés and restaurants

*12 Stooliev Address: 67, Mira Pr. Tel.: (0112) 21-09-31 Hours: 11.00 – 01.00 Menu in Russian (soon in English and German), live Russian (2 hrs.) and foreign (1 hr.) music, European cuisine

Alaya Roza Address: 17, Kirova St. Tel.: (0112) 22-84-57 Hours: 12.00 – 01.00 Menu in Russian, live music, European cuisine

*Chaika Address: 13, Pugacheva St. Tel.: (0112) 22-87-68 Hours: 08.00 – 24.00 Menu in Russian, English, German, live music, European cuisine, credit cards accepted

Grand Hall Address: 18, Leonova St. Tel.: (0112) 21-89-47 Hours: 11.00 – 02.00 (Fr. & Sat. till 04.00) Menu in Russian, English, German, live music, European cuisine. This is mainly for official banquette.

8 *Havana Address: 10/12, Mira Pr. Tel.: (0112) 55-55-22 Hours: 12.00 – 24.00 Menu in Russian and English, European cuisine

*Moskva café Address: 2, Gostinichnaya (Moskva hotel). Tel.: (0112) 35-22-85 Hours: 08.00 – 24.00 Menu in Russian, English and German, live piano music, European cuisine, Salad bar (from 8.00 till 12.00), credit cards accepted

*Podvorie Address: 16, Leninsky Pr. Tel.: (0112) 53-68-33 Hours: 12.00 – 02.00 Menu in Russian and English, live music (from 13.30 till 15.30), guitar and violin (Th, Fr, Sat from 21.00 till 23.00), Russian cuisine, credit cards accepted

Sombrero Address: 55, Proletarskaya St. Tel.: (0112) 43-67-04 Hours: (café) 08.00 – 23.00, (restaurant) 12.00 – 23.00 Menu in Russian and English, live Latin-American music, Latin-American cuisine, credit cards accepted

*Traktir Razgulyai Address: 13, Sovetsky Pr. Tel.: (0112) 21-48-97 Hours: 13.00 – 02.00 Menu in Russian and English, live music, Russian cuisine, credit cards accepted

*Valencia Address: 1, Pobedy Sq. Tel.: (0112) 43-38-20 Hours: 12.00 – 01.00 Menu in English, Spanish cuisine, credit cards accepted

*Universal Address: 43, Mira Pr. Tel.: (0112) 21-69-31 Hours: 12.00 – 06.00 Menu in Russian and English, European cuisine

9 ‹ Middle class cafés and restaurants

*Arlekino Address: 9-11, Sovetsky Pr. Tel.: (0112) 22-86-95 Hours: 11.00 – 24.00 Menu in Russian, European cuisine

Andre café Address: 59, Leninsky Pr. Tel.: (0112) 53-67-00 Hours: 11.00 – 24.00 Menu in Russian, wide choice of cocktails

Atlantika Address: 42 – b, Leninsky Pr. Tel.: not available Hours: 12.00 – 05.00 Menu in Russian, live music and disco, European, Caucasian and Russian cuisine

Chernyi Kot Address: 111, Leninsky Pr. Tel.: (0112) 47-15-86 Hours: 12.00 – 24.00 Menu in Russian, European cuisine

Konsul (Shelf) Address: 19, Chernyakhovskogo St. Tel.: (0112) 43-67-65 Hours: 12.00 – 06.00 (summer-time: 12.00 – 24.00), disco from 23.00 Menu in Russian and German, live music, Oriental, European and Russian cuisines

Pri Svechakh bar Address: 4, Mira Pr. Tel.: (0112) 21-17-71 Hours: 12.00 – 02.00 Menu in Russian, European cuisine

Solnichny Kamen Address: 3, Vasilevskogo Sq. Tel.: (0112) 46-69-71 Hours: 11.00 – 03.00 Menu in Russian and German, live music, fish dishes (German cuisine), credit cards accepted

10 ‹ Cheap cafés

*Solyanka café Address: 24, Mira Pr. Tel.: (0112) 27-92-03 Hours: 09.00 – 23.00 Menu in Russian, various cuisines, self-service, credit cards accepted

Capitan Club Address: 14, Sergeeva St.. Tel.: (0112) 43-31-14 Hours: 13.00 – 02.00 Menu in Russian, live music, European cuisine

Fiora jazz-bar Address: 34, Sovetsky Pr. Hours: 12.00 – 02.00 Menu in Russian, live jazz music, European and Russian cuisines

* Recommended for business travellers

3.3. Night life

‹ Ball games

Banat billiard club Address: Teatralnaya 21 Tel.: +7(0112) 43 64 36 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.clubbanat.kaliningrad.ru Open daily: 10:00-20:00 Friday: 10:00-20:00

Darfi Club Address: Yaltinskaya 66 Tel.: +7 (0112) 45 77 77, 45 74 44 E-mail: [email protected], Http:www.darfi.com Bowling and billiards.

‹ Out all night

Azia music club Derzhinskovo 73 Tel: (0112) 49 86 41 Open daily: 12:00-06:00 Friday: 12:00-06:00

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Monetny dvor casino & disco Address: Leninsky 83 Tel.: +7 (0112) 44 36 11 Open daily: 14:00-06:00 Friday: 14:00-06:00

Olshtyn disco & casino Address: Olshtynskaya 1 Tel.: +7 (0112) 44 46 35 E-mail: [email protected] Open daily: 12:00-02:00 Friday: 12:00-02:00

*Universal disco & casino Address: Mira 43 Tel.: +7 (0112) 21 69 31 Http://www.club-universal.ru Open daily: 12:00-06:00 Friday: 12:00-06:00

Olimpik entertainment complex Address: 175, Moskovsky Pr. Tel.: (0112) 43-67-74

Vanda casino Address: 6, Frunze Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 46-69-21

* Recommended for business travellers

3.4. Tourism, leisure and sports

‹ Travel agencies

Adamchik Tourist Tour arrangement, tourist arrangement, excursion service, visa, individual tour, business tour, children tour, air-ticket booking Address: 11-b, Shevchenko Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 53-83-24

Adriatika Tour Tour arrangement, tourist arrangement, excursion service, visa, individual tour, business tour, children tour, air-ticket booking Address: room 42, 3rd floor, 4, Pobedy Square Tel.: +7 (0112) 71-67-07

12 Aini Tour Tour arrangement, tourist arrangement, excursion service, visa, individual tour, business tour, children tour, air-ticket booking Address: 4, Pobedy Square Tel.: +7 (0112) 46-90-02

Alvis Tour arrangement, tourist arrangement, excursion service, visa, individual tour, business tour, children tour, air-ticket booking. Working hours: 9.30 – 18.30. Address: 14, Leninsky Pr. Tel.: +7 (0112) 53-89-53, 43-42-40, Fax: 45-06-71 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.alvis.kaliningrad.ru/

Ariola Rest at the Baltic coast (Svetlogorsk, Kurshskaya spit, ), hotel booking, excursion services, individual tours. Address: 62, Litovsky Val. Tel.: + 7 (0112) 46-83-61, 46-97-84, Fax: 46-83-61 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.ariola.kaliningrad.ru

Atury Baltic coast of the Kaliningrad region, individual tours. Address: 8-a, Kosmonavta Leonova Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 55-64-05, 21-28-24, Fax: 21-28-24 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.atury.ru

Baltma Tours Group and F.I.T. tours in Kaliningrad and the Baltics, business travel service, incentive travel and special interest groups, cruise ship shore tours, hotel reservation, visa support, guides and interpreters, air, ferry, bus, train tickets, transfers and taxi service. Address: 49/51-30, Mira Pr. Tel.: +7 (0112) 21-18-80, Fax: 21-18-40 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.baltmatours.com

Brizen Placement services in hotels, sanatoriums, boarding houses in Svetlogorsk, , Kurshskaya spit, excursions, guides-interpreters, transfer services, visa support, individual tours. Address: room 406, 5, Bolnichnaya Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 35-01-97, 32-40-67, Fax: 35-01-97 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.brisen.koenig.ru

Chas Pik Placement in sanatoriums in resorts of the Kaliningrad region, visa support, individual and business tours. Address: 2, Vassilivskogo Squire Tel.: +7 (0112) 35-16-55 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.chaspik.ru

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Daddy Visa support, bus rental. Address: 48, Mira Pr. Tel.: +7 (0112) 212888, 21-29-23 E-mail: [email protected]

Inturist-Kaliningrad Placement services to foreign tourists, visa support to foreign guests, individual tours. Address: 7, Kirova Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 21-84-85, Fax: 21-28-80 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.intourist.ru/RUS/INFO/region.shtml

Kanikuly Excursions in Kaliningrad and the region. Tel.: +7 (0112) 27-35-45, Fax: 27-35-45 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.holiday.kaliningrad.net

Vismant Excursion service in the Kaliningrad region, rest at the coast of the Kaliningrad region. Address: room 14, 5, Mira Pr. Tel.: +7 (0112) 21-05-19, Fax: 21-05-19 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.vismant.kaliningrad.net

Vremena Goda + Visa support to foreign guests, individual tours. Address: 31, Pobedy Pr. Tel: +7 (0112) 35-97-17, 34-07-44 E-mail: [email protected]

Zolotaya Orkhideya Placement services in a boarding-house in , excursions in the towns of the Kaliningrad region and Kurshskaya spit, indivividual tours. Address: 5th floor, 6, Frunze Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 53-85-53, Fax: 53-85-53 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.enet.ru/~goldorch/

‹ Hunting and fishing

Kaliningrad Regional Society of Hunters and Fishers Address: 4, Kopernika Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 45-37-93 E-mail: [email protected]

Vepr’ Hunting arrangement. Compact sporting. Club of amateur shooters and hunters. Address: 66, Yaltinskaya Str.

14 Tel.: +7 (0112) 45-29-60

‹ Fitness halls

Vertikal Sport Address: 30, U. Gromovoy Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 70-56-02 E-mail: [email protected]

Yunost sport complex Address: 2, Nab. Marshal Bagramyan Tel.: +7 (0112) 43-10-88

‹ Swimming pools

Comandor hotel Address: 1, Schastlivaya Tel.: +7 (0112) 34-18-20 E-mail: [email protected]

Yunost sport complex Address: 2, Nab. Marshal Bagramyan Tel.: +7 (0112) 43-10-88

3.5. Shops and supermarkets

‹ Supermarkets

MDM - Victoria Addresses: 183-a, Moskovsky Pr. (Cash and Carry), Solnechny bulvar; 1, Shevtsovoi; 120, Gaidara. Tel.: +7 (0112) 53-85-88 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.mdm-group.net

Vester Addresses: 16, Leninsky Pr.; 104, Gorkogo Str.; 1, Pobedy Sq; 6, Frunze; 16, Butkova; 46, Narvskaya; Tel.: +7 (0112) 32-18-27, 21-56-28 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.vester.ru

Altyn Addresses: 17-a, Ozerova; 62-a, Batalnaya; 20-a, Yaltinskaya Tel.: +7 (0112) 27-31-61

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Adamchik Nedvizhimost Address: 11-b, Shevchenko Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 53-65-08

Clipper Address: 25, Leninsky Pr. Tel.: +7 (0112) 34-15-17 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.kliper.ru

Gostinnyi Dvor Address: 6, Chernyakhovskogo Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 21-76-50

Nedvizhimost Kaliningrada Address: 8-a, Leonova Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 34-17-77, Fax: not available E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.koenig-estate.ru

Order-Kaliningrad Address: 70-70b, Nevskogo Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 45-26-04 E-mail: [email protected]

Partner Address: room 47, 4th floor, 4, Barnaulskaya Str. Tel: +7 (0112) 53-50-51 E-mail: [email protected]

Rimas Ltd. Address: 23, Gorkogo Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 27-51-27

Style Address: Room 1, 3rd floor, 17, Malyi Pereulok E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.style.kaliningrad.ru

Yantarny Terem Address: 80-a, Mira Pr. Tel.: +7 (0112) 21-37-60

Zamok Address: room 292, 19, Mira Pr. Tel.: +7 (0112) 27-87-05

Zolotoy Kluych Address: room 217, 1, Kirova Str.

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3.7. Cultural life

‹ Museums

Amber Museum Address: pl. Vasilevskovo 1 Tel.: +7 (0112) 46 15 63 Open daily: 10:00-17:00 Friday: 10:00-17:00

Bunker Museum Address: Universitetskaya 2 Tel.: +7 (0112) 53 65 93, 46 05 93 Open daily: 10:00-18:00 Friday: 10:00-18:00

Cathedral - Kant’s Grave Open daily: 09:00-16:30 Friday: 09:00-16:30

Museum of History and Art Address: Klinitcheskaya 21 Tel.: +7 (0112) 45 38 44 Open daily: 10:00-18:00 Friday: 10:00-18:00

Museum of the History of Railroad in Kaliningrad Address: Kievskaya 3 Open daily: 13:00-17:00 Friday: 13:00-17:00

Museum of World Oceans Address: Petra Velikovo nab. 1 Tel.: +7 (0112) 43 63 02 E-mail: [email protected] Open daily: 15:00-18:00 Friday: 15:00-18:00 Saturday: 11:00-18:00 Sunday: 11:00-18:00

Sculptor G. Brakhert Museum Address: 7, Tokareva Str., Otradnoe, Svetlogorsk Tel.: +7 (01153) 21166

17 Zoological Museum Address: 2, Universitetskaya Str. (University building) Tel.: +7 (0112) 43-43-07

‹ Theatres

Drama and Comedy Theatre Address: 4, Mira Pr. Tel.: +7 (0112) 21-54-46

German Theatre Address: 3rd floor, 115 Krasnaya Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 21-94-41

Puppet Theatre Address: 1, Pobedy Pr. Tel.: +7 (0112) 21-43-35

‹ Concert halls

House of Arts Address: 155, Leninsky Pr. Tel.: +7 (0112) 47-19-01 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.domiskusstv.ru

Organ Hall of the Philharmonic Society Address: 61-a, B. Khmelnizkogo Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 44-88-90

‹ Cinemas

Rodina Address: 73, Kievskaya Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 44-10-86

Rossiya Address: 3, Pobedy Sq. Tel.: +7 (0112) 43-62-35

Zarya Address: 41/43 Mira Pr. Tel.: +7 (0112) 21-45-88 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.club-universal.com/cinema

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‹ Places of interest

Botanical Garden Address: 20, Belomorskaya Tel.: +7 (0112) 21-44-24

Circus Address: 1-a, Oktyabrskaya Tel.: +7 (0112) 43-32-97

Zoo Address: 26, Mira Pr. Tel.: +7 (0112) 21-89-24 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.enet.ru/~zoo/

3.8. Churches

Church of Christ the Saviour ( Russian Orthodox ) Address: pl. Pobedy Open daily: 08:00-21:00 Friday: 08:00-21:00 Saturday: 08:00-15:30 Sunday: 06:30-21:00

Temple of Vera, Nadezhda, Liubov and Mother Sofia Address: 52, Krasnoarmeskaya Str., Tel.: +7 (01156) 63278

Holy Cross Cathedral (Church of the Cross) Address: 2, Pavlov Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 45-45-41

Saint Nicholas Cathedral (Juditten Church) Address: 39, Tenistaya Alleya Tel.: +7 (0112) 27-47-43

Virgin Birth Church (Church of Ponarth) Address: 75, Kievskaya Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 49-08-78

Church of the Holy Family Address: 72, Lesopilnaya Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 33-90-40, 43-79-32

Saint Adalbert Church ( Roman Catholic) Address: 78-a, A. Nevskogo Str.

19 Tel.: +7 (0112) 46-95-10

Evangelic-Lutheran Community Address: Mira Pr. Tel.: +7 (0112) 55-61-44, 55-64-01

New Apostolic Address: 106, Telmana Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 43-14-12, 53-83-30

3.9. Hospitals and health care services

City Ambulance Service Address: 2, Barnaulskaya Tel.: 44-18-98, 43-22-91, 43-42-00

Emergency First Aid hospital Address: 90, Nevskogo Str. Tel.: 43-45-56

Children first aid hospital Address: 23, Dm. Donskogo Str. Tel.: 21-05-78

Venereal Clinic Tel.: 43-27-23

Regional hospitals inquiry desk Tel.: 43-69-86

City Hospital Address: 3, Letnaya Tel.: 27-30-62

Traumatic surgery for adults Tel.: 434-556

Traumatic surgery for children Tel.: 217-561

Infection hospital inquiry desk Tel.: 43-11-80

24h. Chemist Address: 98, Mira Pr. Tel.: 21-78-83

Pharmacy inquiry office Tel.: +7 (0112) 43-08-22

TsentroDent - Emergency Dental Service (Hours: 8.00 – 23.00) Address: 28, Kaluzhskaya St. Tel.: 21-47-79

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3.10 Internet providers and internet-cafés

‹ Internet providers

VestBaltTelecom Address: 2, Marshal Vasilevsky Sq. Tel.: +7 (0112) 35-15-55 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.wbt.ru, www.bytecity.ru

GazKomplectTelecom Address: 1-b, Turukhanskaya Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 35-11-55 Http://www.gazinter.net

E-type Address: 3, Morekhodnaya Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 44-72-42 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.enet.ru

Ray Address: room 331, 81, Leninsky Pr. Tel.: +7 (0112) 35-06-01 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.ray.ru

CityLine Address: room 22, 4th floor, 4, Pobedy Sq. Tel.: +7 (0112) 71-68-25 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.cityline.ru

ElektroSvyaz Address: 24, Bolnichnaya Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 21-42-14 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.baltnet.ru ElektroSvyaz also provides Internet services in 11 towns of the Kaliningrad Region: , Svetly, Sovetsk, , Gusev, Baltiysk, Zelenogradsk, , Svetlogorsk, , Neman.

‹ Internet-cafés

KiberDa Address: 87, Komsomolskaya Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 51-18-30 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.cyberda.net

Glavpochtampt (Central Post Office) Address: 22, Leonova St.

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Internet hall at Kaliningrad State Technical University Address: 1, Sovietsky prospect (Hours: 9.00 – 21.00)

Moskva hotel building Address: 19, Mira Pr.

Tochka.ru Address: 18, Leninsky prospect

3.11 Telecommunication services, cell-phone operators

ElektroSvyaz Address: 24, Bolnichnaya Tel.: +7 (0112) 21-42-14 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.baltnet.ru

Extel GSM Address: 27, Kutuzova Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 55-30-60 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.extel-gsm.com

Kaliningrad Mobile Network Address: 2, Marshal Vasylevsky Tel.: +7 (0112) 35-16-77 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.kmn.ru

Representation of the North-West GSM in Kaliningrad Address: 2, Chaikovskogo Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 55-34-22

VestBalt Telecom Address: 2, Marshal Vasylevsky Sq. Tel.: +7 (0112) 35-15-55 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.wbt.ru

3.12 Papers, magazines, television, radio-stations

‹ Papers

Komsomolskaya Pravda v Kaliningrade Address: 16, Rokossovskogo Tel.: +7 (0112) 46-87-89 E-mail: [email protected]

22 Kaliningradskaya Pravda daily Address: 18, Karla Marksa Tel.: +7 (0112) 55-58-88 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.kaliningradka.ru

Strana Kaliningrad weekly paper Address: 40, Pobedy Pr. Tel.: +7 (0112) 57-72-40 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.strana.kaliningrad.ru

‹ Magazines

SKAN popular business magazine Address: 2, Kopernika Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 46-93-25 E-mail: [email protected],

Korolevskie Vorota Address: 40, Pobedy Pr. Tel.: +7 (0112) 22-74-22 TELEVISION

Correspondence Office of the Russian State Public Television (Channel 1) Address: 42, Basseinaya Tel.: +7 (0112) 21-66-15

Kaskad Independent TV-Radio Company Address: floor 6, 2, Marshal Vasilevsky Sq. Tel.: +7 (0112) 35-99-34 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.kaskad.koenig.ru

Premier Address: office 501, 7, Kirova Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 21-32-03 E-mail: [email protected]

Yantar State TV Company Address: 19, Klinicheskaya Tel.: +7 (0112) 45-25-26 E-mail: [email protected]

‹ Radio-stations

Baltic Plus Frequency: 105,2 FM Tel.: +(0112) 55-24-44

23 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.balticpl.ru

Europa Plus Frequency: 104,5 Tel.: +(0112) 35-99-35

Melodia Frequency: 106,4 Tel.: +(0112) 43-26-80 E-mail: [email protected],

3.13. Holiday and boarding houses and hotels by the seaside

Baltica boarding house Address: 8, Vereschagina Str., Svetlogorsk Tel.: +7 (01153) 21456 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.hbaltica.kisa.ru

Volna boarding house Address: 68-b, Kaliningradsky Pr., Svetlogorsk Tel.: +7 (01153) 21596

Old Doctor hotel Address: 12, Gagarina St., Svetlogorsk Tel.: (01153) 21 362

Svetlogorsk sanatorium Address: 17, Gagarina Str., Svetlogorsk Tel.: +7 (01153) 21325

Troika sanatorium Address: 77-b, Kaliningradsky Pr., Svetlogorsk Tel.: +7 (01153) 21067

Ujut sanatorium Address: 8, Lenina Str., Svetlogorsk Tel.: +7 (01153) 21763

Rus hotel Address: 10, Vereshagina St., Svetlogorsk Tel.: not available

Chaika boarding house Address: 74, Kaliningradsky Pr., Svetlogorsk Tel.: +7 (01153)21589

24 Universal hotel Address: 3, Nekrasova St. Svetlogorsk Tel. (0112) 55-61-76, 51-66-53

Yantarny Bereg sanatorium Address: 79-a, Kaliningradsky Pr., Svetlogorsk Tel.: +7 (01153) 21578

3.14. Translators and interpreters

HiTech Trio Address: room 402, 12, Sovetsky Pr. Tel.: +7 (0112) 27-34-60 E-mail: [email protected]

Linguist Address: 20, Gen. Ozerova Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 54-12-98 E-mail: [email protected]

Translation and interpretation in Italian, English and Russian languages.

Polyglot Address: 3rd floor, 4, Barnaulskaya Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 43-31-90 E-mail: [email protected]

Zapadnoe Buro Delovogo Sotrudnichestva Address: room 813, 8th floor, 12, Sovetsky Pr. Tel.: +7 (0112) 22-64-94 E-mail: [email protected]

Translation in Italian, English and Russian languages.

3.15 Security, police

Police emergency phone number - 02.

‹ Private security agencies

Cobra Address: 49-a, Kosmonavta Leonova Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 21-18-82

Gepard-A Address: 136, Mira Pr.

25 Tel.: +7 (0112) 27-26-01

Karest Address: 18, Sovetsky Pr. Tel.: +7 (0112) 55-55-38

Zero Address: 38, Litovsky Val Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 46-66-76 E-mail: [email protected]

Zlatnik Address: room 3-14, 3rd floor, 12, Sovetsky Pr. Tel.: +7 (0112) 55-55-66 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.zlatnik.kaliningrad.ru

3.16. Parkings

Parking Address: 53, A. Nevskogo Str. Tel.: + 7 (0112) 45-56-35

Parking #2 Address: 4, Kalinina Pr., 4 Tel.: + 7 (0112) 47-32-52

Parking #3 Address: Oktyabrskaya Str. Tel.: + 7 (0112) 43-11-47

Parking of the Leningradsky District Address: 2, Marshal Vasilevsky Sq. Tel.: + 7 (0112) 46-34-41

Parking DDM Address: 2, Shevchenko Str. Tel.: + 7 (0112) 45-25-82

Garage Address: 95, Kashtanovaya Alleya Tel.: + 7 (0112) 21-27-83

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‹ Banks There are 13 commercial banks in , 5 of them having general currency license from primary banks: • Joint Stock Bank "Investbank", 28, Leninsky Prospect, tel. (0112) 43-45-45 • Joint Stock Bank "Baltica", 5a, Leninsky Prospect, tel. (0112) 43-43-22 • "Energotiansbank", 83a, Klinicheskaya St., tel. (0112) 45-19-38 • "Europeisky", 39, Kutuzova St., tel. (0112) 22-19-00 • "Baltcredobank", 25, Minskaya St, tel. (0112) 45-36-24; 8 commercial bank branch offices are in Chernyakhovsk, Svetlogorsk, Sovetsk, ; 18 branch offices of out-of-town banks. Representation of "Credit Banks-Warsaw" in Kaliningrad: 25/27, K.Marksa St., tel. (0112) 55-61-41.

Branch offices of the Saving Bank of Russia are located: • in Kaliningrad - 24, Moskovsky Prospect, tel. (0112)-35-17-00 • in Gvardeisk - 2a, Pobedy Sq., tel. (01159) 3-39-19 • in Zelenogradsk - 4, Lenina St., tel. (01150) 3-20-64 • in Svetlogorsk - 77a, Kaliningrad Pr., tel. (01153) 2-13-02 • in Sovetsk - 12, Goncharova St., tel. (01161) 7-52-79 • in Chernyakhovsk - 25, Lenina St., tel. (01141) 3-39-50

CASH MACHINES

You can find ATM machines at large bank entrances and: • at Kaliningrad City Hall (Pobedy Square, 1); • in Mira Prospekt, 23; • in Gvardeysky Prospekt, 15; • in Wester shop in Gorkogo St.; • in Internatsionalnaya St., 59; • in Kaliningrad hotel; • in Shevchenko St., 11;

It is possible to withdraw roubles from any ATM machine using any card belonging to Maestro and Cirrus systems. You may withdraw money also using credit cards of Visa and MasterCard systems in banks and at ATM machines.

3.18 Insurance (medical, transport)

Aini Insurance company Address: 83-a, Klinicheskaya Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 45-19-56 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.aini.ru

Ingosstrakh Kaliningrad branch Address: 9-a, Grazhdanskaya Str.

27 Tel.: +7 (0112) 33-93-99 E-mail: [email protected]

Medved-LK Medical Insurance Company Address: 15, Gvardeysky Pr. Tel.: +7 (0112) 53-85-72 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.medved-ek.ru

NASTA-Kaliningrad Insurance Company Address: 5, Gendelya Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 55-61-56 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.nasta.kaliningrad.ru

ROSNO Russian Insurance Public Society Address: 42-a, Yanalova Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 21-65-28 E-mail: [email protected]

Spasskie Vorota Insurance Company Kaliningrad branch Address: room 5, 2, Sergeeva Str. Tel.: +7 (0112) 43-30-56 E-mail: [email protected], Http://www.svinsurance.ru

3.19 Useful phone numbers

• Fire – 01 • Police – 02 • Ambulance – 03 • City Information – 09 • Fee charging Inquiry Office – 057 • Taxi – 058 • Exact time – 060 • Intercity and international Phone inquiry office – 070 • Intercity and international Phone call - 071 • Railway Station inquiry office – 49-99-91, 493-700, 492-675 • Bus station inquiry office – 44-65-16, 443-635 • Airport inquiry office - 459-426 • Airport inquiry office (International Terminal) – 44-13-36 • Kaliningrad aviation enterprise Agency - 446-666 • LOT Polish Airlines agent – 21-18-80 • Aeroflot Representative office – 51-64-55, 55-48-05 • "Pulkovo" airlines - 444-394 • SAS Agent – 51-64-16 • Air Express Delivery – 45-26-26 • Svetlogorsk inquiry office – 8253-09111 • Zelenogradsk inquiry office – 8250-32578 • Baltiysk inquiry office – 8245-22578

28 • Tchernjachovsk inquiry office – 8241-32393 • Gusev inquiry office – 8243-09111 • Nesterov inquiry office – 8244-22308 • Sovetsk inquiry office – 8261-75555 • Bagrationovsk inquiry office – 8256-62206 • inquiry office – 8258-09111 • inquiry office – 8257-21709

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