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Because Distances like 1000km/day are ok to hitch sticking to major roads (marked M on the map, i.e. M6). Do not expect them to necessary be highways – sometimes even a major road is a narrow lane with a beaten-up pavement. There are real motorways, though, marked with a green sign of an autobann same as in Europe. Officially pedestrians are prohibited in such areas but in most cases you can get dropped off and immediately hitch onwards a lift even on nearly all roads in Russiaa 8-lane M4 speedway near Moscow, using a sign is never necessary with cars crossing 4 lines to pick you up. The road police might chase you away (and also check your ID in fact the community recommends against itmeanwhile) but in most cases they just do not care.
Count about 5 days from [Because you can get dropped off and immediately hitch onwards on nearly all roads in Russia, using a sign is never necessary and in fact the community recommends against it. Hitchhiking in Russian is ''Avtostop'' (Автостоп). It literally means “stopping cars”, and is basically the only word 100% understood as hitching (i.e. traveling by getting lifts for free). ===Maps===In mostly all bigger book stores in Russia one can find the [Moscow]] to [[Novosibirsk]http://www.allmaps.ru/avto_km_stolb/russia/ Автоатлас России](''Auto Atlas Russia'') which is perfect for hitchhiking Russia. Including gas stations, DPS stations, even traffic lights along main roads. The atlas also includes city maps and maps of Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and about 18 days from Moscow to [[Vladivostok]]the Baltic states as well. Price is 377 RUB (July 2009).
Hitchhiking in Russian is “Avtastop” (Автостоп). It literally means “stopping cars”, and is basically the only word 100% understood as Hitching (i.e. traveling by getting lifts for free).
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'''Russia''' is the largest country on Earth. There is a large number of active hitchhikers, but compared to the total number of the population it's not that much.
It is a great country to hitchhike. Some drivers expect money, but most of them not. Distances like 1000km/day are ok to hitch sticking to major roads (marked M on the map, i.e. M6). Do not expect them to necessary be autobanns! – sometimes even a major road is a narrow lane with a beaten-up pavement. There are real motorways, though, marked with a green sign of an autobann same as in Europe. Officially pedestrians are prohibited in such areas but in most cases you can get a lift even on a 8-lane M4 speedway near Moscow, with cars crossing 4 lines to pick you up. The road police might chase you away (and also check your ID in the meanwhile) but in most cases they just do not care.
== Safety ==
Especially the southern provinces [[Dagestan]], [[Chechnya]] (worldwide most victims), [[Ingushetia]], [[North Ossetia]] and [[Kabardino-Balkaria]] have problems with land-mines.
===Girls and solo-hitching===
* [[Ulan-Ude]]
Count about 5 days from [[Moscow]] to [[Novosibirsk]], and about 18 days from Moscow to [[Vladivostok]]. ===Number plates===
Russian number plates contain a region code, that indicates the origin of the car and possibly the drivers destination.
You can write it on a cardboard instead of a place name and use while thumbing. See [[Russian plate numbers]] for a list.
