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Keeping in touch
Russia is getting online right across its wide expanses. St. Petersburg has now has wireless internet access across the city, 4G mobile internet providers are offering some of the world's best mobile internet services and there are still good old-fashioned internet cafes dotted around the place too.
The postal system is still as unreliable as ever, but private courier firms have all moved into the market to guarantee service for those who need their mail to arrive within days not weeks.