Consulates in St. Petersburg

In case of emergency, the U.S. and U.K. consulates have consular officers on call at all times. This can be useful if a shakedown on the part of the local police goes too far, and—heaven forbid—if you land in the cells for a spell. Insist on your right to call your consulate. There's a Canadian Consulate in St. Petersburg; Australians and New Zealanders should check with the U.K. consulate in the first instance and the Canadian one if that doesn't work. A word of warning: phone lines to the U.S. consulate are constantly busy. It may take hours of persistent dialing to get through.

Contact

Canada (32 Malodetskoselsky pr., Vladimirskaya. 812/325-8448. 812/325-8393. www.dfait.gc.ca. Metro: Tekhnologichesky Institut). United Kingdom (5 Pl. Proletarskoi Diktatury, Liteiny/Smolny. 812/320-3200. 812/325-3211. www.britain.spb.ru. Metro: Ploshchad Vosstaniya). United States (15 Furstadtskaya ul., Liteiny/Smolny. 812/331-2600; 812/274-8689; 812/271-6455 off-hours emergencies. 812/331-2852. www.stpetersburg-usconsulate.ru. Metro: Chernyshevskaya).