Hi All .
We all live according to some set of laws, and try to observe them  even more carefully while in an unfamiliar country. However, in  Russia - where – law plays little role  The police - or mousor is much better to describe them I believe, that how Russians call them!  they are reluctant to admit that some of their colleagues violate
the law more than they enforce it, but cases are not infrequent when  people on the street fall victim to just such violations.  Furthermore, while violating your rights, police will often refer to  the law, making any arguments you could come up with appear ridiculous, if not risky. Both foreigners and Russian nationals are equal under Russian law, so if the cover of your passport is not a diplomatic blue, the risk you stand of clashing with the police  should be big enough to make you cautious.  But while no universal remedy can be offered against unpleasant incidents involving the police, some useful tips can still be found to make these incidents as painless as possible.
Although one of my unpleasant experiences is to spend 3 hours in  the train stations (vokzal) where I insisted not to pay them money  cause I had everything .. passport, registration valid up to date .. I went to pick one of my friends who had to wait me for 3 hours outside, I had to wait with drunk people, sluts, illegal people, unmoral faces !
And after they left me to go home, cause they didn''t have  anything against me, they didn''t leave me! They followed me of course weren''t satisfied how to leave without paying.. again they asked for passport of course weren''t the same who stopped me the first time..  and they asked to go with them again there .. so I gave up and I  payed them this time .. and left in peace. I would say these incidents are becoming less and less in the past two years cause a lot of complained they received formally from all the European consulates in Petersburg .. less but still exist ..
I had more experiences but I wont tell them all because you will need much time to read .. most of them I had in the 1st and 2d course 99-01 .. the past three years had their own problems .. other problems.. one to mention .. on lesnaya metro station where they  stopped to check passport they asked for passport which I had,then
student card, that I had then propusk for obshijiti that I had.. !!  I had everything till my driving lisence .. but still wanted to go  with them to station where they tried to steel me while searching my pockets.. TO MENTION one of my friends they put for him in his  pocket drug and accused him .. to get his money …
That''s why I don''t hold in my pockets more than 20$ if more I put them in safe pleace!
People I have more and more .. this is enough for now …

:predyavite dokumenty. They will say .. Here is where the first  confusion shows. In theory, no Russian law demands that a citizen carry his or her papers at any time. But in practice, common sense does. Usually it happens on the street, when a patrol officer, stops you to check your papers - often with no explanation offered
whatsoever. But you should know better than to ask him for one, if only because the officer can himself have a very vague idea of why it is you, of all passers-by, that he has chosen to check. "It makes no difference for them what color the person is, or his hair. drug-dealers or terrorists. Of course, if it''s a native of  the Caucasus or Central Asia, Europe ,USA middle east .. for them all are good chance to get money If you have left your documents at home or in your hotel room, your day may well end up in the police station''s akvarium, or glass box.
There, in the company of local prostitutes and underage offenders, you will have to wait until your identity is verified by registration officials or the hotel you''re staying at, or until somebody is able to confirm your legal status. But - and this comes as a certain consolation - the outcome of a simple document check is not always that horrible. According to Buyevich, foreigners usually get better treatment by police than Russian citizens, and police say that foreigners - especially those who have long experience living in Russia - know better than to
misbehave.
So the best advice here is: Have your documents on you at all times and make sure that they include all the necessary papers - your passport, visa and St. Petersburg registration stamp. and shall we mention to be carful when you reach Russia to make a registration within the first 3 days this is the law .. otherwise unpleasant end is waiting for you.. but don''t worry money solve all of them .. and the amount of money you gonna pay depends on how good Russian you speak .. as good you speak as less you pay ..
well .. skin heads needs as much as i wrote above .. cause this is  another story that made our mind to be in ALERT while walking in the  streets way to home ..
i''m happy im out of there alive .. i would say i was luckt not to have experience with them , althoug some of my friends had , thank  god they still alive!
Take care .. especially who you stay in the BEAUTIFUL Saint- Petersburg .