If you want to visit Russia, you will have to follow the whole process of getting necessary documents and your Russian visa.

First of all, you will need a tourist invitation - that means that somebody invited you to visit the Russian Federation. It could be a person (your relative or friend) or a tourist company. For issuing a private invitation - from a friend of yours - he or she should go to the local OVIR (passport service), give in all the necessary papers and wait for invitation to be done. Frankly speaking, it may take about a month! But maybe it is worth waiting because private invitation (and then private visa to Russia) can be given for up to 3 months.

The easiest way to get a visa...

If you need to visit Russia for consultation, negotiations or business trip you should obtain a business visa. But remember that it doesn't give you a right to work in Russia and get salary. For this purpose, please address your employee as he should take care of your working visa, contract and all the papers.

It can be given from 1 month up to 1 year. But according to the law of the Russian Federation you are able...