[Perhaps alteration (influenced by pool) of obsolete cesperalle, drainpipe, from Middle English suspiral, vent, from Old French sospirail, breathing hole, from souspirer, to breathe, from Latin suspÄ«rÄre, to sigh; see suspire.]
The Russian Ruble is also known as the Russian Rouble. The United States Dollar is also known as the American Dollar, and the US Dollar. The symbol for RUB can be written R. The symbol for USD can be written $. The Russian Ruble is divided into 100 kopecks. The United States Dollar is divided into 100 cents.
The most widely accepted cheques in Russia are American Express and more rare-Thomas Cook. In the Practicalities sections of our city guides, we provided the addresses of banks, which accept AMEX, Visa, Thomas Cook and other cheques.Their commission rates are usually 2 to 3% for cashing.Please, note, that you cannot pay with travelers cheques in Russia, you can only withdraw money from them in banks.here're many cash machines in Moscow, St. Petersburg and major Siberian cities, and a lot of shops and restaurants accept cards in the big cities. However, as soon as you go to smaller towns, you'll find it hard to use your credit card.