Hi Brian,
Although Primorsky Krai is the opposite Far East end of Russia, over 5000 miles away from my Moscow and another 500 miles more from Saint Petersburg, but I have a pleasant surprise for you.
(A) I lived there for a few years, I know the area and some local film-friendly authorities.
( My company has successfully and quite creatively provided production services for a few international film projects there.
(C) In the next few weeks I plan to visit one of the cities there to shoot an episode of my documentary, so this may save your budget for initial recce.
Just let me know what-where-when and I’ll be glad to share with you some of my ideas and give you a clear cost-effective quote.
Best regards, Eugene Zykov President & Founder Russian Film Commission — Film-Media Cell: +7 905 545 34 14 (also via Facetime/Viber/Whatsup)
Skype: ezykov http://www.russianfilm.biz