Window to Moscow: Gives you weather, a nice metro map, and business information
A Russian Phototrack: Images of the major cities, including maps and photographs of the sights.
The Traveller's Yellow Pages has place listings and great maps for Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Travelocity provides airline schedules and prices, hotel listings, and lets you make your reservations on-line.
Travel Document Systems tells you what you need to know about travel visas, vaccinations (if necessary eek!), etc. You can dowload visa applications on-line, with Adobe Acrobat Reader
Visa requirements are changing constantly. Check here to find information updated by the state department.
Couchsurfing.com and Hospitalityclub.org make accomodation free! Thousands of couches and hosts available in Russia alone...
