@Ian Bonham

Perhaps a bit easier than in the UK or US. I can pick up a copy of whatever OS i want from the CD/DVD market for a couple of hundred roubles (say $5 max). Quite often comes on a DVD several versions of Windows, all pre-cracked and ready to roll. Normally both EN and RU versions on the disks and sometimes with several versions of office.

Strangely enough the guys there don't normally sell disks with Linux on them! I have to get those from a legal outlet or download!

I really wish they would crack down on this sort of thing though. The less available pirated copies of Windows are the more people will move to Linux :-)