Yes the conference lectures are held in Russian. I’m still learning Russian myself so I have an assistant to help translate. At last year’s conference I met 5 other foreigners and they were doing the same.

The value in the conference is really in the networking. Most, if not all, of the Russian attendees speak English and I had some very useful networking opportunities. The internet market is still quite shallow in Russia, so at a conference like this you actually get to chat face-to-face with all the main players. I picked up some very useful information, it’s a pity I’m not allowed to blog most of it

If you do plan on visiting though, send me an email and I’ll be glad to meet up with you over a beer. I would also be happy to arrange a translator for you/give you information about hotel bookings.