Calling CIS countries , including Russia, is different. From analog phones, dial 8, wait for the tone, then dial the country code and number. From a digital phone, dial 007 before the country code and number. Analog phone users still have to dial the operator to call non-CIS countries. To book overseas calls from an analog phone, dial 8, wait for the tone, then dial 15 or 194.
Operators speak rudimentary English.