Gift for a host
I will be going to Russia in the summer. I will be staying at two different homes with two different hosts (one in St Petersburg the other in Moscow). I will be paying to stay at their homes but I wanted to give each host a gift. What is a typical gift? Or what will be a good gift to give. My first hosts are a married couple maybe 40 years old. My second host is a woman also around 40 years old.

Any suggestions are welcome.

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Gift for a host
I will be going to Russia in the summer.  I will be staying at two different homes with two different hosts (one in St Petersburg the other in Moscow).  I will be paying to stay at their homes but I wanted to give each host a gift.  What is a typical gift?  Or what will be a good gift to give.  My first hosts are a married couple maybe 40 years old.  My second host is a woman also around 40 years old.

Any suggestions are welcome.

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Sure, all of them will be glad to get souvenirs from your country. It's always appreciated. Not all, but many people in Russia have a special place, where they keep souvenirs from different countries (shelves, cupboards and so on).
And also you may present them your national food with a bottle of whiskey (or another alcohol, if you know tastes).

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Typical gift is not a good choice. I would prefer something unusual, not expensive, but definitely not typical.

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The typical present in Russia is a bottle of alсohol (vine, whisky, cognac) but it isn't interesting.
You should give something from your country, something that symbolizes of the USA.
I would like to get a cool encyclopedia with many photos)

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Thank you to everyone who answered the question.

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ask them :-)

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