Originally Posted by
gotofly
I appreciate everyone's input but how do I buy thr ticke as I do not have any credit card issued outside USA
You can try 3rd party sites like:
http://www.ozon.travel/railway/
https://www.svyaznoy.travel/rway/
But they charge 600RUR commission. Per recent info from an anti-corruption organization, 70% of the commission gets a private company that is owned by the family of the president of RZD - so they sure have no reason to fix the payment system.