This brand new edition, Insight Guide to Russia, features a wealth of inspiring full-colour photography, including outstanding double page spreads of Russia's vast and spectacular scenery. The top attractions are identified to help you plan your trip priorities and a 'Best of' section highlights the most unique experiences Russia has to offer, along with personal recommendations on what to see and do whilst there, such as a visit to the Golden Ring or a ride on the Trans-Siberian Railroad. An in-depth 'Places' section covers the entire country, region by region, with all the principal sites cross-referenced by number to the accompanying full-colour maps. Additional maps inside the front and back covers enable instant orientation and easy navigation around Russia; the first depicting the country as a whole and the latter detailing the Moscow and St Petersburg metros. Colour-coded sections explore Russia's history, covering everything from decisive dates to the rise and fall of the Soviet Empire, and also interesting features on everything from Religion and Art to Russian Cinema and the Women of Russia. A comprehensive Travel Tips section details transport, accommodation for all budgets, eating out, activities, and an A-Z of other practical information, including useful contact numbers, to ensure your trip goes smoothly. The unique combination of insightful exploration alongside practical advice means that this guide truly is a pleasure to read before, during and after your visit.
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Excellent travel guide to Russia, Ukraine, Belarus,
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This review is from: Russia: Belarus & Ukraine (Insight Guides) (Paperback)
I am surprised to be the first reviewer for this book, as it was the better of the St. Petersburg (EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE) and, Moscow (EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE) that I also looked at covering Russia.
In style it is similar to DK books. What gives it the edge is the scope and humor of the book. Overview text of current situation and politics appeared fairly evenhanded and concise. Scope: Insight Guides Russia covers locations throughout Russia, DK books mentioned above are smaller and focus only on two major cities with the most popular tourist destinations. Belarus and Ukraine chapters are a definite plus, as Ukraine is also a popular destination, and Belarus is rarely covered because it isn't yet -not for us Americans anyway. I also found that Insight Guides Russia had a bit more humor than the DK titles, adding both dry humor and blatantly funny summaries to topics and photo descriptions. Book is filled with excellent photos. Just like DK titles they do not appear to be cliche stock photos, but original, high quality shots. The book has larger photos, versus detailed cutouts and small photos that dominate DK. DK titles have very nice cutaways of buildings and hand drawn maps. This series does not have it, so if you're an engineer aficionado, you may want to look into that. Overall, you will not go wrong with any of the three books I mentioned here. I am quite impressed with Insight Guides Russia, especially as I have come to see DK titles as the best in the genre of travel books. I particularly recommend it to someone who considers going off the beaten path.
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Looks good---quick service and great condition. I have only read a few pages so far. It looks like what I'm interested in. I've yet to visit this land.
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Peter the Great, World War, Soviet Union, Black Sea, Lake Baikal, Kievan Rus, Catherine the Great, Ivan the Terrible, Red Square, Uspensky Sobor, Boris Yeltsin, Golden Ring, Winter Palace, Golden Horde, Tretyakov Gallery, Alexander Pushkin, Dormition Cathedral, New York, Russian Empire, Orthodox Church, Karla Marksa, Gostiny Dvor, Tsar Nicholas, European Russia, Moskva River Browse Sample Pages:
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Peter the Great, World War, Soviet Union, Black Sea, Lake Baikal, Kievan Rus, Catherine the Great, Ivan the Terrible, Red Square, Uspensky Sobor, Boris Yeltsin, Golden Ring, Winter Palace, Golden Horde, Tretyakov Gallery, Alexander Pushkin, Dormition Cathedral, New York, Russian Empire, Orthodox Church, Karla Marksa, Gostiny Dvor, Tsar Nicholas, European Russia, Moskva River Browse Sample Pages:
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