This is the savvy city breakers' pocket guide to seeing and doing more in Russia's city of romance - with a fun- seeking and cost-conscious slant. It features practical accommodation, restaurant and nightlife listings to suit varied budgets and tastes. Imaginative suggestions reveal the city's hidden gems. The compact format quickly locates the top must-see and do attractions. It is perfect for pleasure-seeking city breakers wanting to quickly pinpoint the city's most entertaining highlights and decide what to see and do in a limited time. The guide offers clear maps to enable fast orientation and full-colour illustrated pages to pinpoint the very best in shopping, sightseeing, eating and drinking - plus great ideas for low-budget entertainment too.
Colin Wilson , Rasputin and the Fall of the Romanovs ( Panther , UK o / p ) . Perhaps the best account of the " mad monk " who hastened the downfall of a dynasty . It considers the most sensational tales with a sceptical eye .
St. Petersburg is the linchpin for travel to and around Russia, and this guidebook covers it all in this detailed city-guide format.
Rough guide Санкт-Петербург: самый подробный и популярный путеводитель в мире
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In 'Leningrad', Brian Moynahan sets the composition of Shostakovich's most famous work against the tragic canvas of the siege itself and the years of repression and terror that preceded it.
Crime and Punishment
When Hitler attacked the Soviet Union in June 1941, he intended to capture Leningrad before turning on Moscow.
Drawing upon a rich trove of material and through eye-witness accounts left by foreign nationals who saw the drama unfold, Helen Rappaport takes us right up to the action - to see, feel and hear the Revolution as it happened.
' Saul David, Daily Telegraph Caught in the Revolution is Helen Rappaport's masterful telling of the outbreak of the Russian Revolution through eye-witness accounts left by foreign nationals who saw the drama unfold.
But this is far more than a catalogue of suffering and starvation: Blockade Diary is a testament to selfishness and moral collapse, but also a tribute to generosity and courage. This remarkable book reveals humanity at its best and worst.