DK Eyewitness Russia (Travel Guide)

The way the world is right now, I probably won't ever be able to visit Russia, but that doesn't mean I can't read about it! Always know thine enemy, they say. lots of information and color photos. A bit dated from 2016 but worthwhile anyway. Highly recommend it!

Thick heavy colorful pages with lots of diagrams and maps. Worth buying.

New interest in Russia because of world events and historical dramas and documentaries on TV have encouraged people to gain a deeper knowledge of the country. While Russia is not the stereotypical tourist destination it has a culture that has both European and Asian features, cities of global importance (Moscow, Leningrad, Murmansk, Volgograd, and Vladivostok), and a mix of both authoritarian and free elements in its cultural life. Highlights of this book include the Winter Palace, the Kremlin, St. Basil's Cathedral, and Northern Russia.This book has the usual DK Travel format -- detailed summaries about cities and regions (Northern Russia, Central and Southern Russia, The Caucasus, Siberia and the Far East, and Kaliningrad), excellent color photos, brief overviews of the numerous small cities, followed by reference information about hotels, shopping, and general travel matters. DK guides are ideal for actual travel but are also good with travel and history videos, like "Globe Trekker - Russia" (2002) with Ian Wright, as well as more recent online videos.

This edition was published in 2013, which is the year I had a 3-week vacation to Russia. Even though I was on a guided tour group, this book was invaluable. It ave insight on things that even our escort was unaware of. I was on a 13 day river book trip on the Volga River, but had man stops & also booked extra days by myself & a firend in Moscow & St. Petersburg & it was so helpful wien we were on our own--also great tips on the culture & how to behave/interact with People in Russia. Well worth it!

DK is amazing at describing countries in its entirety. I learned a lot before travelling to Russia and I used the book while touring the country. The book is full of amazing pictures, history, geography and travel tips,. Excellent buy!

Outstanding book. Excellent description op St. Petersburg and Moscow!

Great, informative, easy to find content!

All the pages are intact, and the book arrived quickly. No complaints.

Excelente

Good for Moscow, St Peters berg, Golden Ring.Small type , difficult to readPhotographs and directions are excellent.Recommended if you can read small.print

Ce guide a l'avantage de correspondre à la collection Voir d'Hachette mais en langue anglaise car le livre en français est inexistant. Si Moscou et Saint-Pétersbourg prennent la plus grande place de cet ouvrage, celui-ci recèle des informations intéressantes sur l'exclave de Kaliningrad ou encore le Transsibérien.

used this to familiarize myself prior to a river cruise; good and accurate information helped with planning and what to know about customs and culture; great compact summary travel book that proved to be accurate

Bonitas photographs, buenas commentario pero la guia falta informacion para los turistas que viajar en lugares que no son Moscow y Saint Petersburgo. Necesita mas informacion para viajado independiente en Ruso.