Dimensions
127 x 185 x 43mm
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus are countries transformed. Where once only state-run tours could go, the independent traveller on any budget now finds opportunities openings up on all sides. This practical guidebook takes you to all points of this vast region, from the birthplace of the Eastern Orthodox churches and the last resting place of the Soviet Union to the forests and volcanoes of Siberia and the Russian Far East.
Features:
- 123 accurate and up-to-date maps, including full-colour country maps and metro maps for major cities
- place names and map keys in Roman an Cyrillic script
- detailed information on Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian language, history, arts and culture
- a comprehensive section for travellers on the fabled Trans-Siberian Railway
- accommodation options from homestays and hostels to luxury hotels
- what to eat and where to find it, from street markets and stolovaya to regional restaurants and dial-a-pizza
- invaluable hints for dealing with post-Soviet bureaucracy
