Early in 1815, Louisa Catherine Adams and her young son left St. Petersburg in a heavy Russian carriage and set out on a difficult journey to meet her husband, John Quincy Adams, in Paris. She traveled through the snows of eastern Europe, down the Baltic coast to Prussia, across the battlefields of Germany, and into a France that was then experiencing the tumultuous events of Napoleon's return from Elba. Along the way, she learned what the long years...

"Russia is the largest country in the world. It spreads across two continents, Europe and Asia, and spans 11 time zones. Find out more in Russia, one of the titles in the Countries of the World series."--From back cover.

Traveling the vast expanses of Asiatic Russia, Ian Frazier explores the beauty, culture, and history of Siberia. With a never-ending cast of colorful characters, Frazier reveals how Siberia and the rest of Russia have fared since the fall of the Soviet Union.

"Portrait of the mid-size city of Chelyabinsk and how it is faring in the new Russia"--

As mysterious as it's beautiful, as forbidding as it is populated with warm-hearted people, Syberia is a land few Westerners know, and even fewer will ever visit. Traveling alone, by train, boat, car, and on foot, Colin Thubron traversed this vast territory, talking to everyone he encountered about the state of the beauty, whose natural resources have been savagely exploited for decades; a terrain tainted by nuclear waste but filled with citizens...

The author of In Putin's Footsteps chronicles a deadly trek through the icy Russian region known for gulags and isolation. In a custom-built boat, Jeffrey Tayler travels some 2,400 miles down the Lena River from near Lake Baikal to high above the Arctic Circle, recreating a journey first made by Cossack forces more than three hundred years ago. He is searching for primeval beauty and a respite from the corruption, violence, and self-destructive urges...

"The World Class Cities series takes readers on a journey to some of the world's most interesting cities, exploring their history, culture, and economic strengths"--

When the author, a British journalist moves to Moscow, she discovers an apartment on Romanov Street that was once home to the Soviet elite. One of the most infamous neighbors was the ruthless apparatchik, Stalin's henchman, Vyacheslav Molotov, who was a participant in the collectivizations and the Great Purge, and also an ardent bibliophile. In what was formerly his apartment, she uncovers an extensive library and an old magic lantern, two things...

"Describes a visit to St. Petersburg, Russia, including the Russian Railway Museum, the Hermitage, Theater Square, and various other historical and cultural attractions"--

Built on the whim of a czar to rival the great capitals of Europe, St. Petersburg is unlike any other city in Russia. Bring the champagne and caviar as you explore this city of canals aboard a private water taxi. Marvel at the opulence of the Winter Palace and the treasures of the Hermitage and Russian Museums.