Lonely Planet Russia (Travel Guide) Paperback – March 20, 2018 by Lonely Planet (Author), Simon Richmond (Author), Ali Lemer (Author), Tatyana Leonov (Author), Mark Baker (Author), Marc Bennetts (Author), Stuart Butler (Author), Trent Holden (Author), Tom Masters (Author), Kate Morgan (Lonely Planet)

This 720-page book - the 8th (printed) edition of March 2018 - is an interesting and readable guide to the northern Asiatic country of Russia. This is a well-designed and presented guide, with useful maps. This is not a glossy guide with lots of colour pictures, but it is a well-designed and laid out guide, with colour used sparingly. It is intended to be a helpful guide to things to see and do, and not just a list of things to see and do.

This volume covers a lot of ground, so if you are only visiting one or two places, then a more specific book might be of more use; and remember, always be polite, don't mention the Ukraine, and you won't need the section on Siberia

It is broken down into four major sections:

Page 6 - Plan Your Trip:
This section is an introduction to Russia, showing/telling you what to look out for (Russia‘s Top 20), what you need to know in advance, and other important stuff for visitors.

On The Road (“The Guide”):
P054: Moscow
P125: The Golden Ring
P156: St Petersburg
P232: Western European Russia
P273: Kaliningrad Region
P291: Northern European Russia
P332: Volga Region
P369: Russian Caucasus
P411: The Urals
P435: Western Siberia
P475: Eastern Siberia
P540: Russian Far East

Page 592 - Understand (local culture):
This section has articles on history, landscape & wildlife, arts, people, cuisine, etc.

Page 666 - Survival Guide:
This section contains information on transport, the A-Z Directory, etc.
P691: Language
P701: Index