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Untraceable is a wonderful piece of fiction rooted in the recent history of Russia's state assassinations, especially the attempted poisoning of Sergei Skripal in Salisbury. Professor Kalitin is a ruthless, narcissistic chemist who has developed an untraceable, extremely lethal poison called Neophyte while working in a secret city on an island in the Russian far east. When the Soviet Union collapses, he defects and is given a new identity in Germany.

Set between Moscow, Russia and St Andrews, Scotland, it tackles the metaphysics of golf, the mindset of the classic Russian novels and the power of art and music to rewrite reality, as Aneliya comes into contact with an angelic presence named Xstabeth who simultaneously fulfils and disappears both her father and her lover. Written in a tender, mythical key, it is a love letter to the books of Chandler, Nabokov and Dostoevsky and also a musical text, with chord progressions appearing at key points in the action, so that the audiobook may be sung, played or otherwise accompanied.

При упоминании имени Михаила Афанасьевича Булгакова на память сразу приходят его Белая гвардия, Мастер и Маргарита или Собачье сердце. Эти без преувеличения гениальные романы выдержали многочисленные переиздания, были неоднократно экранизированы и по праву занимают самое почетное место в золотом фонде российской литературы.

How much do you know about Russia? Whether you’re a citizen of the world’s largest country or are simply interested in visiting one day, listen to this fascinating audiobook as narrator Charles King talks us through over 100 amazing facts about the spiritual home of vodka, caviar and Tetris. From information about the country’s history, cities and landmarks to some of her most famous citizens, this audiobook is perfect for both real and armchair travellers alike.

Russland ist anders: Nach über 25 Jahren Wohnen und Arbeiten in Russland weiß der Schweizer Rechtsanwalt Professor Karl Eckstein, wie man dort erfolgreich Geschäfte macht. Als großer Russland-Kenner plaudert er höchst unterhaltsam, aber immer mit großer Sachkenntnis aus dem Nähkästchen. Bei Business-Meetings werden parallel noch Gespräche am Handy geführt. Am Tisch wird hemmungslos geraucht, während die anderen essen. Aber "Die Brüder Karamasow" von Dostojewski haben alle gelesen und erwarten das auch von ihrem Geschäftspartner.

Discovering the Russian soul is like opening a matryoshka, a Russian doll, revealing the many layers. The Russian Orthodox religion is unique, Russian history is tragic, and the people are unpredictable. Russia's military and political power, as well as the rich contribution of its art and culture, is the result of an inner dynamic not always understood by outsiders.

“Riveting—a delicious odyssey full of history, humor, and jaw-dropping stories. If you want to understand the making of modern Russia, read this book.” —Daniel Stone, bestselling author of The Food Explorer A high-spirited, eye-opening, appetite-whetting culinary travel adventure by an...

An erudite and entertaining history of Moscow, a city defined by its survival and reinvention, and whose rich history offers crucial insight into contemporary global politics "A magisterial account of Moscow that reveals the city’s history and something of its soul through countless interwoven...

È il 1975 quando Jan Brokken rimane folgorato da San Pietroburgo, l'allora Leningrado, patria splendente e malinconica di poeti e dissidenti, folli e geni, disperati e amanti, culla della ribellione agli zar e poi al regime sovietico in nome della libertà dell'arte e dello spirito. In occasione del centenario della Rivoluzione d'Ottobre, Brokken ci accompagna nelle sue passeggiate fra presente e passato attraverso strade, teatri, case e musei sulle tracce dei personaggi che hanno reso Pietroburgo una capitale mitica della cultura europea.

Travel Tales: Russia & The USSR is a collection of travel stories of one of the travel world's most, shall we say, duplicitous destinations—a bit mysterious, somewhat alluring, yet still demanding a modicum of caution.

Die transsibirische Eisenbahn - die längste Zugstrecke der Welt und eine Reise voller Abenteuer und Magie. Erlebnisse auf der Strecke von Hamburg über Helsinki, St. Petersburg und quer durch Russland über den Baikalsee und die Mongolei nach China.

Kreml, Basilius Kathedrale, Bolschoi-Theater. Wer diese Schlagwörter hört, muss sofort an die russische Hauptstadt Moskau denken. Und das ist richtig so! Wenn Sie sich dazu entschließen, der russischen Metropole einen Besuch abzustatten, dann sollten Sie von den wichtigsten Highlights und Sehenswürdigkeiten schon einmal gehört haben. Selbstverständlich wird Ihre Stadttour bei diesen drei Sachen nicht enden, denn Moskau ist eine riesige Stadt und hat, außer den weltbekannten Sightseeings, noch viel mehr zu bieten.

En agosto de 1928, Manuel Chaves se embarca en un viaje en avión por Europa con la finalidad de escribir una serie de reportajes para el periódico del que es redactor jefe, Heraldo de Madrid. De Madrid a Bakú, pasando por Berlín y Leningrado: del Mediterráneo al Caspio. Chaves fue pionero en utilizar los adelantos técnicos de la época, como el avión, para ofrecer a sus lectores testimonios de primera mano sobre la situación política y social de algunos de los principales países europeos.

En el sexto viaje, Jorge exploró las islas de Rusia Asiática, como Sajalín, conocida como Karafuto por los japoneses, y la "isla prohibida" de Iturup, llamada en japonés Etorofu-to, en las Kurilesv, o Chishima-retto para los japoneses, tras obtener, de manera rocambolesca, un permiso para embarcar en un buque terriblemente balanceante en un frio mes de diciembre.

Санкт-Петербург уникален. И неповторим. Своеобразие и чарующе-строгое обаяние города складывается из уникальности и неповторимости всех его архитектурных составляющих.

Сегодняшняя Москва - растущий, быстро изменяющийся город. Город, где переплелись Европа и Азия, архаическое и сверхсовременное, где перезвон мобильных телефонов сливается с гулом церковных колоколов.

The tour begins with a tour of Moscow and the Kremlin, which towers on a forty meter high hill above the Moskva River. With the construction of the Kremlin, the history of the city began as the spiritual and secular center of the country. The fascinating "cruise of the tsars" leads over rivers, canals and lakes through the former empire of the tsars, past monasteries and wooden churches to St. Petersburg. The first travel destination is the historic town of Uglic and later Jaroslavl, one of the oldest trading cities on the Volga.

With exclusive insider status as Nikita Khrushchev’s great grand-daughter, and an ex-pat living and reporting on Russia and the Soviet Union since 1993, Nina Khrushcheva and Jeffrey Tayler offer a poignant exploration of the largest country on Earth through their recreation of Vladimir Putin’s fabled New Year’s Eve speech planned across all 11 time zones.

La strada da percorrere con destinazione Russia è lunga: occorrono molte ore di treno. Ma non c'è tempo per annoiarsi: il tragitto è una continua scoperta e rivela la vera essenza di questo straordinario paese attraverso gli incontri con le persone ordinarie che si incrociano in ambienti solo all'apparenza freddi ma che in realtà scaldano il cuore.

”Kaukasus og kildevand” fortæller om Bjørn Harvigs rejse til fods fra Sortehavet til Det Kaspiske Hav. Bjørn er ikke nogen almindelig eventyrer, det handler ikke så meget om at komme fra A til B, men mere om hvilke mennesker, han møder på vejen. Bjørn er god til at tale med folk, og i bogen genfortæller han mange af de skæbner, han mødte på sin lange rejse. Han fortæller om Ninel (Lenin stavet bagfra), som har 10 børn og som går tre km til den nærmeste sauna, for at få sig sit ugentlige bad. Han fortæller om drengen Nal, som drømmer om at blive fodboldstjerne.