Insight City Guide Moscow

by Bell, Brian

• ISBN13: 9789812582447
• ISBN10: 9812582444
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-05-15
• Publisher: Insight Guides

Summary

Insight City Guides draw on the best features of the original Insight Guides, combining insightful writing and lavish full-colour photography with a more portable format and greater emphasis on practical information to create the most complete portable travel guide..Magazine-style articles.Lively essays written by local writers on culture, history, and people.Expert evaluations of must-see-sites - plus maps and floor plans.A bonus "take-it-with-you" Mini Restaurant Guide and City Map.An 8-12 page street atlas.Tabbed Travel Tips section for quick reference.Comfortable, rounded spine makes these volumes ideal for use on the go

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Best of Moscow	p. 6
A Capital Reborn	p. 15
History
City of Tumult	p. 17
The New Land of the Free	p. 29
Decisive Dates	p. 34
Features
The Muscovites	p. 39
At the Russian Table	p. 45
Literature and the Imagination	p. 48
Fairy Tales and Magic	p. 52
Moscow on Stage	p. 54
Unravelling the Russian Orthodox Church	p. 59
Architecture	p. 66
Places
Introduction	p. 77
The Kremlin	p. 81
Red Square and Kitai-gorod	p. 91
Theatre and Manege Squares	p. 105
Classic Art and Old Arbat	p. 115
New Arbat and the West	p. 131
Tverskaya and the Northwest	p. 145
Lubyanka and the North	p. 159
Ivanovskaya Hill to Taganka	p. 168
Beyond the River	p. 173
Parks and Palaces	p. 190
Day Trips from Moscow	p. 200
Insight on...
Revolutionary to Romantic: The Art of Propaganda	p. 26
Boom Time for the City Builders	p. 64
Palaces beneath the Streets	p. 112
At Home with the Counts Sheremetev	p. 196
Information panels
The Russian Federation	p. 33
The Bathhouse	p. 154
Travel Tips
Transport
Getting There	p. 212
By Air	p. 212
Air Safety	p. 212
By Rail	p. 212
Getting Around	p. 213
To/From the Airports	p. 213
Airline Offices in Moscow	p. 213
Orientation	p. 213
Public Transport	p. 214
Metro Tickets	p. 214
Driving	p. 215
On Foot	p. 215
House Numbers	p. 215
Glossary of Terms	p. 215
Accommodation
Choosing a Hotel	p. 216
Private Accommodation	p. 216
Budget Lodgings	p. 216
Visas	p. 216
City Centre	p. 217
West/East of the Garden Ring	p. 217
North of the Garden Ring	p. 218
Beyond the River	p. 219
Activities
The Arts	p. 220
Circus	p. 220
Theatre	p. 220
Opera and Ballet	p. 220
Concerts	p. 221
Cinema	p. 221
What's On Listings	p. 222
Nightlife	p. 222
Live Music	p. 222
Expat Bars	p. 222
Yuppie Bars	p. 222
Just Bars	p. 223
Jazz Bars	p. 223
Casinos	p. 223
Festivals	p. 223
Major Religious Festivals	p. 223
Shopping	p. 223
Art and Antiques	p. 223
Bookshops	p. 224
Clothes	p. 224
Department Stores/Malls	p. 224
Food Shops	p. 224
Gifts and Jewellery	p. 224
Markets	p. 225
Customs	p. 225
Museum Shops	p. 225
Sport	p. 225
Spectator Sports	p. 225
Football	p. 226
Active Sports	p. 226
Bathhouses	p. 227
Sightseeing Tours	p. 227
Children	p. 227
A-Z: Practical Information
Full Index	p. 228
Language
The Alphabet	p. 235
Basics	p. 235
Getting Around	p. 236
Numbers	p. 236
Signs and Inscriptions	p. 237
Eating Out	p. 238
Money	p. 238
Further Reading	p. 238
Maps
Moscow front flap and
The Kremlin	p. 82
Central Moscow	p. 92
Art and Old Arbat	p. 116
Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts	p. 118
Moscow River and Sparrow Hills	p. 124
New Arbat and the West	p. 132
Kutuzovsky prospekt	p. 140
Tverskaya and the Northwest	p. 146
Lubyanka and the North	p. 161
Ivanovskaya Hill to Taganskaya	p. 170
Beyond the River	p. 174
Tretyakov Gallery	p. 176
Parks and Palaces	p. 192
Day Trips	p. 202
Map Legend	p. 239
Street Atlas	p. 240
Moscow Metro	p. 257
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