Lonely Planet Russia, Ukraine & Belarus

by Ver Berkmoes, Ryan

• ISBN13: 9780864427137
• ISBN10: 0864427131
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-04-01
• Publisher: Lonely Planet

Table of Contents

The Authors	10	(5)
This Book	15	(1)
Foreword	16	(3)
Introduction	19	(6)
EUROPEAN RUSSIA
Facts About European Russia	25	(52)
History	27	(27)
Geography	54	(1)
Climate	55	(1)
Ecology & Environment	56	(1)
Flora & Fauna	56	(1)
Government & Politics	57	(3)
Economy	60	(2)
Population & People	62	(1)
Education	63	(1)
Arts	64	(9)
Society & Conduct	73	(1)
Religion	73	(3)
Language	76	(1)
Facts for the Visitor	77	(58)
Highlights	77	(1)
Suggested Itineraries	77	(1)
Planning	78	(2)
Tourist Offices	80	(1)
Visas & Documents	80	(4)
Embassies & Consulates	84	(4)
Customs	88	(1)
Money	89	(2)
Post & Communications	91	(3)
Internet Resources	94	(1)
Books	94	(2)
Newspapers & Magazines	96	(1)
Food & Drink	97	(16)
Radio & TV	113	(1)
Video Systems	114	(1)
Photography & Video	114	(1)
Time	115	(1)
Electricity	115	(1)
Weights & Measures	115	(1)
Laundry	116	(1)
Toilets	116	(1)
Health	116	(7)
Women Travellers	123	(1)
Gay & Lesbian Travellers	123	(1)
Disabled Travellers	123	(1)
Senior Travellers	124	(1)
Travel with Children	124	(1)
Dangers & Annoyances	124	(2)
Legal Matters	126	(1)
Business Hours	126	(1)
Public Holidays & Special Events	126	(1)
Activities	127	(1)
Language Courses	128	(1)
Work	128	(1)
Accommodation	128	(3)
Entertainment	131	(2)
Spectator Sports	133	(1)
Shopping	134	(1)
Getting There & Away	135	(13)
Air	135	(8)
Land	143	(3)
Sea	146	(1)
Organised Tours	146	(2)
Getting Around	148	(11)
Air	148	(1)
Train	149	(5)
Bus	154	(1)
Hired Cars	154	(1)
Car & Motorcycle	155	(1)
Hitching	156	(1)
Boat	156	(1)
Local Transport	157	(1)
Organised Tours	158	(1)
Moscow	159	(74)
History	160	(2)
Orientation	162	(11)
Information	173	(4)
Kremlin	177	(6)
City Centre	183	(6)
Inner North	189	(1)
Inner North-West	190	(3)
Inner South-West	193	(6)
Inner South	199	(3)
Inner South-East	202	(1)
Inner North-East	203	(3)
Outer North	206	(1)
Outer West	207	(1)
Outer South	208	(2)
Outer East	210	(1)
Activities	211	(1)
Language Courses	212	(1)
Organised Tours	212	(1)
Special Events	212	(1)
Places to Stay	212	(3)
Places to Eat	215	(5)
Entertainment	220	(3)
Spectator Sports	223	(1)
Shopping	224	(1)
Getting There & Away	225	(4)
Getting Around	229	(4)
Around Moscow	233	(45)
Getting There & Away	233	(2)
North-West	235	(1)
Klin	235	(1)
Tver	235	(4)
Lake Seliger	239	(1)
West	240	(1)
Istra & New Jerusalem Monastery	240	(1)
Arkhangelskoe	241	(1)
Borodino	241	(2)
Peredelkino	243	(1)
South	243	(1)
Melikhovo	243	(1)
Prioksko-Terrasny Reserve	243	(1)
Tula	244	(1)
Yasnaya Polyana	245	(1)
Gorki Leninskie	245	(2)
North-East -- Golden Ring	246	(1)
Vladimir	247	(4)
Bogolyubovo	251	(1)
Suzdal	252	(6)
Ivanovo	258	(1)
Plyos	259	(1)
Kostroma	259	(3)
Yaroslavl	262	(5)
Rostov-Veliky	267	(3)
Uglich	270	(1)
Pereslavl-Zalessky	271	(2)
Sergiev Posad	273	(3)
Abramtsevo	276	(2)
ST Petersburg	278	(70)
History	279	(2)
Orientation	281	(1)
Information	281	(18)
The Historic Heart	299	(2)
The Hermitage	301	(8)
Nevsky Prospekt	309	(3)
Between Nevsky & the Neva	312	(4)
Smolny Region	316	(1)
South & West of Nevsky Prospekt	316	(4)
Vasilevsky Island	320	(1)
Petrograd Side	321	(4)
Vyborg Side	325	(1)
Activities	326	(1)
Language Courses	327	(1)
Organised Tours	327	(1)
Special Events	328	(1)
Places to Stay	328	(3)
Places to Eat	331	(7)
Entertainment	338	(4)
Spectator Sports	342	(1)
Shopping	342	(2)
Getting There & Away	344	(2)
Getting Around	346	(2)
Around ST Petersburg	348	(13)
Vyborg	348	(4)
Petrodvorets	352	(2)
Lomonosov	354	(1)
Pushkin & Pavlovsk	355	(3)
Kronstadt	358	(1)
Staraya Ladoga	359	(1)
Nizhnezvirsky Nature Reserve	360	(1)
Western European Russia	361	(45)
History	361	(2)
South Of Moscow	363	(1)
Yelets	363	(2)
Voronezh	365	(3)
Ramon	368	(1)
Oryol	368	(4)
Spasskoe-Lutovinovo	372	(1)
Kursk	373	(3)
Around Kursk	376	(1)
Bryansk	377	(2)
Smolensk Region	379	(1)
Smolensk	379	(4)
Around Smolensk	383	(1)
Novgorod Region	384	(1)
Novgorod	384	(6)
Staraya Russa	390	(1)
Pskov Region	390	(1)
Pskov	390	(4)
Around Pskov	394	(4)
Kaliningrad Region	396	(2)
Kaliningrad	398	(5)
Svetlogorsk	403	(1)
Yantarny	403	(1)
Baltiysk	404	(1)
Kurshkaya Kosa	404	(2)
Northern European Russia	406	(44)
History	406	(2)
Climate	408	(1)
People	408	(1)
Getting There & Away	408	(1)
Getting Around	408	(1)
Karelia	409	(1)
Petrozavodsk	409	(5)
Around Petrozavodsk	414	(3)
Valaam	417	(1)
Kem	417	(2)
Kola Peninsula	418	(1)
Getting There & Away	419	(1)
Murmansk	420	(5)
Around Murmansk	425	(1)
Nikel	425	(1)
Zapolyarnye	426	(1)
Borisoglebsk	426	(1)
Monchegorsk	426	(1)
Lapland Biosphere Reserve	427	(1)
Apatity	428	(3)
Kirovsk	431	(1)
Polyarnye Zory	432	(1)
Kandalaksha	433	(1)
Arkhangelsk Region	433	(1)
Arkhangelsk	433	(6)
Malye Korely	439	(1)
Severodvinsk	439	(1)
Solovetsky Islands	440	(3)
Vologda Region	443	(1)
Vologda	443	(6)
Kirillov	449	(1)
Volga Region	450	(29)
History	450	(2)
Rivers & Canals	452	(1)
Climate	452	(1)
People	452	(1)
Getting There & Around	453	(1)
Nizhny Novgorod	454	(4)
Kazan	458	(2)
Around Kazan	460	(1)
Perm	461	(2)
Around Perm	463	(1)
Ufa	464	(1)
Ulyanovsk	465	(3)
Saratov	468	(1)
Volgograd	469	(4)
Astrakhan	473	(3)
Rostov-on-Don	476	(1)
Around Rostov-on-Don	477	(2)
Caucasus	479	(42)
History	480	(3)
Climate	483	(1)
People & Language	483	(1)
Religion	484	(1)
Getting There & Away	484	(1)
Getting Around	484	(1)
Kuban Steppe	485	(1)
Stavropol	485	(1)
Krasnodar	486	(1)
Black Sea Coast	487	(1)
Novorossiysk	487	(1)
Novorossiysk to Dagomys	488	(1)
Sochi & Dagomys	488	(5)
Around Sochi & Dagomys	493	(3)
Mineral Water Spas	494	(2)
Pyatigorsk	496	(4)
Kislovodsk	500	(2)
Zheleznovodsk	502	(1)
Central Caucasus	503	(1)
Dombay	503	(4)
Teberda	507	(1)
Nalchik	508	(1)
Elbrus Area	509	(4)
Vladikavkaz	513	(1)
Around Vladikavkaz	514	(7)
Chechnya	515	(1)
Dagestan	516	(5)
THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY
The Trans-Siberian Railway	521	(26)
History	521	(2)
Books	523	(1)
Routers & Trains	524	(6)
Breaking your Journey	530	(5)
Booking	535	(5)
What to Bring	540	(1)
The Journey	541	(6)
SIBERIA & THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST
Facts about Siberia & The Russian Far East	547	(22)
History	548	(5)
Geography	553	(1)
Climate	554	(1)
Ecology & Environment	555	(1)
Flora & Fauna	556	(4)
Government & Politics	560	(1)
Economy	560	(1)
Population & People	561	(2)
Education	563	(2)
Arts	565	(1)
Religion	566	(2)
Language	568	(1)
Facts for the Visitor	569	(11)
Suggested Itineraries	569	(1)
Planning	569	(1)
Responsible Tourism	570	(1)
Consulates	570	(1)
Money	571	(1)
Internet Resources	571	(1)
Books	572	(1)
Newspapers & Magazines	573	(1)
Radio & TV	573	(1)
Photography & Video	573	(1)
Time	573	(1)
Health	574	(1)
Women Travellers	574	(1)
Gay & Lesbian Travellers	574	(1)
Disabled Travellers & Senior Travellers	574	(1)
Useful Organisations	574	(1)
Dangers & Annoyances	574	(1)
Public Holidays & Special Events	575	(1)
Activities	575	(2)
Work	577	(1)
Accommodation	577	(1)
Food	578	(1)
Drinks	579	(1)
Getting There & Away	580	(4)
Air	580	(1)
Land	581	(1)
Sea	582	(1)
Organised Tours	582	(2)
Getting Around	584	(5)
Air	584	(2)
Train	586	(1)
Bus	587	(1)
Car & Motorcycle	587	(1)
Boat	588	(1)
Western Siberia	589	(46)
The Urals	589	(1)
Yekaterinburg	589	(11)
Around Yekaterinburg	600	(1)
Tyumen & Omsk Regions	600	(1)
Tyumen	601	(1)
Tobolsk	602	(2)
Omsk	604	(1)
Novosibirsk & Tomsk Regions	604	(1)
Novosibirsk	604	(7)
Around Novosibirsk	611	(1)
Tomsk	611	(3)
Altay Republic & Altay Territory	612	(2)
Barnaul	614	(1)
Biysk	615	(1)
Gorno-Altaysk	615	(1)
Chuysky Trakt	616	(2)
South-Western Altay Republic	618	(1)
Eastern Altay Republic	619	(1)
Krasnoyarsk Territory	619	(1)
Krasnoyarsk	620	(3)
Northern Krasnoyarsk Territory	623	(2)
Khakassia	624	(1)
Abakan	625	(2)
Around Abakan	627	(1)
South-West Khakassia	628	(2)
Tuva	628	(2)
Kyzyl	630	(3)
Eastern Tuva	633	(1)
Southern Tuva	634	(1)
Western Tuva	634	(1)
Eastern Siberia	635	(37)
The Western BAM & Northern Lake Baikal	635	(1)
Tayshet	635	(1)
Bratsk	635	(2)
Zheleznogorsk-ilimsky	637	(1)
Ust-Kut	638	(1)
Severobaikalsk	638	(2)
Around Severobaikalsk (North Baikal)	640	(4)
Tynda	644	(1)
Irkutsk & Southern Lake Baikal	644	(1)
Irkutsk	644	(9)
Around Irkutsk (South-West Baikal)	653	(3)
Eastern Shore of Lake Baikal	656	(1)
Southern Buryatia	657	(1)
Religion	657	(1)
Ulan Ude	658	(4)
Ivolginsk Datsan	662	(1)
Kyakhta	663	(1)
East from Ulan Ude	664	(1)
Chita	664	(1)
Blagoveshchensk	665	(1)
Around Blagoveshchensk	665	(1)
Sakha Republic	666	(1)
Yakutsk	666	(2)
Around Yakutsk	668	(2)
Mirny	670	(2)
The Russian Far East	672	(43)
Primorsky Kray	672	(1)
Vladivostok	672	(9)
Around Vladivostok	681	(1)
Nakhodka	682	(1)
Khabarovsky Kray	682	(1)
Birobidzhan	682	(1)
Khabarovsk	683	(7)
Around Khabarovsk	690	(1)
Komsomolsk-on-Amur	691	(1)
Sovetskaya Gavan	691	(1)
Port Vanino	691	(1)
Nikolaevsk-on-Amur	692	(1)
Sakhalin Island	692	(1)
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	693	(5)
Elsewhere on Sakhalin	698	(8)
Kuril Islands	701	(1)
Magadan	702	(3)
Kamchatka	705	(1)
History	706	(1)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky	706	(4)
Elsewhere in Kamchatka	710	(5)
UKRAINE
Facts about Ukraine	715	(22)
History	715	(8)
Geography	723	(1)
Climate	723	(1)
Ecology & Environment	724	(1)
Flora & Fauna	724	(2)
Government & Politics	726	(1)
Economy	726	(1)
Population & People	727	(1)
Education	728	(1)
Arts	728	(7)
Society & Culture	735	(1)
Religion	735	(1)
Language	736	(1)
Facts for the Visitor	737	(25)
Highlights	737	(1)
Planning	737	(1)
Tourist Offices	738	(1)
Visas & Documents	739	(2)
Embassies & Consulates	741	(2)
Customs	743	(1)
Money	744	(2)
Post & Communications	746	(2)
Internet Resources	748	(1)
Books	748	(2)
Newspapers & Magazines	750	(1)
Radio & TV	750	(1)
Video Systems	750	(1)
Photography & Video	751	(1)
Time	751	(1)
Electricity	751	(1)
Weights & Measures	751	(1)
Laundry	751	(1)
Toilets	751	(1)
Health	751	(1)
Dangers & Annoyances	752	(2)
Business Hours	754	(1)
Public Holidays & Special Events	754	(1)
Activities	755	(1)
Work	756	(1)
Accommodation	756	(1)
Food	757	(3)
Drinks	760	(1)
Entertainment	760	(1)
Spectator Sports	761	(1)
Shopping	761	(1)
Getting There & Away	762	(7)
Air	762	(2)
Land	764	(3)
Sea & River	767	(1)
Organised Tours	767	(2)
Getting Around	769	(5)
Air	769	(1)
Train	769	(1)
Bus	770	(1)
Car & Motorcycle	771	(1)
Hitching	772	(1)
Boat	772	(1)
Local Transport	773	(1)
Organised Tours	773	(1)
KYIV	774	(33)
History	774	(1)
Orientation	775	(2)
Information	777	(1)
Things to See & Do	778	(16)
Special Events	794	(1)
Places to Stay	795	(2)
Places to Eat	797	(2)
Entertainment	799	(1)
Spectator Sports	800	(1)
Shopping	800	(1)
Getting There & Away	801	(1)
Getting Around	802	(1)
Around Kyiv	803	(1)
Pereyaslav-Khmelnytsky	803	(1)
Kaniv	803	(1)
Chernihiv	804	(1)
Uman	805	(2)
Western Ukraine	807	(35)
Lviv Region	807	(1)
Lviv	807	(11)
Around Lviv	818	(1)
Transcarpathia	818	(1)
Uzhhorod	818	(3)
Mukacheve	821	(1)
Ivano-Frankivsk Region	822	(1)
Ivano-Frankivsk	822	(2)
Carpathian National Natural Park	824	(4)
Volyn & Rivne Regions	828	(1)
Lutsk	828	(1)
Rivne	829	(1)
Ostroh	830	(1)
Ternopil Region	830	(1)
Kremenets	830	(1)
Pochayiv	831	(1)
Ternopil	832	(1)
Chernivtsi Region	833	(1)
Chernivtsi	833	(4)
Khotyn	837	(1)
Khmelnytsky Region	837	(1)
Kamyanets-Podilsky	837	(5)
Southern Ukraine	842	(11)
Odesa	842	(10)
Bilhorod-Dnistrovsky	852	(1)
Izmayil	852	(1)
Crimea	853	(22)
History	853	(2)
Simferopol	855	(3)
Yevpatoria	858	(1)
Bakchysaray	859	(3)
Manhup-Kale	862	(1)
Yalta	862	(5)
Around Yalta	867	(3)
Sevastopol	870	(1)
Sudak	871	(1)
Kara-Dah Nature Reserve	872	(1)
Feodosia	872	(2)
Kerch	874	(1)
Eastern Ukraine	875	(16)
Kharkiv	875	(6)
Poltava	881	(1)
Dnipropetrovsk	882	(2)
Zaporizhzhya	884	(1)
Donetsk	885	(6)
BELARUS
Facts About Belarus	891	(11)
History	891	(5)
Geography	896	(1)
Climate	896	(1)
Ecology & Environment	897	(1)
Flora & Fauna	897	(1)
Government & Politics	897	(1)
Economy	898	(1)
Population & People	898	(1)
Education	899	(1)
Arts	899	(1)
Religion	900	(1)
Language	900	(2)
Facts for the Visitor	902	(9)
Highlights	902	(1)
Planning	902	(1)
Tourist Offices	902	(1)
Visas & Documents	902	(1)
Embassies & Consulates	903	(1)
Customs	904	(1)
Money	905	(1)
Post & Communications	906	(1)
Internet Resources	906	(1)
Newspapers & Magazines	907	(1)
Radio & TV	907	(1)
Photography & Video	907	(1)
Time	907	(1)
Electricity	908	(1)
Health	908	(1)
Useful Organisations	908	(1)
Dangers & Annoyances	908	(1)
Business Hours	908	(1)
Public Holidays & Special Events	908	(1)
Activities	909	(1)
Work	909	(1)
Accommodation	909	(1)
Food & Drink	909	(1)
Entertainment	910	(1)
Spectator Sports	910	(1)
Shopping	910	(1)
Getting There & Away	911	(2)
Air	911	(1)
Land	911	(1)
Organised Tours	912	(1)
Getting Around	913	(2)
Air	913	(1)
Train	913	(1)
Bus	913	(1)
Car & Motorcycle	913	(1)
Local Transport	914	(1)
Organised Tours	914	(1)
Minsk	915	(14)
Things to See & Do	917	(5)
Places to Stay	922	(1)
Places to Eat	923	(1)
Entertainment	924	(1)
Spectator Sports	925	(1)
Shopping	925	(1)
Getting There & Away	925	(1)
Getting Around	926	(1)
Around Minsk	927	(1)
Khatyn	927	(1)
Mir	927	(1)
Njasvizh	927	(2)
Elsewhere in Belarus	929	(14)
Brest	929	(5)
Around Brest	934	(1)
Hrodna	934	(3)
Polatsk	937	(2)
Vitsebsk	939	(4)
Language	943	(12)
Russian	943	(8)
Ukrainian	951	(4)
GLOSSARY	955	(4)
ALTERNATIVE PLACE NAMES	959	(2)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS	961	(8)
INDEX	969	(1)
Abbreviations	969	(1)
Text	969	(6)
Boxed Text	975