Hidden Russia: from Ladoga to Sakhalin

This book is an exciting journey through Russia, introducing its rich cultural and historical heritage, and the people who know how to live in the most difficult, even unbearable natural conditions: in the mosquito-infested taiga, in waterless steppes, in high mountains and in flooded valleys… These are stories about living witnesses of the past — architectural monuments that capture both the beauty of the Russian land, the ingenuity of its people, and state power, but most importantly — the greatness of the human spirit. The book is richly illustrated and includes more than 250 color and black-and-white photographs.