Discovering the Moscow Countryside: An Illustrated Guide to Russia's Heartland

by Kathleen Berton Murrell

Book Overview

"Discovering the Moscow Countryside" is a fascinating voyage into the history, architecture, people, and archaeology of the country that surrounds Moscow. The towns and villages dotted around this wooded landscape are rich in associations. Wave after wave of invaders--Tatars, Poles, French, and Germans--sought to conquer Russia through these lands. Now, with the collapse of the Soviet Union, many of the beautiful monasteries and little ruined country...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1860646735
• ISBN13: 9781860646737
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"