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Travel information Volga Federal District

Includes : Republic of Bashkortostan, Chuvash Republic, Kirov Oblast, Mari El Republic, Republic of Mordovia, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Orenburg Oblast, Penza Oblast, Perm Krai, Samara Oblast, Saratov Oblast, Republic of Tatarstan, Udmurt Republic, and Ulyanovsk Oblast.

Administrative center: Nizhny Novgorod.


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Hotels in Russia

 
Centrally located hotels in all major cities ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

 Allrussianhotels.com

Hostels

 - Great Hostels, Free booking
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

Travel Agents / Tour Operator

 - City Breaks, Flight / Car & Hotel

 - Create your perfect trip - Flight, Hotel and Car

 Fregata Travel
 Intourist - Transsiberian Railway



 Norvista UK  -  Experts on travel to Russia
 Scantours UK
Independent tour operator. Here you will find many flexible, good value holiday ideas and arrangements.
 The Adventure Company

 Interactive Russia

Travel Guides Russia / Magazines / Related books

Travel Guides Russia [ Amazon.co.uk ]

 Risk Online - Russian magazine about mountains, expeditions, people
Mountaineering, Rock Climbing, Ice Climbing, Gallery, Regions, Forum, Links [ Russian Outdoor Sites ] and more [ Russian Climbing Federation ]

Transport / How do I travel to Russia

 Moscow Airport - Sheremetyevo Airport
Airport Map, Season schedule, On-line schedule, Airlines, Weather in Russia,
 Moscow Airport - Vnukovo Airport - 11 kilometers from Moscow
One of the largest airports of Russia.
 Novosibirsk Airport - Tolmachevo Airport - West Siberia
International destinations and operating on domestic routes [ Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Krasnodar, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok and Mirny ]
 Petersburg Airport / St. Petersburg Airport - Pulkovo Airport
Passenger info [ Airport Plan, How to get there, Pulkovo Terminal I and II, etc. ]

 Ebookers -  
Book InterRail, Europdomino and other European Rail Passes online and explore Europe your way with a large selection of rail passes and tickets offering maximum flexibility.

 Russian Railways

  - Eurolines - coach line to Russia
Locations served: Moscow, Pskov, Smolensk, St Petersburg

 Transrussia.net

 Online Maps [ Uni Texas - Perry-Castañeda Library - Map Collection Europe  ]


Links 

 Travel Insurance -  online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

 Russian National Tourist Office
Tours & Packages, Excursions, Trans-Siberian Express, Traveler Tips, Cruises and more

 Government Russia - Russian Government
Official information and documents from the Web-pages of the Russian President, Security Council as well as references to the Web-pages of other official Web-sites.

 Nizhny Novgorod - Administrative center

 Bashkortostan  -  Republic of Bashkortostan
 Chuvash Republic
 Kirov Oblast
 Mari El Republic
 Mordovia  -  Republic of Mordovia
 Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
 Orenburg Oblast
 Penza Oblast
 Perm Krai
 Samara Oblast
 Saratov Oblast
 Tatarstan  -  Republic of Tatarstan
 Udmurt Republic
 Ulyanovsk Oblast

 City.ru - Russian cities on the web

Cuisine - Russian Recipes

 Russian Cuisine
Welcome to the world of authentic Russian cuisine and cooking recipes, the place for lovers of delicious dishes and culture of the Rus. In their Russian recipes cookbook you'll find a great number of palatable dishes (hors-d'oeuvres, main courses, desserts, beverages etc.) from ancient times to the present. With their help you'll taste and find out tales about the most popular ethnic dishes of Russian, Ukrainian, Byelorussian, Georgian, Armenian and other cuisines.
The Cuisine of the Caucasus Mountains: Recipes, Drinks and Lore from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Russia - by Kay Shaw Nelson
Paperback 272 pages (May 2002); Publisher: Hippocrene Books, Inc

History of Russia



Wikipedia - Russia's History: Early East Slavs, Kievan Rus', Volga Bulgaria, Khazaria, Mongol Invasion, Golden Horde, Muscovy, Imperial Russia, Russian Revolution, Russian Civil War, Soviet Union, Russian Federation

 Bucknell University - Russian History
This page attempts to capture the flavor of the rich diversity evolving over Russian history and hence depends as much on the endeavors of others as those of the Russian Studies Program.
 Russian Museums

Music, Art & Culture, Events & Entertainment

Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia - Orlando Figes
Paperback 768 pages (September 4, 2003); Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
 Bucknell University - Russian Music

Web Portals / Russian Search Engines / Directories

 Yellow Guide Russia
 InfoArt - search engine
 List.ru - search engine

 Explore North - all the information you need to explore the circumpolar North.
The region they cover: the northern parts of the Russian Federation.
 Languages of Russia - website by M. Bergmann
This multimedia web site gives you access to information on the about 100 languages, which are spoken in the Russian Federation at the beginning of the third millennium. Many of these languages are endangered and some are even on the verge of extinction [ University of Groningen; Phonetics and Ethnolinguistics ]
 Russiatrek.com - Everything Russian in English
 The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire - Eesti Keele Instituut, Tallinn, Estonia
A book with articles detailing endangered peoples, the first major attempt to draw public attention to those peoples whose existence is truly marked by the threat of extinction.


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