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Thirty Years in the Golden North


by Jan Welzl

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1932
  • HARD COVER
  • 336 PAGES

Originally published in 1932, this spirited tale of the Czech adventurer and folk hero in the great north (he claimed to be living in the New Siberian Islands) was a bestseller in its day. Whatever you think of the veracity of his wild yarns, it's a great story. (SIB71, $)

The Trans-Siberian Railway

The Trans-Siberian Railway


by Olaf and Anne Meinhardt

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 191 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Anne and Olaf Meinhardt enthusiastically document their rail travels across Russia and Mongolia in this beautifully illustrated, oversized and engaging chronicle of adventure. (RUS402, $70.00)

The Most Intentional City, St. Petersburg in the Reign of Catherine the Great

The Most Intentional City, St. Petersburg in the Reign of Catherine the Great


by George E. Munro

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 372 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Munro, professor of history and popular study leader, traces the transformation of St. Petersburg from the city as planned by Peter the Great to a thriving European metropolis. (RUS401, $69.50)

The Big Red Train Ride

The Big Red Train Ride


by Eric Newby

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 267 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Newby's marvelous account of speeding across Russia with wife Wanda on the Trans-Siberian from Moscow to Khabarovsk recalls the joys, frustrations and oddities of remote Russia during the Brezhnev years. (RUS140, $24.95)

On Sledge and Horseback to Outcast Siberian Lepers


by Kate Marsden

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Marsden's account of her 1890 mission of mercy across Russia to a Siberian leper colony. (RUS138, $16.95)

Irkutsk, Lake Baikal Map

Irkutsk, Lake Baikal Map


by Russian Government

  • MAP
  • OUT OF PRINT

An Irkutsk city map with a map of Baikal (but not surrounding roads or land) on the reverse. Published in Irkutsk. (SIB17, $10.00)

Baikal, Sacred Sea of Siberia

Baikal, Sacred Sea of Siberia


by Boyd Norton | Peter Matthiessen

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • OUT OF PRINT

A lyrical portrait of the world's oldest and deepest freshwater lake. (SIB02, $18.00)

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