The Traveller's History series is designed for travellers who want more historical background on the country they are visiting than can be found in a tour guide

Today, when Russia has regained its power on the world stage and Putin is restoring many of the old traditions and systems, it is helpful to understand what Rus

An encyclopedic and richly detailed history of everyday life in the Soviet Union The Soviet Union is gone, but its ghostly traces remain, not least in the mater