Marc Bennetts

The world’s largest country offers it all, from historic cities and idyllic countryside to artistic riches, epic train rides, and vodka-fuelled nightlife. Lonely Planet Russia provides you with everything you need to explore this expansive nation. Kremlin illustrated highlight Getting your visa Full-colour metro maps Hermitage illustrated highlight

An extraordinary first-hand account of Russia’s descent into totalitarianism, paranoia and madness. Marc Bennetts, foreign correspondent for The Times and The Sunday Times, moved to Russia in the chaotic final years of President Yeltsin's rule. Twenty-five years later, The Times pulled him out of Russia over concerns for his security following his arrest in Moscow at a protest against the...