Penguin Books Australia

A unique and remarkable war memoir by an internationally acclaimed author.

Free Fall is a devastating account of the Second Chechen War, told through the eyes of a young Russian soldier. Nicolai Lilin was conscripted and then trained as a sniper in an unorthodox Russian Special Forces regiment called the Saboteurs.

The Rough Guide to Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania is your ultimate travel guide to the Baltic States. Whether you're looking for inspiring accommodation or great places to eat, in-the-know advice will help you find the very best places to stay. It includes comprehensive coverage of the historic capital cities; the dramatic rural regions dotted with lakes and wetlands; the lost-in-time medieval villages;...

DK Eyewitness Pocket Map & Guide Moscow will lead you straight to the best attractions of Moscow. It's packed with beautiful illustrations, with coverage of all the major areas and sights from museums to parks and markets. There's comprehensive area-by-area information and referencing, plus recommendations for the best hotels, restaurants, bars, shops, galleries and other cultural attractions...

DK Eyewitness Top 10 Moscow is the essential guide to this Gothic medieval capital. Whether it's the Top 10 museums and galleries, cathedrals and churches, great festivals and events, Soviet architecture, restaurants and cafes, the liveliest bars and clubs and the best hotels for every budget, the DK Eyewitness Top 10 Moscow has it all.

DK Eyewitness Pocket Map and Guide St Petersburg is your essential guide to a magnificent city where history and architectural style collide. The guide divides the city into five central areas, and is packed with beautiful illustrations providing information on the central highlights of the city itself and also beyond St Petersburg. There's also a survival guide to the city and practical information...

The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania is your indispensible guide to these exciting countries. This fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania's must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all their cities and towns. The new-look guide is also packed with photographs and illustrations leading...

The best of Moscow in your pocket with DK Eyewitness Pocket Map & Guide Moscow.

This is the story of the lives of ordinary people in Stalin's Russia: a world where everyone was afraid to talk and a society spoke in whispers, whether to protect friends and family -  or to betray them. Where a junior worker might inform on their superior to get their job; a husband to get rid of a lover; a neighbour out of petty jealousy. Where living a double life became the norm and yet...

'The great storyteller of modern Russian historians'   Financial Times

Just Send Me Word is the extraordinary love story of two Muscovites, Lev and Svetlana. Kept apart for fourteen years by the Second World War and the Gulag, they stayed true to each other and left behind them an astonishing monument to their love: a remarkable cache of 1,500 letters exchanged between them as Lev battled to survive...