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English-Language Bookstores

You'll pay a premium for most imported books, though books in Russian are remarkably inexpensive. Bright and comfortable Anglia British Bookshop carries a good selection of literature and books about Russia—mostly books from Britain. It also holds readings and other events. The bookshop is open weekdays 10-7, Saturday 10-6, and Sunday 11-5.

The Dom Inostrannoi Knigi (House of International Books), a British oasis, is just around the corner from the Kuznetsky Most metro station. The staff can be very grumpy. It's open weekdays 10-9, Saturday 10-9, and Sunday 10-8.

Dom Knigi, open weekdays 9-9 and weekends 10-9, is Russia's largest bookstore. It has a small foreign-literature section and a large section for students of Russian language. Be sure to examine the selection outside the front door, where individual sellers spread out their wares.

Contacts

Anglia British Bookshop. 6 Vorotnikovsky per., Mayakovskaya, Moscow. 495/699-7766. Metro: Mayakovskaya.

Dom Inostrannoi Knigi. 18 Kuznetsky Most, Kuznetsky Most, Moscow. 495/628-2021. Metro: Kuznetsky Most.

Dom Knigi. 26 Novy Arbat, Arbat, Moscow. 495/789-3591. Metro: Arbatskaya.

Newspapers & Magazines

You can read up on world and local news in the city's English-language newspaper, the Moscow Times (www.themoscowtimes.com), published weekdays. It's available in just about any Western store, restaurant, or major hotel. Other free publications include weekly entertainment guide Element and the outrageous biweekly newspaper The Exile, which writes satirically about life in Moscow and Russian politics.