"Icons of Russia" is a glorious revelation of Russia's cultural and historical heritage as well as its modern achievements gathered in a beautiful full color book. The book brings the reader a cornucopia of the achievements, skills and inventions of the Russian people throughout history. The book gives an opportunity to look at Russia as a source of global trends that greatly influence the way people think and live throughout the world. Not only the country's historical inheritance and high culture shown in a book but also its pop culture, lifestyle, fashion, technology, cuisine, and entertainment — the areas that typically lie outside the interest of official historians and writers. What we