Po Rossii. Volga Putevye zametki i vpechatleniya ot Valdaya do Kaspiya

Vasilij Michajlovich Sidorov (1834–1903) − botanik, puteshestvennik, dramaturg, avtor putevoditelej po zapadnym i yuzhnym gorodam Rossii, Kavkazu, Krymu, Pribaltike. V 1890-ch godach on sovershil puteshestvie ot istokov Volgi na Valdae do ee del′ty vozle Astrachani: dobiralsya avtor ne tol′ko rechnymi parochodami, no i yamshhikami i poezdami, ostanavlivalsya v provincial′nych gostinicach. Otmechaya problemy blagoustrojstva dorog, ulic i muzeev, puteshestvennik osnovnoe vnimanie udelyaet dostoprimechatel′nostyam, istoricheskim svedeniyam i legendam, bytu i promyslam mestnych zhitelej. Sidorov daet podrobnoe opisanie krupnejshich volzhskich gorodov: Tveri, Kazani, Samary i dr., a takzhe uezdnych: Ostashkova, Rzheva, Vasil′-Surska, Kamyshina, sel i monastyrej. Prilozhenie «Prakticheskie svedeniya dlya turista» soderzhit interesnye dannye o kazhdom gorode: gostinicy, vidy transporta, teatry, yarmarki.