Russia by River, originally written in 1993 by Howard Shernoff, was the first guidebook ever produced for the Moscow-St. Petersburg cruise for foreign tourists. Updated and improved yearly, the book continues to serve as an unmatched passenger resource for the Russian river cruise.

The St. Petersburg Press calls the book “an excellent and entertaining account of cruising the Volga.” Porthole magazine imparts, “Russia by River uses candor and humor to paint a realistic picture of both Russia's volatile present and its turbulent past.” And the San Diego Union Tribune calls it an invaluable primer on river cruising in Russia.