In the market for an 18-karat-gold cell phone or a Dubai pied-à-terre? Look no further. For 30 euros a day, you can join 45,000 of your wealthy friends in Moscow from November 22 to 25 for the Millionaire Fair, an elaborate display of Russia’s oil-driven economy and the lavish lifestyles of its nouveaux riches. Some reading for the plane ride over:

Money Can Buy Happiness

By M.P. Dunleavey

Learn to overcome those behavioral impulses that keep you from indulging.

The Big Silver Book of Russian Verbs

By Jack Franke

Speak to Russian oligarchs in their native tongue.

Not by Bread Alone: Social Support in the New Russia

By Melissa L. Caldwell

While you’re dining at the fair, the city’s other half will seek nourishment and refuge at the soup kitchen run by the Christian Church of Moscow.

Crime and Punishment

By Fyodor Dostoyevsky

A long but helpful reminder to watch your wallet and keep in mind that not much may have changed in the tormented Russian psyche since Dostoyevsky published this classic in 1866.