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- Cyril and Methodius (In Russian. General website with extensive links to all issue areas)
- Face of Russia (In English. A PBS special series, covering the history, politics and culture of Russia. An excellent teaching resource)
- Geographic.org Russia (In English. General site with basic info on geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues).
- REENIC - Russian and East European Network Information Center (In English. Very large list of links, sponsored by the University of Texas. Searchable by subject)
- REESWeb (In English. Very large general website with extensive links, sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh. Searchable by keyword or subject)
- Russia.com (In English, with search engine in English and Russian.. General site with basic information and links, including links to all major Russian universities)
- Yahoo! Russia Page (in English. Good list of links, indexed by subject)
- Agriculture Statistics of the FSU and Baltic Republics (In English. From the US Department of Agriculture)
- Agricultural Trade of the Former Soviet Republics (In English. From the USDA)
- AgroRus (in Russian and English. Great source of links to internet sites related to agriculture)
- Foundation for Agrarian Development Research (In Russian)
- Russian Ministry of Agriculture (In Russian and English)
- State Committee of the Russian Federation of Land Resources and Land Management Goscomzem (In Russian)
- Archives in Russia ArcheoBiblioBase (In English with transliterated Russian links. Includes links to other archives in Russia and Ukraine)
- Center for the Study of Russia and the Soviet Union (In English, with description of archival research programs and assistance with visas, housing amd archive admission)
- Guide to Russian Archives (In English)
- Russian-American Geneological Archive Service (In English. Contact information for the organization).
- Russian Archive (In English. Very good source of information on all of Russiašs major archives, some document retrieval and services available)
- Russian Books Archive (In Russian)
- Yale Russian Archive Project (In English)
- Architecture of Moscow (In English. Great photos)
- Art of Mikhail Vrubel (In English)
- Art Library of the State Russian Museum (In English and Russian)
- Art-Moscow (In English and Russian. Includes links to artists, galleries, and art fairs)
- Faberge Eggs Website (In English)
- Moscow WWW Art Centre (In English)
- New Art Gallery (In Russian and English)
- New Gallery of Modern Russian Art (In English)
- Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow (In Russian and English).
- Russian Art Collection (In English with downloadable pictures indexed by painter)
- Russian Icons Index (In English with pictures)
- Russian Lacquer Boxes (In English)
- Russian Painting of the 19th Century (In English. An online slideshow)
- Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow (In Russian)
- Visual Art of Russia (In English. Very large collection of art photos from various Russian galleries)
- Association of Russian Banks (In Russian and English)
- Banks and Banking Activities (In Russian. Published by the National News Service)
- Center for the Promotion of Foreign Investment (In English. Sponsored by the RF Ministry of Economy, includes news on the Russian economy, macroeconomic data and forecasts and analyses)
- Central Bank of the Russian Federation (In Russian and English. History, daily economic and political news, statistics, and publications).
- Institute of Marketing (In Russian and English).
- Russian Banks List (In English. Links to all major Russian Banks with internet sites)
- Russian Regional Bank (In Russian and English. Includes current exchange rates and economic news)
- Sberbank (In Russian and English. Official webpage of the Savings Bank of Russia)
- ABC of Russian Business Law (In English and Russian. Sponsored by Conseco)
- American Russian Business Council (In English)
- Bankruptcy and Arbitration in Russian (In Russian)
- Business Express (In Russian. Business Daily Digest)
- Catalogue of Business Information (In Russian. Searchable by subject or keyword. Fonts may need to be downloaded)
- Country Commercial Guides FY 1999: Russia (In English. US Embassyšs guide to business in Russia)
- Papers on Transition Economies in the Former Soviet Union (In English. A group of World Bank reports.)
- Gazeta.Ru (In Russian. Daily business and finance news)
- Locating a Business in Russia (In English. Information on how to start a business in Russia and useful contact information).
- Markets.Ru (In Russian. Daily business news and analysis)
- Reference Book of Companies in the CIS (In Russian)
- Russian-American Chamber of Commerce (In Russian and English. Has excellent list of links related to everything. General site).
- American-Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (In Russian and English)
- Russian Trading System (In Russian and English. Includes news, statistics, rating, and a search engine)
- Moscow City Homepage (In Russian and English. Excellent source, with extensive links to politics, art, culture, entertainment, tourism, sports, health and medicine, industry, finance and trade, transport, communication, education, sciences, media and services. Some links in Russian only)
- Guide to Restaurants in Moscow (In English)
- Official Website of St. Petersburg (In Russian)
- Russian Cities on the Web (In English and Russian. Links to all cities with internet sites)
- St. Petersburg Tourist Information (In English)
Culture (See also Art, Literature, Museums, Music & Photography)
- Bolshoi Theater (In Russian)
- Calendar of People's Customs and Beliefs (In Russian)
- Kirov Ballet and Opera (In English)
- Kulinar (In Russian. A website devoted to Russian cuisine)
- Moscow Theaters (In English with Russian links)
- The Great Feast Days of the Orthodox Church (in English)
- Russian Classical Ballet (In English)
- Russian Cookbook (In English)
- Russian Proverbs and Sayings (In English)
- Saratov Opera and Ballet (In Russian and English)
- Zoos of Russia (In Russian and English)
- Academy of the National Economy, Moscow (In English and Russian)
- Construction Market (In English)
- Institute for the Economy in Transition, Moscow (In Russian and English)
- Institute of International Law and Economics (In English and Russian)
- ISITO Reports on the Non-Payment of Wages in Russia (In English)
- IT Market in Russia (In English)
- Lenta.Ru - Economics (In Russian. Daily economic and business news)
- Ministry of Economy (In Russian and English)
- Regional Economic Development Agency (In Russian and English)
- Retail Market (In English)
- Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (In English. Includes series of surveys analyzing the health and economic welfare throughout the Russian Federation).
- Russian Research Center, University of Warwick (In English with extensive list of papers on various aspects of the Russian economy)
- VEDI - Monthly Report on the Macroeconomy (In Russian)
- Zakonodatelšstvo I Ekonomika (In Russian. Legislative and Economic Journal)
- Academy of Technological Sciences of the Russian Federation (In Russian)
- Far Eastern State University (In Russian and English)
- Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences (In Russian)
- Kazan State University (In English and Russian)
- Moscow Institute of Foreign Languages (In Russian, English and French)
- Moscow Linguistics Center, Russian Academy of Sciences (In English)
- Novgorod State University (In Russian and English)
- Russian Ministry of Education (In Russian)
- Russiašs Institute for Strategic Studies (In English)
- St. Petersburg State University (In Russian and English)
- Center for Arms Control, Energy and the Environment, Moscow (In English and Russian)
- "Russian Conservation News" Quarterly Journals (In English. Includes good links)
- Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (In English and Russian).
- Russiašs Weather Server (In English)
- Beyond the Pale: History of Jews in Russia (In Russian and English. Online exhibition)
- Crimean Tatars Homepage (In English)
- NUPI Center for Russian Studies Database (In English, Norwegian and Russian. Includes list and description of all ethnic groups, institutions, and political parties in Russia).
- Peoples of Siberia (In English)
- International Finance Corporation (In English with some pages in Russian. Part of the World Bank Group)
- Ministry of Finance (In Russian).
- Moscow Stock Exchange (In Russian)
Foreign Affairs & Foreign Policy
- Harvard Project on Cold War Studies (In English)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (In Russian and English)
- Russian Reform Monitor (In English. By the American Foreign Policy Council)
- Kharkov Center for Gender Studies (In Russian and English)
- Russian Feminism Resources (Includes links in English and Russian)
- Woman.Ru (In Russian. Website devoted to womenšs issues)
Geography, Geology & Natural Resources
- Gazprom (In English, Russian, French, German and Spanish)
- Institute of Energy Strategy, Moscow (In Russian)
- Lukoil (In English)
- Ministry of Energy (In Russian)
- Russian Geographic Society (In Russian)
Government & Politics (See also Ministries of the Russian Federation, Political Parties & Organizations, and Regions of Russia)
- Federal Internal Security Bureau FSB (In Russian)
- Forum (In Russian. Political news and analysis)
- Goskomstat Russian Government Statistics Committee (In Russian and English)
- Inside Russia (In English. Conservative analysis of Russiašs reform, by the Heritage Foundationšs office in Moscow)
- Legislation in Russia (In English. Free unlimited access after registration)
- Legislature of the Russian Federation (In Russian)
- President of the Russian Federation (In Russian. Official website)
- Russian Duma (In Russian).
- Russian Federation Official Website (In Russian and English. Includes links to all government sites, legislation, and national statistics).
- Russian Government on the Web (In Russian. Information about the structure of government, political parties).
- Russian Political Resources on the Net (In English. Includes links to all political parties with internet sites)
- Russia Votes (In English. An analysis of voting behavior)
- Scientific Center for Legislative Information, Ministry of Justice (In Russian)
- History of Russia (In English, with clickable timeline).
- History of Russia - REAL AUDIO Lectures by Prof. Michael Petrovich (In English)
- Illustrated History of Russia (In English)
- Katyn Forest Massacre History Page (In English)
- Lenin Mausoleum (In English and Russian).
- Mapping Russia in the 16th and 17th Centuries (In English)
- Memorial Krasnoyarsk (In Russian and English. Devoted to the victims of Communism in Krasnoyarsk)
- Museum of History in Moscow (In English and Russian)
- Online Museum of Decemberists (In Russian)
- Photoarchive of the Historical Institute of Material Culture, St. Petersburg (In Russian)
- Royal Russia (In English. Short history of Russian nobilities and current news)
- Russian Revolution Page (In English. Includes many links)
- Stroganoff Foundation (In English. Includes great links to Russian museums and history related websites)
- World of History Russian Electronic Journal (In Russian)
- Amnesty International Moscow Office (In Russian)
- Human Rights Watch Russia Page (In Russian. Has links to other FSU countries)
- International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (In English. Annual reports on human rights from multiple countries)
- Memorial International Human Rights Education and Historical Society (In Russian)
- Moscow Center for Prison Reform (In Russian and English)
- Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (In Russian and English)
International Organizations & Foreign Aid
- ABA / CEELI - Central and East European Law Initiative (In English)
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development: EBRD (In English)
- International Monetary Fund (In English)
- Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (In English)
- Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: OSCE (In English)
- NATO (In English)
- USAID (In English)
- World Bank (In English, French, Spanish and Russian)
- The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation (Official page, in Russian)
- Information on the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation (In Russian)
- Judicial Department of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation (Official page, in Russian)
- Judicial Qualification Commission (Official page, in Russian)
- American Russian Law Institute (In English)
- Garant Legal Database (In Russian and English. Retrieval service of Russian laws)
- Glasnost Defense Foundation (In English and Russian. Provides legal support and advocacy to the free press in Russia)
- Friends and Partners Russian Legal Server (In English with some texts in Russian)
- History of Russian and Soviet Law (In English. Includes full texts of the 1918, 1936, 1977 and 1993 Constitutions)
- Internet Legal Service Kardis in St. Petersburg (In Russian. Contains news and information on laws and legislation)
- Juridical Power of the Russian Federation (In Russian. Descriptions and contact information for courts and lawyers' organizations)
- LawFirm.Ru Everything about the Russian Legal World (In Russian and English)
- Legal System of Russia (In English. Brief descriptions)
- Library of Congress Guide to Law Online Russia (In English. Includes very good list of links to legal resources)
- Moscow Media Law and Policy Center (In Russian)
- State Registration Center at the Ministry of Justice (In Russian)
- Supreme Arbitrazh Court of the Russian Federation (In Russian)
- Supreme Court of General Jurisdiction of the Russian Federation (In Russian)
- INION (In Russian. Fonts may be problematic)
- Libraries of Russia (In English. Links indexed by cities)
- National Library of Russia (In Russian)
- Russian State Library (In Russian and English)
- State Public Historical Library of Russia (In Russian)
- State Scientific Techical Library (In Russian)
- KOMKON Russian Public Library (In English with some Russian on-line books)
- Russian Grammar Reference Guide On-line (In English)
- RussNet Russian Internet Resource for Russian Language Learning (In English)
- Virtual Russian Classroom (In English. A good complement to classroom Russian language learning)
- Index Lingvo (Online Russian-to-English translator)
- Brandeis University 19th Century Russian Literature Page (In English)
- Gallery of Russian Poets (In English)
- Literatura (In Russian and English. Excellent source of information on current Russian literature and critical analysis)
- Marina Tsvetaeva Life and Works (In Russian)
- Poetry of Josef Brodsky (In English)
- Pushkin Museum (In English and Russian).
- Russkaya Fantastika Science Fiction and Fantasy Page (In Russian)
- Russian Folk Tales and Folk Beliefs (In English)
- Russian Literature Online (Mostly in Russian, with full text. Excellent site)
- Slavic Review (In English)
- State Museum of Mayakovsky (In Russian and English)
- Stikhiya (In Russian. On-line journal devoted to poetry. Subscription is free, but fonts may be problemtatic)
- Russian Empire Maps (In English)
- Russiašs Time Zones (In English)
- Topographic Map of the Russian Federation (In English)
- Topographic Maps of Russia (In English)
- Ministry of Internal Affairs Information Center (In Russian)
- Security Council of the Russian Federation (In Russian)
Ministries of the Russian Federation
- Ministry of Taxes (In Russian)
- Ministry of Transport (In Russian)
- Museums of Russia (In English and Russian, although Russian version is not currently working).
- Pushkin Memorial Museum (In Russian and English)
- Russian Ethnographic Museum, St. Petersburg (In English)
- Russian State Museum of Artic and Antartic (In Russian and English)
- State Hermitage Museum (In English and Russian)
- State Hermitage Museum (In Russian and English)
- State-Historical Museum Preserve "Moscow Kremlin" (In English and Russian)
- State Russian Museum (In English and Russian).
- Great Russian Voices Opera Singers (In English)
- Museum of Musical Culture (In English and Russian)
- Rimsky-Korsakov Homepage (In English)
- Russian Folk Songs (In English and Russian. REAL AUDIO)
- Songs of Russian Artists (In Russian)
- Tchaikovsky (In English)
- University of Wisconsin Russian Folk Orchestra (In English)
- eXile - Moscow Alternative Newspaper (In English)
- Federal News Service, Moscow (In English and Russian)
- Interfax (In English. Covers daily business and financial news from most countries in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe)
- Internews Russia (In English and Russia)
- Itar Tass (In English)
- Itogi (In Russian. Russiašs version of Newsweek Magazine, with free archival service!).
- Izvestia (In Russian. Very good site, with other news links)
- Kommersant Daily (In Russian)
- Komsomolskaya Pravda Online (In English and Russian.)
- Moskovskie Novosti (In Russian)
- Moskovskii Komsomolets (In Russian. Selected articles only for free)
- National News Service (In Russian. News sources from Moscow and the Regions. Includes links to the National Electronic Library. Very good source with archive).
- National Press Institute (In Russian and English)
- Nezavissimaya Gazeta (In Russian)
- Pravda (In Russian)
- Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty (In English with some Russian broadcasts. In REAL AUDIO with live daily broadcasts and news updates. Free e-mail news service available)
- Regions.Ru (In Russian. Outstanding source of daily news from Russiašs regions, with links to other internet news sources).
- Rossiiskaya Gazeta (In Russian)
- Russian Media Guide (In English and Russian. Extensive lists of links to over 500 newspapers, magazines and journals. Excellent source of links to regional news)
- Russian National News Service (In English and Russian)
- Russkii Vestnik Russian Bulletin (In Russian)
- St. Petersburg Times (In English)
- Universal Russian Newspaper Database (In English and Russian. Full-text and archival service of Russian newspapers. Available only via WiscWorld web browser)
- Vestnik (In Russian. Biweekly newspaper for Russian-Americans, printed in the US)
- Washington Post - Recent Stories About Russia (In English)
Nuclear Weapons & Nuclear Politics
- Frontline: "Loose Nukes" (In English. Very good teaching resource)
- Russian American Nuclear Security Advisory Council (In English. Very good site for all information relating to nuclear politics in and between Russia and the United States).
- Russian International Nuclear Safety Center, Moscow (In English and Russian)
- Russian Nuclear Weapons Research, Test, and Production Facilities (In English)
- Russia's Nuclear Complex - Clickable Map (In English)
- Soviet and Russian Nuclear Weapons and History (In English)
- START Website (In English and Russian. Information and news about START II and other nuclear arms reduction talks between Russia and the US)
- Photogallery Russkoye Polye (In English and Russian. Focused on Russian and Soviet photo collections)
- Photos from Russiašs Regions (In English).
Political Parties & Organizations
- Democratic Party of Russian Official Website (In Russian)
- Democratic Russiašs Choice (In Russian)
- Party of Constitutional Democrats (In Russian)
- Yabloko Party (In Russian and English)
- Altai Regional Historical Server (In Russian)
- Kaliningradskaya Oblast (In Russian and English)
- Kaluzhskaya Oblast (In Russian)
- Khabarovsk Krai (In Russian and English)
- Khanti-Mansiiskii Avtonomnii Okrug (In Russian and English)
- Leningradskaya Oblast Official Website (In Russian. Includes news, legislation, social information, transportation, industry, agriculture, investments, culture, entertainment, government structures, and police. Very good, extensive site).
- Moskovskaya Oblast (In Russian)
- Orenburgskaya Oblast (In Russian)
- Republic of Chuvashia (In Russian)
- Republic of Karelia (In Russian, English and Finnish)
- Republic of Komi (In Russian)
- Republic of Tatarstan (In Russian and English)
- Russian Federation Social-Economic Regions (In English. Includes data on population and size of regions and major cities, time zone information, weather reports and real time satellite views)
- Russian Regional Database (In English. Covers public opinion data from various regions)
- Sverdlovsk Oblast Government Official Site (In English and Russian. Extensive information about the government, laws, and economy. Very good site)
- Catholic Church in Russia (In English, Russian and German. Includes many links)
- International Center for Religious Freedom: Russia Page (In English. Sponsored by the Keston Institute)
- Library of Orthodox Christianity (In Russian. Very good site)
- NG-Religii (In Russian. An online journal devoted to religion in Russia)
- Orthodox Christianity in Russia (In English)
- Russian Orthodox Church Official Webpage (In Russian and English)
- Russian Orthodox Church outside of Russia (in English)
- Russian Orthodoxy Server (In Russian. Excellent internet guide to everything related to the Russian Orthodox Church)
- Russian Religion (In English. From the Stetson University Department of History, includes many good links)
Research Institutes & Research Services
- Center for Science Research and Statistics, Moscow (In Russian and English)
- Expert Institute, Moscow (In Russian and English. Policy analysis)
- Forum: Center for Development and Peace Studies (In English)
- Institute of the Information Society Russia (In Russian and English)
- IREX- International Research & Exchanges Board (In English)
- Russian Public Research Center (In English and Russian)
- Russian Special Research and Information Centre (In English and soon available in Russian. Provides service to researchers)
Russian Studies Association & Centers (US and Foreign)
- AAASS - American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (In English. Includes list of web resources)
- British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies (In English)
- Canadian Association of Slavists (In English)
- Columbia University Harriamn Institute (In English)
- Cornell University Russian Language Program (In English)
- Duke University Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies (In English)
- Early Slavic Studies Association (In English)
- Emory University Russian and East European Studies Center (In English)
- Federal Institute for Russian, East European and International Studies, Cologne, Germany (In German and English)
- George Washington University Russian and East European Studies Center (In English)
- Hokkaido University Slavic Research Center (In Japanese and English. Outstanding web resources page)
- Indiana University Russian and East European Institute (In English)
- Leiden University Institute of East European Law and Russian Studies, the Netherlands (In English)
- Michigan State University Center for European and Russian Studies (In English)
- Ohio State University Center for Slavic and East European Studies (In English)
- Stanford University Center for Russian and East European Studies (In English)
- Stanford University Hoover Institutions on War, Revolution and Peace (In English)
- University College of London School of Slavonic and East European Studies (In English)
- University of Iowa Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (In English)
- University of Melbourne Research Unit for Russian and Euro-Asian Studies (In English)
- University of Oregon Center for Russian and East European Studies (In English)
- University of Toronto Center for Russian and East European Studies (In English)
- University of Washington Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies Center (In English)
- York University Russian Programme (In English)
- Aeroflot Official Website (In English. Timetables, routes and fares)
- All Surburban Trains In Russia Page (In Russian)
- Moscow Metro (In Russian)
- Moscow Tram (In English. Includes the history of the tram system and route maps)
- Trans Siberian Railroad (In English)
- Going Russia (In English)
- Journey to Moscow: Moscow City Tourist Office Online (In English)
- Russia Consular Information Sheet (In English)
- Russian National Tourist Office (In English)
- Russian National Tourist Office (In English. Include information on hotels, visas, transportation and guides)
- Russian Youth Hostels (In English)
- Travel to St. Petersburg (In English. Has some good links to maps, metro guide, photos. museums)
- Travel.Ru (In Russian. Excellent travel guide, with information on hotels, visas, transportation and tours).
- Virtual Tour of the Moscow Kremlin (In Russian)
- Weather for Russia (In English)
- Weather for Russian Cities (In English)
