| Agriculture Statistics of the FSU and Baltic Republics |
In English. From the U.S. Department of Agriculture. |
| Agricultural Trade of the Former Soviet Republics |
In English. From the USDA. |
| AgroRus |
In Russian and English. Great source of links related to agriculture. |
| Country-Studies.com |
A quick overview of Russian 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 |
In Russian. |
|
| Archives |
|
| Archives
in Russia ArcheoBiblioBase |
In English with transliterated
Russian links. Includes links to other archives in Russia and Ukraine. |
| 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 Russia¹s major archives,
some document retrieval and services available. |
| Russian Books
Archive |
In Russian. |
| Yale
Russian Archive Project |
In English. |
|
| Art & Architecture |
|
| 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 fair.s |
| Moscow
WWW Art Centre |
In English. |
| New
Art Gallery |
In English and Russian. |
| New
Gallery of Modern Russian Art |
In English. |
| Pushkin
Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow |
In English and Russian. |
| 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. |
|
| Banks |
|
| Association
of Russian Banks |
In English and Russian. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
|
| Business |
|
| 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. |
| Country
Commercial Guides FY 1996-2001 |
In English. US Embassy's
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. |
| Globints |
In English. Find anything for your business. |
| Locating
a Business in Russia |
In English. Information on how to start
a business in Russia and useful contact information. |
| Reference
Book of Companies in the CIS |
In Russian. |
| Russian-American
Chamber of Commerce |
In English and Russian. Has excellent list
of links related to everything. |
| American-Russian
Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
In English and Russian. |
| Russian
Trading System |
In English and Russian. Includes news, statistics,
rating, and a search engine. |
|
| Cities |
|
| Moscow
City Homepage |
In English and Russian. 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
are 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 |
|
| 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 Classmates |
In Russian. |
| Russian
Classical Ballet |
In English. |
| Russian
Cookbook |
In English. |
| Russian
Proverbs and Sayings |
In English. |
| Saratov
Opera and Ballet |
In English and Russian. |
| Vkontakte |
The Russian Facebook equivalent. |
| Zoos
of Russia |
In English and Russian. |
|
| Economics |
|
| Academy
of the National Economy, Moscow |
In English and Russian. |
| Construction Market |
In English. |
| Institute
for the Economy in Transition, Moscow |
In English and Russian. |
| 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 English and Russian. |
| Regional
Economic Development Agency |
In English and Russian. |
| 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. |
| Zakonodatel¹stvo
I Ekonomika |
In Russian. Legislative and Economic Journal. |
|
| Education |
|
| AATSEEL Guide to Intensive Language Programs |
In English. |
| Academy
of Technological Sciences of the Russian Federation |
In Russian. |
| Far
Eastern State University |
In English and Russian. |
| Institute
of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences |
In Russian. |
| Kazan
State University |
In English and Russian. |
| Moscow
Institute of Foreign Languages |
In English, Russian and French. |
| Moscow
Linguistics Center, Russian Academy of Sciences |
In English. |
| Novgorod
State University |
In English and Russian. |
| Russian
Ministry of Education |
In Russian. |
| St.
Petersburg State University |
In English and Russian. |
| Summer Immersion Program at Beloit |
In English. |
| Summer Immersion Program at Indiana |
In English. |
| Summer Immersion Program at Middlebury |
In English. |
| Summer Immersion Program at Pittsburgh |
In English. |
| Voronezh State University |
In English. |
| Why Study Russian? |
In English. |
|
| Environment & Ecology |
|
| Center
for Arms Control, Energy and the Environment, Moscow |
In English
and Russian. |
| "Russian
Conservation News" Quarterly Journals |
In English. |
| Russian
Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring |
In English and Russian. |
| Russia's
Weather Server |
In English. |
|
| Ethnography |
|
| Beyond the Pale:
History of Jews in Russia |
In English and Russian. Online exhibition. |
| Crimean Tatars Homepage |
In English. |
| NUPI
Center for Russian Studies Database |
In English, Russian and
Norwegian. Includes list and description of all ethnic groups, institutions,
and political parties in Russia. |
| Peoples of Siberia |
In English. |
|
| Finance |
|
| 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 & Policy |
|
| American Embassy in Moscow |
In English |
| European Union and Russia |
In English. |
| Harvard
Project on Cold War Studies |
In English. |
| Ministry
of Foreign Affairs |
In English and Russian. |
| Russian
Reform Monitor |
In English. By the American Foreign Policy Council. |
|
| Gender Studies |
|
|
In English and Russian. |
| Russian Feminism Resources |
Includes links in English and Russian. |
| Woman.Ru |
In Russian. Website devoted to women's issues. |
|
| Government & Politics |
|
| Federal
Internal Security Bureau FSB |
In Russian. |
| Forum |
In Russian. Political news and analysis. |
| Goskomstat
Russian Government Statistics Committee |
In English and Russian. |
| Inside
Russia |
In English. Conservative analysis of Russia's reform,
by the Heritage Foundation's office in Moscow. |
| 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. |
| Russian President's Official Site |
In English and Russian. |
| Russia
Votes |
In English. An analysis of voting behavior. |
| Scientific
Center for Legislative Information, Ministry of Justice |
In Russian. |
|
| History |
|
| BBC Timeline of the Soviet Union |
In English. |
| Face of Russia |
In
English. A PBS special series, covering the history, politics and
culture of Russia. |
| History
of Russia |
In English, with clickable timeline. |
| History
of Russia - Lectures by Professor 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. |
| Museum
of History in Moscow |
In English and Russian. |
| Name of Russia Contest |
In English. |
| 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 nobles and
current news. |
| Russian Revolution Page |
In English. |
| Seventeen Moments in Soviet History |
In English. |
| Stroganoff
Foundation |
In English. Includes great links to Russian museums
and history related websites. |
| World
of History Russian Electronic Journal |
In Russian. |
|
| Human Rights |
|
| 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. |
|
| Industry |
|
| Russian
Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
In Russian and English. |
|
| International Organizations |
|
| ABA
/ CEELI - Central and East European Law Initiative |
In English. |
| European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development: EBRD |
In English. |
| International
Monetary Fund |
In English. |
| NATO |
In English. |
| USAID |
In English. |
| World
Bank |
In English, French, Spanish and Russian. |
|
| Jobs Abroad |
|
| HeadHunter.ru |
In English and Russian. |
| Job.ru |
In Russian. |
| JobInWeb.ru |
In Russian. |
| Job-Portal.ru |
In Russian. |
| Language Link (Teach English in Russia) |
In English and Russian. |
| Rabota.ru |
In Russian. |
| SuperJob.ru |
In Russian. |
|
| Law |
|
| The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation |
Official page, in Russian. |
| Judicial Qualification Commission |
Official page, in Russian. |
| American Russian Law Institute |
In English. |
| 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. |
| Internet
Legal Service Kardis in St. Petersburg |
In Russian. Contains
news and information on laws and legislation. |
| 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. |
|
| Libraries |
|
| INION |
In Russian. |
| Libraries
of Russia |
In English. |
| 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. |
|
| Linguistics |
|
| KOMKON
Russian Public Library |
In English with some online
Russian books. |
| Russian
Grammar Reference Guide On-line |
In English. |
| Translit.ru (Russian Keyboard) |
In Russian. |
| RussNet
Russian Internet Resource for Russian Language Learning |
In English. |
| Index
Lingvo |
Online Russian-to-English translator. |
|
| Literature & Poetry |
|
| 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 Literature Online |
Mostly in Russian, with full text. |
| Slavic
Review |
In English. |
| State
Museum of Mayakovsky |
In English and Russian. |
| Stikhiya |
In Russian. On-line journal devoted to poetry. |
|
| Maps & Flags |
|
| Russian
Empire Maps |
In English. |
| Russia's
Time Zones |
In English. |
| Topographic Map of
the Russian Federation |
In English. |
| Topographic Maps of Russia |
In English. |
|
| Military & Security |
|
| Ministry
of Internal Affairs Information Center |
In Russian. |
| Security
Council of the Russian Federation |
In Russian. |
|
| Museums |
|
| Museums
of Russia |
In English and Russian. |
| Pushkin
Memorial Museum |
In English and Russian. |
| Russian
State Museum of Artic and Antartic |
In English and Russian. |
| State
Hermitage Museum |
In English and Russian. |
| State-Historical
Museum Preserve "Moscow Kremlin" |
In English and Russian. |
| State
Russian Museum |
In English and Russian. |
|
| Music |
|
| Museum
of Musical Culture |
In English and Russian. |
| Rimsky-Korsakov Homepage |
In English. |
| Songs
of Russian Artists |
In Russian. |
| Tchaikovsky |
In English. |
| Russian Folk Orchestra at the University of Wisconsin-Madison |
In English. |
|
| 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. |
|
| News & Media |
|
| BBC Country Profile: Russia |
In English. |
| Cyril
and Methodius |
In Russian. General website with extensive links
to all issue areas. |
| 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. |
| Itar
Tass |
In English. |
| Itogi |
In Russian. Russia's 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. |
| Moskovskii
Komsomolets |
In Russian. Selected articles only for free. |
| New York Times: Russia Page |
In English. |
| Nezavissimaya
Gazeta |
In Russian. |
| Pravda |
In Russian. |
| Q&A Conflict in Georgia |
In English. |
| Radio
Free Europe Radio Liberty |
In English with some Russian broadcasts. |
| Rossiiskaya
Gazeta |
In Russian. |
| Русское Радио (Russian Radio) |
In Russian. |
| Russkii
Vestnik Russian Bulletin |
In Russian. |
| St.
Petersburg Times |
In English. |
| The Moscow Times |
In English. |
| Universal
Russian Newspaper Database |
In English and Russian. |
| Vestnik |
In Russian. Biweekly newspaper for Russian-Americans, printed in
the U.S. |
| Washington
Post - Recent Stories About Russia |
In English. |
| Yahoo! Russia Page |
In English. |
|
| Nuclear Weapons & Politics |
|
| Frontline: "Loose
Nukes" |
In English. |
| Russian
American Nuclear Security Advisory Council |
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. |
|
| Photography |
|
| Photos
from Russia's Regions |
In English. |
| Images of the Soviet Union |
In English. |
|
| Political Parties |
|
| Democratic
Party of Russian Official Website |
In Russian. |
| Democratic
Russia¹s Choice |
In Russian. |
| Yabloko
Party |
In English and Russian. |
|
| Regions of Russia |
|
| Khabarovsk
Krai |
In English and Russian. |
| Khanti-Mansiiskii
Avtonomnii Okrug |
In English and Russian. |
| Leningradskaya
Oblast Official Website |
In Russian. |
| 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. |
| Russian
Federation Social-Economic Regions |
In English. |
|
| Religion |
|
| Catholic
Church in Russia |
In English, Russian and German. |
| International
Center for Religious Freedom: Russia Page |
In English. Sponsored
by the Keston Institute. |
| Russian
Orthodox Church Official Webpage |
In Russian and English. |
| Russian Orthodox Church (outside of Russia) |
In English. |
| Russian
Orthodoxy Server |
In Russian. |
| Russian
Religion |
In English. |
|
| Research Institutes |
|
| Expert
Institute, Moscow |
In Russian and English. |
| Institute
of the Information Society Russia |
In Russian and English. |
| IREX-
International Research & Exchanges Board |
In English. |
| Russian Public Research
Center |
In Russian and English. |
| Russian Special Research
and Information Centre |
In English. |
|
| Russian Federation Ministries |
|
| Ministry
of Taxes |
In Russian. |
| Ministry
of Transport |
In Russian. |
|
| Russian Studies Centers |
|
| AAASS
- American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies |
In English. |
| 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. |
| George
Washington University Russian and East European |
In English. |
| Hokkaido University Slavic
Research Center |
In Japanese and English. |
| Indiana
University Russian and East European Institute |
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. |
| 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. |
| 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 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. |
|
| Transportation |
|
| Aeroflot
Official Website |
In English. Timetables, routes and fares. |
| All Surburban Trains
In Russia Page |
In Russian. |
| Moscow
Metro |
In Russian. |
| Trans Siberian Railroad |
In English. |
|
| Travel & Tourism |
|
| Go To Russia Travel |
In English. |
| Going Russia |
In English. |
| Journey
to Moscow: Moscow City Tourist Office Online |
In English. |
| Lonely Planet Guide to Russia |
In English. |
| Russia.com |
In English. |
| Russia
Consular Information Sheet |
In English. |
| Russian
National Tourist Office |
In English. |
| Russian
National Tourist Office |
In English. |
| Russian
Youth Hostels |
In English. |
| Travel to Eastern Europe |
In English. |
| Travel
to St. Petersburg |
In English. |
| Travel.Ru |
In Russian. |
| Virtual
Tour of the Moscow Kremlin |
In Russian. |
| Weather for Russia |
In English. |
| Weather for Russian Cities |
In English. |
