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Language Training Links Global Language Training Sites
| Regional Expertise Links General Area Studies |
 GLOSS - DLI on-line, interactive training program (for many languages) | |
| Foreign Service Institute Materials | |
| Joint Language University (former LangNet) at the Defense Language Institute (DLI) | |
| DLI Tactical Language Training products can be downloaded from http://support.tacticallanguag | |
| Russian Mentor (Very good site for Intermediate level training) | |
| Bucknell University On-Line Reference Grammar (with tests) | |
| Cornell University Grammar Site (Leeds and Nakhimovsky) | |
| University of Denver Russian Grammar Exercises | |
| Yamada Language Center Extensive Language Site at University of Oregon | |
| Master Russian Russian Grammar Reference and Links | |
| Books.ru On0Line Language Book Store | |
| Slavica On-Line Learning | |
| Russnet | |
| A Guide to Business Etiquette | |
| Very Rich Site from E. L. Easton/Drills | |
| Word2Word.com has lessons in many languages, including Russian (Has a learn language through pictures section) | |
| Russian Lessons.net has many sections on grammar + Audio Articles for advanced learners | |
| Way to Russia.net - Topical Russian lessons (Audio for phrases) | |
| Hello World.com - Basic Lessons and Word Games with audio | |
| A Taste of Russian (Language Training Podcasts) | |
| Conradish - Excellent site: multiple works for over 20 Russian authors are available in full online; mouse over words for the English equivalent, click for full definitions | |
| Modern Russian Literature - Modern literature: publications, biographies, links etc. by literary critic Vyacheslav Kuritsyn | |
| Sussex Academy, England Site - One short work each by Pushkin, Gogol, Tolstoy and Blok each accompanied by a history, criticism, and good exercises; nice learning tool | |
| - Literature | |
| Leo Tolstoy | |
| The Silver Age of Russian Culture, 1894-1922. The main emphasis is poetry. | |
| Russian Literature,Language, Culture | |
| Intute: Arts and Humanities | |
| The Fundamental Digital Library of Russian Literature and Folklore | |
| A Bilingual Anthology of Russian Verse | |
| Russian Literature Resource Guide | |
| Language and Literature:RUSSIA | |
| Christiaan Stange's Dostoevsky Research Station | |
| Library of Russia: Library of Maksim Mashkov | |
| Library of Russia: “Classics” | |
| 345 Books for Learning Russian/Powells | |
| 65 Russian Children's Books/Powells | |
| Russian Proverbs and Sayings | |
| - Folklore | |
| Russian Folklore | |
| SEEFA/Folklore Association | |
| Russian Folklore/U of Virginia | |
| Russian Folk Tales | |
| Russian Folk Tales Internet Resources | |
| Russian Folklore and Culture Sites by Sang Hyun Kim | |
| The Cossack Connection | |
| - - Literature Link Pages | |
| Russian Literature from Bucknell University - A collection of links to journals, databases, and research centers in the field. | |
| Публичная электронная билиотека (Online Public Library) - This site includes the full text of fiction, poetry and plays by major authors. | |
| Links to Russian and NIS Literature Resources - A good collection of links to sites giving full text, criticism, opinions and biographical information, with links to other metasites. | |
| Русские литературные архивы (Russian Literature Archives) - Gateway to many literary sites and Русский журнал. | |
| Friends and Partners Electronic Books - Links to the full texts of many major works, plus others by less well-known authors. | |
| Proza (Prose) - Links to full text of prose works in Russian and some other materials, such as interviews with authors. Also includes works of some non-Russian authors translated into Russian. | |
| Online Russian Library at Oregon State University - Full text of major works, plus links to other media such as television. | |
| Russian Poets of the XX century - A large, well-organized collection of links from the UK. | |
| Russian Language Skill Level Test (by: ESL Language Studies Abroad, Inc.) | |
| Testing of Russian Skills | |
| Regional Expertise Links | |
| - General Area Studies | |
| The CIA World Factbook | |
| Russian Language Workouts Archive | |
| Auburn University - Internet Resources link page (Very extensive) | |
| Trends in Russian Culture (a Yale website) | |
| Soviet Archives: Entrance Room | |
| World Heritage Sites in the Russian Federation (Links to Culture, Geography sites etc.) | |
| REESWeb—Russian and East European Studies. Part of the World-Wide Web Virtual Library, this site covers electronic resources on the CIS, the Russian Federation, the former Soviet Union, and related geographical areas. | |
| Russian and East European Network Information Center (REENIC). REENIC is a collection of links to Web sites about East and Central Europe, Russia and the countries of the former Soviet Union, with substantial selections of links for each country plus resources for K–12 teachers. | |
| Online Russian Area Studies - University of North Carolina at Greensboro | |
| ArcheoBiblioBase - An extract from the ArcheoBiblioBase information system on archival repositories in the Russian Federation, maintained by Patricia Kennedy Grimsted in collaboration with Rosarkhiv, the Federal Archival Service of Russia. | |
| Russian State Library, formerly the Lenin Library - The library’s catalog is available. | |
| Государственная публичная историческая билиотека - (State Public Historical Library of Russia). Includes an online catalog and provides access to the library’s document delivery service. | |
| The Russian Duma website | |
| American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies - ABSEES covers North American scholarship on Eastern Europe, Russia, and the former Soviet Union. It contains bibliographic records for journal articles, books, book chapters, book reviews, dissertations, and selected government publications. | |
| Putin's Website | |
| Medvedev's Website - News, speeches, searchable database of documents; lots of material for pertinent translation practice | |
| American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies - ABSEES | |
| Russian Federation Government Site - Links to Russian government bodies and institutions | |
| Russian Federation Government Links - Chart with links and information about all the major players in the Russian government; very user-friendly | |
| - Geography | |
| Geographia.com - "The Official Guide to Russia" | |
| Test your knowledge of Russian geography | |
| Russian Cities on the Web | |
| All about St. Petersburg | |
| Bravo Solutions - St. Petersburg Russia | |
| St. Petersburg Web Cam | |
| Tsarskoe Selo Page | |
| Yelagin Palace | |
| Welcome to Siberia | |
| - Culture | |
| Museum.ru, a complete listing of all Russian museums on the web (in Russian) | |
| The Hermitage Museum | |
| Moscow Kremlin and Museums | |
| Russian Culture: Dr. George Mitrevsky's page (Auburn) | |
| Russian Painting at Rollins College (images, biographies, movements...) | |
| Auburn University Russian icons (over eighty images) | |
| Russian Art Web Directory | |
| Russian Language Workouts Art Index | |
| Russian Art - From Auburn University, an alphabetical listing of Russian artists with images of selected paintings. | |
| Russian Painting - Rollins College - A collection of reproductions of paintings from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, plus icons. The site also contains biographies, discussion, bibliographical references, and links to related sites. | |
| Museums of Russia - This is an excellent site to start your tour through the Russian museums. | |
| Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts - The homepage of the famous Moscow museum. | |
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| The State Russian Museum - This is the site of the largest museum of Russian art located in St. Petersburg. You can learn about its history, collections, and access current and past exhibits. | |
| Moscow Theaters - A Russian-only listing of the theaters of Moscow. | |
| The Kirov Ballet - St. Petersburg’s famous ballet company, based at the Kirov Theater. | |
| The Bolshoi Theatre - The homepage of Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre, available in English or Russian. | |
| Limon On-Line Movies | |
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| - History | |
| History of Russia on TeacherNet | |
| Russian History from BUFL LINK in the UK | |
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| Russian History | |
| Russian History Trivia Page | |
| Russian Trivia Questions | |
| The Russian Revolution | |
| Brief History of Russia and Famous Russian | |
| A History of Russia | |
| Russia Net History | |
| Russian History Index | |
| A Chronology of Russian History | |
| Attacks on Intelligentsia: Early Attacks | |
| Nicholas and Alexandra -The Exhibiton National Library of Russia | |
| Nicholas and Alexandra Romanov | |
| Royal Russia | |
| A Romanov Photo Album | |
| Soviet Archives Exhibit | |
| Alexander Palace Time Machine - Romanov and Russian History | |
| Chronology of Russian History - Bucknell University Russian Program. Accesses all sorts of history-related Web sites by identifying major events in Russian history and linking them with explanatory and related materials on the Web. | |
| Illustrated History of Russia and the Soviet Union. This page compiles pictures, photos, and, in some cases, short descriptions of main historical periods, from the University of Toronto. | |
| Medieval Russia Links and Research - University of Wisconsin - These pages provide links to sites devoted to Russian history from 600 to 1650 and include information on Russian costume, culture, food, art and music. | |
| Revelations of the Russian Archives - This site is an electronic exhibit of the Library of Congress containing over 30 directories with documents covering such topics as the Cold War, collectivization, Chernobyl, Stalin, perestroika, the KGB, the Kirov murder, dissidents, WWII, and others. | |
| Soviet History Internet Archive - A valuable collection of primary sources relating to the early history of the USSR. Also includes pictures. | |
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| - Political / Military | |
| Вся власть на WWW (Government on WWW) - This is a very comprehensive site. Created by V. Fominyh, it provides links to federal government and ministries; regional, city, and provincial government; parties and political movements; non-government organizations; and online collections of symbols of the Russian Federation. Russian only. | |
| Оффициальная Россия (Official Russia) - This is the official site of the Russian Federation. It offers access to information on the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the Russian government and links to regional governments. | |
| Constitution of the Russian Federation, December 1993. | |
| Polit.ru - Информационно-политический канал - Includes a brief summary of political news in English and Russian. | |
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| Russian Ministry of Defense Site | |
| Russian Intelligence - Links to Russian security and intelligence organizations; includes information on their structure and operations and links to related articles | |
| PONARS - Program on New Approaches to Russian Security; Center for Strategic & International Studies scholars analyzing Russian/Eurasian security issues | |
| RANSAC - Russian American Nuclear Security Advisory Council, a research group dedicated to increasing WMD security | |
| NATO Site - Chart of member countries, with links to various related government/military sites | |
| Russian Leaders - List of who led the Russian/Soviet state and government from 1721-present | |
| Russian News (Thanks go to MOLINK for this list) | |
| Argumenty I Fakty | |
| Carnegie Moscow Center - Good articles in Russian and English | |
| Eurasia.net - Russian and English language site with news for Caucasus and Central Asia | |
| Ezhednevnyi Zhurnal - Excellent articles by thought-provoking (and challenging!) authors | |
| Gazeta.ru - Ongoing chronology of news events; good short articles on current news items | |
| Grani.ru | |
| Human Rights Watch - Focus on human rights issues in Russia and near abroad; many articles available in both English and Russian | |
| Izvestiya | |
| Johnson's List - Wide range of relevant, often provocative articles in English | |
| Kommersant - Chronology and articles | |
| Kommersant Vlast' - Select Russia at left for list of Russian and Russia-related publications; can read limited number of articles online with free subscription to Press Display | |
| Lenta.ru - Ongoing chronology of news events; good short articles on current news items | |
| Moscow Times - Great newspaper written by and for ex-pats living in Moscow; provides good on-the-ground perspective | |
| News.ru - Chronology and articles | |
| Nezavisimaya Gazeta | |
| NNS Daily - Very current ongoing chronology of news events; also does daily digest of news from major Russian sources and has an interesting "ratings" section | |
| Novoe Vremya - Excellent articles by thought-provoking (and challenging!) authors | |
| Channel One - In theory at least, you can watch live TV | |
| Polit.ru - Chronology and articles | |
| Pravda | |
| Radio Free Europe - English language articles, with link to Russian news at svoboda.ru; can subscribe to relevant mailing lists for free | |
| Rossiiskaya Gazeta | |
| RIA Novosti | |
| Strana.ru | |
| Vesti | |
| Vremya | |
| Vzglyad | |
| - Music | |
| The Internationale / Music Only | |
| The Internationale / Music w/Words | |
| Many great Russian songs and some with | |
| Russian Anthems | |
| Hear the Russian National Anthem here | |
| National Anthem (Former USSR) / Gimn Sovetskogo soyuza | |
| Bards - Download Russian Songs | |
| - Art | |
| 90 Russian Art Images | |
| Russia Art | |
| Russian Art from Auburn University | |
| Russian Art/Multiple Sites | |
| On-line Exhibitions | |
| Russian Icons | |
| Russian Icons: Index | |
| Russian Icon Index | |
| - - Photos and Images of Russia | |
| Russia Images | |
| Stock Photos of Russia | |
| Russia-Siberia Photo Gallery | |
| Russia-Images | |
| Multiple Photos in Russia/Rich! | |
| Photos: Moscow (Kremlin, white Square, etc.) | |
| - Russian Cuisine | |
| Russian Food & Recipes | |
| Russian pancackes (blin, blinz or bliny) | |
| AOL on Russian Food & Recipes | |
| Russian Cuisine | |
| A Taste of Russia Cultural Site | |
| Wonderful Russian Foods/Recipes/Etc. | |
| RussCuisine/Recipes | |
| Russian Foods.com | |
| Russian Foods.com/IN RUSSIAN | |
| Russian Cuisine/Food/Recipes | |
| Ruscusine.com | |
| Russian Cuisine: 97 sites | |
| - Quizes, Games, etc. | |
| Russian Trivia, Quizzes, History and more | |
| A Russia Facts Quiz | |
| Your Russian Vocabulary/Goethe< | |
| Language Games for Learning Russian | |
| - Business | |
| Rosbusiness Consulting - This is a very impressive site, including detailed financial information on Russia and CIS and the latest financial news. An English version is also available. | |
| Russia Alive - Business - A good starting point for business information. Links to resources on banking, trade, exchange rates, legal aspects of business, and related areas. | |
| Bisnis - A wealth of information from the U.S. Department of Commerce for companies exploring business opportunities with the Newly Independent States. | |
| Russian Stock Exchange | |
| Moscow Business Telephone Guide - Updated 10 times per year, this extensive directory provides current contact information for all active businesses in Moscow. The businesses are listed in English and Russian. | |
| - Travel | |
| Russia for Visitors - Links to sites on major cities and also more remote areas. There are also spotlight articles highlighting specific locations or addressing issues such as crime. | |
| Gate to Russia - GlasNet offers a collection of links for those wishing to learn more about Russia’s cities and countryside, including a virtual tour of Russia and information on more unusual tourist destinations. | |
| New Russia - Official Site of the Russian National Tourist Office - Information about travel destinations, visas, health and tourist offices, as well as background information on the history and culture of Russia. | |
| St. Petersburg Web - Information on culture, business, news, and services in St. Petersburg. The travel section includes tourist information such as guides to accommodation and entertainment. | |
| Moscow City Plan - Interactive Plan of Moscow. | |
| Train Schedules | |
| Airline Schedules | |
| Russian National Group/Official guide to Russian Visas, Travel and Hotels | |
| Search out an area in Russia | |
| Travel Guide to Russia | |
| Travel All Russia for help with just about everything | |
| Travel in Russia/Multiple Site | |
| Russian for Travelers | |
| Russian Hotels | |
| Vacation Apts in Russia | |
| Russian Consulates/Embassy Locations | |
| A Journey To Moscow / Great Site! | |
| Moscow City / Hotels and Tours | |
| What's the weather today in Moscow? | |
| Russian Travel and Tours | |
| Translation | |
| ATA - American Translators Association | |
| ILR - Interagency Language Roundtable | |
| NCATA - National Capital Area Chapter of the American Translators Association | |
| NVTC - National Virtual Translation Center | |
| Proz - Discussion of RU>EN translation issues, translation memory, and all things translation related; go to Kudoz section to collaborate on terms | |
| TRADOS | |
| Collection of Translation Articles | |
| Translators Cafe | |
| - Specialized Sites | |
| Browser Russification | |
| Russian Anecdotes | |
| List of Russian www Servers - A geographical listing of Russian Internet servers, with a bias toward scientific sites, from the Russian Academy of Sciences. | |
| Russian Jokes | |
| - Russian Search Engines | |
| Aport | |
| List.ru | |
| Rambler | |
| Russia on the Net | |
| Ves Russkii Internet (All Russian Internet) | |
| Yandex | |
| All the Search Engines in Russia | |
| Slavophilia Search Engine | |
| KM.ru | |
| Kulichki | |
| - Other good links pages for Russian | |
| Sher's Russian Index (Quite possibly the best list out there) | |
| Jim Becker's "Best Russian Websites" (Very Rich) | |
| GlasNet - The homepage of this Moscow-based Internet service provider includes useful links to selected sites, Russian search engines, media sites, and travel information. | |
| Slavic Studies on the Net - From the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, this site brings together a selection of metasites, linking to language resources, reference materials, associations, and other sources of information. | |
| 101 Languages.net | |
| Altec Colorado.edu | |
| Master Russian.com | |
| SUNY at Albany site | |
| Language Guide.corg (One to keep an eye on. Lots of audio, but some Flash problems) | |
| University of Sussex | |
| Kokudai University, Japan | |
| Language Directory | |
| Brooklyn College | |
| BUBL Link site from Scotland | |
| Yale University's Slavic and East European Collection | |
| LLAS, Language, Linguistics and Area Studies, UK | |
| Friends and Partners Site - This site aims to improve understanding between the peoples of Russia and the United States. It offers an extensive collection of links in many aspects of Russian Studies. | |
