AllRefer
All Refer Reference: East Germany: The Soviet Military Administration
This site describes how The Soviet Military Administration in Germany ran Eastern Germany after WWII. Describes disarmament, the Communist Party, and anti-Nazism. Site is brief but informative.
AllRefer
All refer.com: East Germany: Foundation of the People's Police
This site describes the origin and transformation of former Nazi soldiers into East German police. Attempts to explain why it was created and Joseph Stalin's intent to control Eastern Europe.
AllRefer
All Refer Reference: Soviet Union: Economic Policy
A great overview of the economic policies implemented in the Soviet Union between 1917 and 1985. Describes collectivization, economic priorities, successes, and failures. Readers will come away with a sound understanding of Soviet...
Digital Dialects
Digital Dialects: Russian Language
An introductory opportunity to study the language of Russia. Learn phrases, greetings and vocabulary. Practice recognizing and understanding the lingo.
BBC
Bbc News: Vladimir Putin Spy Turned Politician
This is the BBC report on the news that Boris Yeltsin had resigned and named Vladimir Putin to replace him as Russian president. It provides biographical background and a summary of Putin's political career. (Jan. 1, 2000)
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Russian Federation
The Encyclopedia of Earth provides an overview of Russian Federation, including its geography, natural resources, history, government, economy, and much more. Maps and images are also included, along with sources used to create the entry.
PBS
Pbs: The Face of Russia
This is the companion site to the documentary, "The Face of Russia." Click on "Timeline" for some key points in Russian culture and history.
PBS
Russian Archives Online
The site explores Russian history through images, audio, and films. Offers links to Russian archival collections of photographs, movies, and audio clips.
PBS
Pbs: Red Flag
Read two eyewitness accounts of life under Stalin. They explain how Communism became "an all-consuming, all-explaining ideology that appealed to their deepest hopes and dreams."
Other
Students of the World: Russia
Find out some factual information about Russia. Here you will find the national anthem, information about the physical geography, the climate in an easy to read graph form, the language, population, economy, natural resources,...
Other
John F. Kennedy National Security: u.s.s.r. (Pdf) [Pdf]
This article summarizes U.S.-Soviet relations during the Kennedy administration, including the Russian Missile Crisis and the Vienna Summit.
Other
Space Research Institute: Phobos Mission
Images of Phobos, taken by the Soviet Phobos mission to Mars, prior to the loss of the spacecraft. Small images do not link to graphic files.
Other
Russia's Weather Server
This site lets you access current and average weather data for a number of Russian cities. You can also look at forecasts, get beach weather and sea surface temperatures, and get satellite data for Russia.
Other
Baltic Puzzle: Russia's Policy Towards Estonia and Latvia
This site has the full text of a thesis on Russia's policy toward Estonia and Latvia during the 1990s. Use the contents to go to the section that interests you.
Other
Space Research Institute (Iki) Home Page
The official homepage of the Space Research Institute, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Other
Brama.com: History of Ukraine
Using hyper-linked tables, this Brama.com site gives an overview of Ukrainian history from the 9th century A.D.to the present.
Other
History of the Russian Settlement at Ft. Ross,california
Details Russian expansion across Asia, over the Bering Strait to Alaska, and then down the coast to California. Their settlement, relations with the Spanish, life in Ft. Ross, and departure are chronicled here.
Other
Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russia
Web-based home of the Pushkin, whose collection of antiquities and Western art is the finest in Moscow.
Other
Russo Japanese Research Society
Information, analysis, photographs, maps, and similar resources to support study of the Russo-Japanese War.
Other
Yukon College: Geographic Concepts: Introduction to Circumpolar Geography
This article explains the geography of the circumpolar north, which includes northern Eurasia. Read about the different climates and ecozones in this area. Includes student assignments.
Yale University
Nazi Soviet Relations 1939 to 1941
Chronology of major events in Nazi-Soviet relations from 1939 to 1941.
Hanover College
Hanover College: Ukrainian Famine
Archived by the Library of Congress and presented here by Hanover College, these are excerpts of historical records from the early decades of the Soviet Union, when Stalin forced collectivism and industrialization on the Russian people.
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College: Links to Stalin
This site from the Mount Holyoke College provides a list of numerous links to sources covering a broad range of topics on Stalin.
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: The Battle of Stalingrad
This site covers the events immediately before, during, and after the Battle of Stalingrad. Not only does it present the facts, it also includes information on the effects of this battle.