Curated OER
Ivan the Fool Lesson 3
Students determine that a quest is central to many folk stories. They name stories from their own literary traditions that involve quests and write their own, incorporating a quest. They design a board game that illustrates the czar's...
Curated OER
Ivan the Fool
Young scholars read a classic folk tale, Ivan the Fool, and complete shared reading activities. In this reading activities lesson, students complete a shared reading of the folk tale and write a summary for the story.
Country Studies US
Country Studies: Russia
A 29-page pdf file containing an enormous amount of information about Russia. Includes major cities, holidays, history, geography, climate, natural resources, population, religion, education, economy, government, budget, industry and...
BBC
Bbc News: Boris Yeltsin Master of Surprise
This article is dated December 31, 1999, Yeltsin before Yeltsin surprised the world by resigning from the presidency. It talks about the problems that Russia Yeltsin under Yeltsin, and how unpredictable his behavior had become. There is...
Other
Embassy of the Russian Federation
The official site of the Embassy of the Russian Federation. Find lots of information, including: the president, government, state symbols, economy, culture, geography, cuisine, religion, holidays, and more.
Other
Official Site for Tourism of Russian Federation
An extensive site giving information on the geography, regions, climate, population, language, museums, religions, traditions, and tourist statistics of Russia.
BBC
Bbc: Russia's Missile Fears
From the pages of the BBC an analysis of Russian opposition to the proposed American missile defense system by Fyodor Lukyanov, a journalist who specializes in foreign affairs. Provides interesting reactions to the analysis from around...
University of Toronto (Canada)
A Russia Phototrack
A large collection of pictures related to Russia. Click on the region you are interested in, then read the site notes to determine which photos you would like to see.
University College London
University College London: Internet Resources on Russia and the Cis
An outstanding site that gives a complete look at Russia. Links to information about the culture, society, history, language, government, elections, economics, and literature. Some sites are in Russian.
InterKnowledge Corp.
New Russia
The new Russia, what does that mean exactly? Here's a colorful, easy-to-understand website that briefly explores the history, art and architecture, activities, major cities and regions of Russia.
AllRefer
All Refer Reference: Russia: Government and Politics
This 1Up Info page provides several paragraphs of information on the politics and government of Russia. Includes information on the type of government and political parties of the country, plus the divisions of the government, foreign...
CNN
Cnn: Timeline: Russia Terror Attacks
From CNN, this site tracks the terrorism that is proported to be due to Chechen rebel separatists. Article begins with the June 1995 seize of hostages in a hospital in southern Russia and goes on to relate other major terrorism attacks....
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 Online News Hour: Russian Britain Relations Sour After Expulsion of Diplomats
From the PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer a July 2007 report on the deterioration of British - Russian relations stemming from the investigation into the poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko. Also provides links to related news stories.
University of Texas at Austin
Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection: Historical Maps of Russia
This outstanding collection of historical maps contains a wide variety of maps from various parts of the Soviet Union as well as the former Soviet Republics, and from different parts of history. Each map is accompanied by a brief...
BBC
Bbc: News: Country Profile: Russia
A good overview of Russia with facts, information about the leaders, and news agencies. Each news agency is linked to its site so that you can find out about the press, television, and radio in Russia.
BBC
Bbc: Cool Not Cold Russia's New Foreign Policy
A June 2007 analysis of the hardening of Russian foreign and domestic policy by Paul Reynolds, a BBC world affairs correspondent.
BBC
Bbc: Britain, Russia Square Off in Spy Case
A May 2007 new report from the BBC on the smoldering dispute between British and Russian authorities over the poisoning of former KGB and agent Alexander Litvinenko and British demands for the extradition of his accused killer.
BBC
Bbc: Russia Accused of 'Attack on Eu'
A May 2007 news report on the developing tensions between Russia and Estonia over the decision to move a WWII war memorial to Russian troops in Tallin.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Russians
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Russians. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal challenges, etc. (Note:...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Chechens
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Chechens in Chechnya. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal challenges, etc....
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Mordvins
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Mordvins of Russia. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal challenges, etc....
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Nentsy
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Nentsy people of north-central Russia. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Tatars
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Tatars of Russia. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal challenges, etc....