Russia
- Middle/High School:
- Washington Post Timeline: Yeltsin’s Reforms and Economic Turmoil: A chronology of Yeltsin’s political career from 1985 to 1999. Includes articles.
- High School/College:
- The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire: Provides information about 85 ethnic minorities, which includes their location, population, language, and society.
- Chronology of Russian History: Provides a detailed chronology of Russian history from Kievan Rus to the Russian Federation.
- Russian Icons
- Virtual Tour of Solovki Monastery: Provides a photographic tour of Soloviki Monastery. Text and images by Sibelan Forrester at Swarthmore College.
- The Alexander Palace Time Machine: Tour of Russian palaces and access biographies, diaries, and Romanov memorabilia. Created by Bob Atchison.
- Christiaan Stange’s Dostoevsky Resource Station: Provides a chronology of Dostoevsky’s life, his bibliography, quotations, selected critical works, a gallery, and relevant resources.
- Library of Congress: The Empire That Was Russia: A collection of photographs by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, who was the photographer to the tsar, from 1905 to 1915.
- Meeting of Frontiers: An English-Russian digital library that details American exploration and settlement of the West, parallel Russian exploration and settlement of Siberia and the Far East, and the meeting of the Russian-American frontier in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
- Library of Congress Soviet Archive Exhibit: Provides information from the top-secret archives of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, which were publicized after 1991. It includes primary source material on the secret police, the Gulag, collectivization, and Chernobyl’.
- Gulag: A tour of daily life in a prison camp
- Forced Labor Camps: An exploration of the Gulag system, containing images, primary-source texts, and links to other resources. Established by the Open Society Archives.
- Russian Paintings:Provides information the artists, works, and movements that have defined Russian art. Created by Dr. Alexander Boguslawski.
- The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts: Details the history of the museum and shows its collections and current exhibits.
- The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia: Provides a virtual tour and of the Hermitage Museum as well as information about the history of the museum and current research.
- Novgorod State United Museum:Provides information about collections and exhibits, which include images of the architecture of Velikyi Novgorod.
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: Read Russian foreign policy news and request ministry archival documents.
- College:
- Slavic and East European Folklore Association: Provides information about the association conferences, the contents of the SEEFA journal, as well as articles and bibliographical information about Bulgarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, and Ukrainian folklore.
- BiblioRossica: An portal for academics and scholars that offers collections devoted to modern Russian, Jewish, Eastern European, and Eurasian humanities research. Includes over 10,000 titles of scholarship, with thematic collections spanning works in history, philosophy, linguistics, art, sociology, and more.
- Guide to the History of Russian and Soviet Science and Technology: Provides a list of archives, a bibliography, and a list of institutions that have Russian Studies and Science and Technology Studies programs.
Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova
- High School/College:
- Traditional Ukrainian Wedding Rituals: View photos and descriptions of traditional Ukrainian weddings. Created by Natalie Kononenko at the University of Alberta.
- Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine: A comprehensive source of information on Ukrainian, including information about its history, geography, culture, literature, and art. Created by the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies.
- Belarus: The official website of the Republic of Belarus. Provides information about Belarusian history, culture, politics, geography, and popular culture.
- Moldova: The official website of the Republic of Moldova. Provides information about the history, geography, culture, and tourist destinations of Moldova.
Central and Eastern Europe
- High School/College
- The Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe: Provides teaching modules focused on the events 1989.
- Polish Tourism Organization: Contains information about the cultural and historic sites of Poland.
- My Czech Republic: Contains information about the geography, history, language, culture, and cuisine of the Czech Republic.
- Bosnian Institute: Contains information about the history, culture, politics, and economy of Bosnia.
- A Balkan Tale: A virtual tour of Muslim, Christian and Jewish monuments in the Balkans that includes resources for educators.
The Baltic States
- High School/College
- Estonica.org: An encyclopedia dedicated to Estonian history, culture, politics, and economy.
- The Estonian National Museum: Features the museum exhibits, collections, and research.
- Kultu’ra Latvija’: Contains information about the geography, culture, and tourist destinations in Latvia.
- Latvian National Museum of Art: Provides images from current and permanent exhibits.
- TrueLithuania.com: Provides information about the history, culture, language, and politics of Lithuania.
Caucasus and Central Asia
- High School/College:
- Welcome to Uzbekistan: The official website of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Provides information about the history, state symbols, government, and economy of Uzbekistan.
- Azerbaijan International: Provides magazine articles, music samples, and photos. See topics for editorials, photo essays, and a “Just for Kids” page.
- College:
- CenAsiaNet: A repository of Central Asian language resources, including a collection of Central Asian language modules.
- Working Papers on Central Asia and Iran: Contains historical and political analyses of Central Asia and Iran, which are designed to show their interconnections. Created by Professor Iraj Bashiri at the University of Minnesota.
- American Research Institute of the South Caucasus Curricular Materials: Covers a range of topics, including architecture, gender, migration, and music.
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