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Learn Russian or Kyrgyz, research politics, religion, business, and more! 2. Language Resources    Click the Russian keyboard for recommended texts, audio, video, and other resources for students! 1. Cyrillic and Computers Russian Transliterated Keyboards allow you to type in Cyrillic letters, with the letters placed in phonetically similar positions to the English-character keyboard. Russian for Gringos is a Windows language programs that enables your keyboard to type Russian characters in a format that's easy to learn for English speakers. Hyroglif is a spellcheck program that can check several languages including Russian. The site is all in Russian. To download the program directly (with instructions in English) click here. Equal String Utility can fix the problem of Cyrillic letters turning up as little boxes or gibberish. Alfa Typing is a free, online tutorial that teaches you how to type properly in Cyrillic characters! 3. Russian Music  Click Yulia Savicheva (currently on Russia's pop charts) for more about Russian bands and music. Sense-lang.org offers another simple program to aid you in learning Cyrillic touch-typing. Apple offers free Cyrillic fonts on its Moscow website (in Russian). Russification of Macintosh offers troubleshooting solutions for Macs. Windows fonts and Russian keyboard drivers can be found on the AATSEEL website. AATSEEL also offers several medieval slavic fonts. The Non-Roman Script Initiative strives to provide fonts for minority language groups and includes resources for Cyrillic. 4. Slavic-Friendly Publishers Slavica Publishers offer a range of scholarly journals and books for Russia-related subjects. Michigan Slavic Publications also offers a range of scholarly journals and books.   Hypocrene Books is a specialty publisher offering a number of books on learning FSU languages. EastView.com is an excellent (pay) source for books and periodicals about Russia and the CIS. See also their "Guidebook to Russian Archives," an index of what's available where! The Association of Women in Slavic Studies offers a sizeable list of publishers with Slavic-themed offerings. Ruslan Limited produces and distributes quality materials for learning and teaching Russian from absolute beginners to advanced level, and advises on the learning and teaching of Russian. 6.  Religion in Russia    Click Ivolginsky Datsun, a center for Buddhism, Russia's fourth largest religion, for more information on religion in Russia and the FSU 5.  Russian/FSU Cookbooks RussianFoods.com offers many recipes, as well as an on-line service for purchasing Russian food products.  This site is amusing if only for the fact that many who write for it apparently know just enough English to be dangerous!  Run your search from the box at the top of the site - change the engine from "Shopping" to "Recipes." VodkaCookBook.com provides information about a new cookbook co-sponsored by Smirnoff vodka and Rose Advertising. You can also check out the author's personal weblog at CookingwithVodka.blogs.com. Eda-Server.ru offers several English-language recipes for Russian foods. However, it's original Russian version is much more informative and extensive and even offers advice on dinner etiquette and a series of old Soviet-era food advertisements and propaganda posters. Ossetians.com features recipies for Ossetian pies and feta cheese... mmmm. 7. Special Focus: The Russian Economy and Markets   Russian Financial Markets and Finance Click the trading floor of Russia's leading stock market for more info on Russian finance Russian Resources: Extraction and Export Click the Siberian oil worker for more on what makes Russia powerful today.      General Issues in Russian Business Click "Predicted Growth in Russian GDP" for more information about the Russian economy and foreign investment.  8. Central Asia    Click on the traditional Kyrgyz costumes and food for much more about Central Asia. 9. Environmental Issues in Russia Tahoe-Baikal Institute was established in 1990 to help preserve threatened natural areas around the world through environmental education programs, research, and international exchanges. The Great Baikal Trail Association is an international volunteer-driven non-profit membership organization working to develop, maintain, promote, and protect the first 1,300-mile long national trail in Russia, and in that way advocate sustainable development of Baikal region. 10. Journals (online, etc.) Vestnik, The Journal of Russian and Asian Studies is run by SRAS and publishes the best in student research on all subjects related to Russia and the FSU. Submissions are open to all students and are continuous. The Birch is a student journal run at Columbia University. They publish mostly culture-related articles including creative writing in both Russian and English.  Studies in Slavic Cultures is run by the University of Pittsburgh and publishes papers written by graduate students on specific themes as set by the editorial staff. Tolstoy Studies Journal is everything you ever wanted to know about Lev Tolstoy, but were afraid to ask. Lots of online references, photos and other resources - produced by the Tolstoy Society of North America.              11.  The Plastic Arts Click Vrubel's self portrait for more info about painting, sculpture, and other plastic arts in Russia The History Journals Guide has been around for almost a decade and provides a quite thorough listing of journals concerning Russia, including many that are available free online.  For those interested, they also publish information about calls for papers, etc The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law "strives to create a world where civil society, in all its forms, can freely develop and participate in public decisions."  It provides Russian legal documents, an e-journal, and other information in a free, searchable database.  kultura is aimed at anyone active in the fields of culture, politics, the media, and education, or involved in the various areas of cooperation between Germany/Europe and Russia. The web page is mostly in German - scroll half-way down to find the English! KinoKultura is the only English-language e-journal devoted to contemporary Russian cinema. 12.  Russian Politics and Law    Click V. Putin, S. Medvedev, and S. Ivanov for more about Russian politics. Nabokov Online Journal is a new refereed multilingual electronic edition devoted to Nabokov studies. The editors of the journal invite submissions of original, unpublished manuscripts. Submission of scholarly articles, comment pieces and book reviews is welcome. SEEFA, The Slavic East European Folklore Association, publishes a free e-journal, Folklorika, twice a year and provides a year-round forum for those studying Russian, Polish, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, and Serbian Folklore. Russian Analytical Digest offers articles written from around the world, translated into English. Each issue focuses on a specific subject, which have included those focused on international relations, domestic politics, and social issues.               13.  Print Media Click on the image of composer Shostakovich with Pravda for info on Russian journalism and journalism about Russia E-Scholarship Editions publishes free, online versions of recent scholarship on various topics. The link will take you directly to those books related to Russia.  Studies in Russian and Soviet Cinema is a thrice-yearly journal devoted to visual culture and media studies. Submissions are open and continuous.  The journal is by subscription only. eXchanges is the University of Iowa's literary e-journal devoted to translations both in and out of the English language and aims to foster cultural interchange and expand awareness of translation as a valid art form.   WordsWithoutBoarders is an online publication devoted to translations. They accept submissions on a continual basis. Central Eurasian Studies Review is a free publication that reports on a range of topics concerning Russia and Central Asia. Heritage Language Journal is a unique publication focusing on learning and teaching languages to heritage speakers of those languages.  14. Special Focus: More SRAS Resources and Services  SRAS Travel Services  Not looking to study abroad? Visas and housing are included for most of our programs. For those looking to arrange more independent research trips and adventures, we offer these services. Funding for Study Abroad Afraid that money will be an issue for your study abroad plans? You'll be surprised at the myriad of scholarships, work study, and other help that's out there! SRAS Resources for Teachers Want to grow your program? Increase your curriculum? Network with other education professionals? Click here! Study Abroad in Russia Chose a program that's right for you and get on your way to learning! Contact SRAS! Arranging group travel? Have questions or a comment for us? Click here! 16. Russian Archives    Click the RGASPI entrence for more on Russian archives and primary documents. 15. History and Culture Sites SovietHistory.org presents a brief but interesting overview of major events in Soviet history. Meeting of Frontiers is a bilingual, multimedia English-Russian digital library that tells the stories of American and Russian Expansion, that would eventually meet at the Bering Strait. RussianTable.com delivers affordable food products from Russia to adresses in America. Never tried kvass? Here you go! Beyond Boarders is an interesting - and free - comparitive geography of the US and Russia. We are far more similar than one might think... American Friends of Russian Folklore mission is to support and promote American understanding of Russian traditional life and culture. To this end, AFRF supports a wide range of projects: field research, recordings, filmmaking, archiving, and analysis of Russian folklore and oral histories. Russia! is a new, irreverent online magazine about all things Russian.  Made in USSR is a site that documents a wide range of products made by the Soviet Union. Web Guide to Russian Ark provides footnotes to the popular movie. The Moscow Architecture Preservation Society (MAPS) consists of young architects, historians, heritage managers and journalists from different countries and works in close cooperation with preservationists, architects and historians within Russia and abroad to raise awareness about the present destruction of the city's historical buildings. Russian-American Cultural Center is a new organization in New York that regularly hosts events and offers an attractive, informative website (mostly devoted to art). Africana.ru is a publication in Russian about Africa and African culture in Russia. The World Academy of Rusyn Culture is an academic and charitable institution for the purpose of encouraging new work and preserving the insights and beauty of Rusyn culture for the benefit of all mankind. Grand Illusions features several puzzles, including many designed by Russians.             Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.                        --Mark Twain   Pagat.com offers rules for several Russian card games.  Gallery of Russian Thinkers offers biographies and synopsis of Russian theorists and philosophers.   Moskva-Nostalgia is a collection of annotated Moscow photographs taken in the 70's and 80's. Three Percent launched in the summer of 2007 with the lofty goal of becoming a destination for readers, editors, and translators interested in finding out about modern and contemporary international literature. SovMusic.ru presents downloadable music file of songs popular in the Soviet Union, organized by name or subject. Russian Holidays is a hyperlinked article presenting current dates, short descriptions, and histories of Russia's holidays. EnglishRussia.com is a good "time-wasting" site, with lots of random (and sometimes potentially offensive!) material in English about modern Russia. 20th Century Russian Theatre - everything you wanted to know on the subject! Ghost Town is a photo-essay of a woman's motorcycle ride through the Chernobyl area. Russophile.com is an interesting hodge-podge of a site including a web-forum, links to major Russian blogs, photo hosting, and other resources for the Russophile in all of us. Pobediteli.ru is a Russian-language multimedia tribute to the Russia's participation in WWII (The Great Patriotic War). Lots of interactive maps and presentations.  The Ukrainian Folklore Project is an interesting site sponsored by the University of Alberta.  Lots of info, pics, video footage and other multimedia presentations. The Ukrainian Museum Archives offers lots of "online exhibits" of artifacts from Ukrainian culture and Ukrainian immigrant culture. 16.  Employment Click on the picture of a Russian "Work Book" to find out more about employment in Russia. 17. Russian Clubs Click on the U. Berkley students for more about Russian clubs. Metro.ru provides pics, history and stats for the Moscow underground (subway) system.  The U.S. Embassy in Moscow has launched a site with resources for students and scholars plus showcases events designed to mark two centuries of competition and cooperation in the arts, science, sports, space, education, trade and world affairs. Larissa Shmailo has produced several new translations of Russian poems and plays. She also runs an infrequent blog. 18. Scholar's Resources SEELANGS is an academic discussion list aimed primarily at teachers and students of Russian and other Slavic and East European languages and literature. It exists to facilitate discussion of topics of interest to those people. 19. The Book Store Click A History of Russia for books on an array of subjects. Presented in partnership with Amazon.com. Slavic Information Literacy attempts to ascertain and enunciate many of the core competencies students and scholars of Slavic need to be productive (and employed!) in the field. REESweb is another virtual library, similar to the one you are currently viewing. Brought to you by the Center for Russian and East European Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. Language Connections offers translation, interpretation, sign-language interpreting, and localization services. They can translate a wide array of materials, providing high quality, culturally sensitive and timely products. Looking for a Russian program at an American university?  AATSEEL (American Association of Teachers of Slavic and Eastern European Languages) has recently compiled a listing of programs available from America's top 50 liberal arts colleges and top 50 research universities.  (Note: these are not the best Russian programs, but programs available from top universities.) The Center for Strategic and International Studies is a bi-partisan think tank dealing with international and global issues, including Russia. Their website bristles with information, including the email addresses for experts in Russian domestic and foreign policy, and a list of publications with some available for download. Look in the bookstore section for many others. Crash Course in Copyright - exactly what it says.  - Featured Links - Russia Profile is an English-language information service offering expert analysis of Russian politics, economics, society and culture.  A joint project of RIA Novosti and Independent Media, the service consists of a print magazine and an online supplement providing useful resources and additional articles.   Russian Life Magazine provides a handful of interesting sample articles online and affordable student discounts for its bimonthly printed magazine of Russian history, culture, business and travel.  It also offers such useful programs as an Educational Patron Program to help pair donors and schools to put information about Russian culture in the hands of students. Educators might also be interested to learn of the success of Russian Life's Taste of Russia annual event.  16.04.2008 - Russian Archives and Primary Documents 10.04.2008 - Language Resources for Students of Russian 02.04.2008 - Resource Extraction and Export in Russia 20.12.2007 - Finance and Financial Markets in Russia 07.11.2007 - Russian Clubs 05.09.2007 - General Business Issues in Russia 04.09.2007 - Modern Russian Music 04.09.2007 - Print Journalism 30.08.2007 - Central Asia and the Caucasus 29.06.2007 - Politics in Russia 27.06.2007 - Religion in Russia 07.05.2007 - Plastic Arts 09.08.2006 - The Library Book Store print this page email this page