A brief profile of Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, one of the G20 leaders at the 2010 Summit in Toronto.

The national flag of Russia, the largest country in the world by land area.

An article about threats to Russia's free-market economy and the breakdown of law enforcement.

This resource examines Stalin's role in industrializing Russia prior to World War II.

Important events in Russian history from the year 1237 to the year 2007 are presented in timeline form.

Identifies how many warheads different countries have throughout the world. Also provides information about the United States' and Russia's current arsenals. Discusses which countries have signed the non-proliferation treaties and which...

Analysis of the history of the sea otter in North America, focusing on its role in the European fur trade of the late 18th Century, this University of Minnesota web page is concise but thorough. The nations most involved in the...

A 2007 news report that examines on the dispute between the Ukraine and Russia over the cost of natural gas supplied by Russia.

Learn some interesting facts about this Russian city, host of 2014 winter Olympics.

This article describes the Piskariovskoye Memorial Cemetery, where thousands of people from WWII are buried.

In these revelations from Russian archives, perestroika is explained. Mikhail Gorbachev's program of economic, political, and social restructuring, became the unintended catalyst for dismantling the totalitarian state. Also contains...

Full text of the Friendship Pact between the USSR and China signed in 1950.

A collection of Russian documents (letters,telegrams, etc.) that supported the suppression of dissidents. Also includes an introduction explaining the dissidents.

This Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist was a specialist of the Cold war era having actually lived in the USSR at the time. View some of his most famous cartoons in this online exhibit.

This is a copy of a speech given in 1947 that describes US intent in stopping the spread of communism. It outlines threats to communist expansion into Greece and Turkey, and the US response to such a threat. This is a great primary...

This collection of primary source documents discusses international relations during World War II and the years shortly after. It begins with the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact signed in 1939 and ends with documents from the 1950's. The...

The library of Congress, provides a selection of articles from historic newspapers on the Russo-Japanese War. Important dates are listed along with links to the various articles.

Although the site has very limited text about Moscow, Russia, the photographs are worth the site.

A map from 1920 of the western portion of Russia from St. Petersburg on the Gulf of Finland to the Crimean Peninsula on the Black Sea, and east to Moscow. The map shows the political boundaries within Russia at the time, major cities and...

Learn about the culture of the Belarussian people. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.

Learn about the culture of the Nogai people. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.

Learn about the culture of the Russian people. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.

Learn about the culture of the Maris people. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.

This site provides a comprehensive article that examines the Mongol conquest in Kiev.