This site contains information about the Russian Revolution, including information about Russia before and after.

Expand on your middle schoolers' knowledge of storytelling with this lesson plan on Russian folktales. Provides several links to examples, assessment criteria, and a short list of other sources.

The Moscow Kremlin Museum features famous Russian exhibitions, museum collections, library and history. Website also contains virtual exhibitions (i.e., the crowns of Russian tsars), virtual tours and maps of the Kremlin.

Information on eleven famous Russians who are writers, poets, composers, and artists. Includes picture.

This site provides an excellent lecture providing a wealth of information about the events of the Russian Revolution in 1917.

This SPTimes site discusses the history of the development of the Russian Church from around 900 A.D. to the 16th and 17th centuries.

The Cold War Museum offers many resources on the Cold War, including this particular article on the "Fall of the Soviet Union."

Nezavisimaya Gazeta is one of leading national magazines covering important issues of social, political and cultural life in Russia and abroad. Its authors include leading journalists, political scientists, historians, and art critics....

Resource includes the text to Adolf Hitler's speech to the German people declaring war against Russia in 1941.

Outlines the 1942 Battle of Stalingrad between Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany.

This site from the Marxists Internet Archive contains the text to a thesis prepared by Vladimir Lenin on Russia's banking policy, from 1918.

In 1998, economist Edward Yardeni of Deutsche Bank Securities predicted that the economic difficulties affecting Russia and Asia would soon spread to the US and Europe. In this interview from "Moneyline News Hour with Lou Dobbs," compare...

An image of "Allegory of Russia", created by Philipp Veit during the 1840's (Oil on canvas, 121 x 91 cm).

An image of "Wounded Soldiers Retrating from Russia", created by Theodore Gericault, c. 1814 (Pencil, pen and brown ink, watercolour, 250 x 206 mm).

An image of "The Retreat from Russia", created by Theodore Gericault, c. 1818 (Lithograph, 445 x 362 mm).

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

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

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

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

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

This is a beautiful photo of Mount Elbrus, the tallest mountain in Russia and all of Europe. The snow dusted mountain is an inactive volcano which has had no recorded eruptions. Mount Elbrus is 5642 metres (18510 feet) in height. For...

A more detailed article about the resignation of Boris Yeltsin and his turning over the reigns to successor Vladimir Putin.

This site provides the full text of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, signed by Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Russia on March 3, 1918.

Gives a short overview of the life of this Danish explorer and navigator who was employed by Russia. The Bering Strait is named after him.