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Analysis: Russian Information and Communication Technologies Industry
A brief overview of Russia's information and communications technology which has been experiencing significant growth since 2002. Frost and Sullivan predict that Russia will be the third-largest outsourcing destination by 2010....
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Unesco: Russian Federation: Ensemble of the Ferrapontov Monastery
The Ferapontov Monastery, in the Vologda region in northern Russia, is an exceptionally well-preserved and complete example of a Russian Orthodox monastic complex of the 15th-17th centuries, a period of great significance in the...
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Etc: Russian Territorial Expansion , 1725 1795
A map of the European Russia showing the territorial expansion between the death of Peter the Great (1725) to prior to the end of the reign of Catherine II (Catherine the Great) in 1796. The map is color-coded to show the Russian...
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Unesco: Russian Federation: Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye
The Church of the Ascension was built in 1532 on the imperial estate of Kolomenskoye, near Moscow, to celebrate the birth of the prince who was to become Tsar Ivan IV ('the Terrible'). One of the earliest examples of a traditional wooden...
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Unesco: Russian Federation: Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings
Situated on the ancient trade route between Central Asia and northern Europe, Novgorod was Russia's first capital in the 9th century. Surrounded by churches and monasteries, it was a centre for Orthodox spirituality as well as Russian...
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A View on Cities: New York: St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral (New York)
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A View on Cities: Vienna: Hochstrahlbrunnen and Russian Memorial
Hochstrahlbrunnen and Russian Memorial, Schwarzenbergplatz (Vienna)
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A View on Cities: Vienna: Russian Memorial
Russian Memorial, Schwarzenbergplatz (Vienna)
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alaska: Russian American Magazin
Storehouse building associated with the Russian and then the American trading companies active in Alaska.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alaska: Russian Bishop's House
One of four surviving examples of Russian Colonial Style architecture in the Western Hemisphere.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Hawaii: Russian Fort
Constructed in 1816 ; result of the alliance between High Chief Kaumualii and the Russian-American Company.
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.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Russia Sports and Recreation
An article about popular sports and recreation in Russia. Includes information on some of the most famous Russian athletes and chess champions.
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Pushkin's Poems: Eugene Onegin
All 8 "books" of Pushkin's epic poem are available at this site in Russian and in English translation.
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The Moscow Kremlin Museum
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.
Middlebury College
Middlebury College: Biography of Dostoevsky
This Midlebury College site offers an interesting account of the life of Russian author, Fyodor Dostoevsky. Stresses the tragedies and difficulties of his life, particularly the mock execution he was forced to endure before being exiled...
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Loc: The Empire That Was Russia
A beautiful on-line exhibition of photographs by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii offers "A vivid portrait of a lost world - the Russian Empire on the eve of world War I and the coming revolution." The site also has photos of ethnic...
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