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Alexander Palace Time Machine
Great resource for history teachers! Website has a lot of information about the Romanov Tsar Alexander's palace, along with an archive of historical diaries and letters. Good resource for studying Russian history. Many pages are...
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Leo Tolstoi
This site offers a very interesting account of the life of Russian author, Leo Tolstoy.
University of Virginia
Why We Go to War: Tsar Nicholas Ii
This site has information about the Russian Czar Nicholas II and his lack of his qualifications which led to the downfall of the czarist rule.
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Space Research Institute (Iki) Home Page
The official homepage of the Space Research Institute, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
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Propaganda Postcards of the Great War: Allies Patriotic: Warloans Russia
Brief discussion of Russian war loans with examples of propaganda postcards used to pressure citizens to donate their savings to the war cause.
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Itogi
Itogi is a weekly news magazine covering various news stories and political issues. Written in Russian.
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Sun Online Magazine for Children
An online magazine for children featuring online games, stories, tips on parenting, virtual school and tales. Russian only.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Boris Pasternak
Wikipedia offers biographical information on Boris Pasternak, Russian poet and writer, and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958.
BBC
Bbc News: Vladimir Putin Spy Turned Politician
This is the BBC report on the news that Boris Yeltsin had resigned and named Vladimir Putin to replace him as Russian president. It provides biographical background and a summary of Putin's political career. (Jan. 1, 2000)
PBS
Pbs: The Face of Russia
This is the companion site to the documentary, "The Face of Russia." Click on "Timeline" for some key points in Russian culture and history.
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Wwi Document Archive: The Royal Navy in the Caspian Sea
An in-depth account of the role of the Royal British Navy during the Russian Civil War, 1918-1920. Provides a complete listing of ships and other units that were involved.
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Night Witches: The True Story of an Incredible Group of Women
Learn about the Russian regiments of female aviators who flew thousands of bombing runs agains the Germans in World War II.
Royal British Colombia Museum (Canada)
Weaving Doukhobor History
Here the life of the Doukhobour culture in British Columbia is discussed. This Russian emigre pacifist sect and their communal way of life helped shape the debate over human rights in British Columbia.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Ivanoff by Anton Chekhov
This is the full text of the four-act Russian play Ivanoff by Anton Chekhov including a list of characters.
BBC
Bbc: Cool Not Cold Russia's New Foreign Policy
A June 2007 analysis of the hardening of Russian foreign and domestic policy by Paul Reynolds, a BBC world affairs correspondent.
BBC
Bbc: Britain, Russia Square Off in Spy Case
A May 2007 new report from the BBC on the smoldering dispute between British and Russian authorities over the poisoning of former KGB and agent Alexander Litvinenko and British demands for the extradition of his accused killer.
BBC
Bbc: Russia Accused of 'Attack on Eu'
A May 2007 news report on the developing tensions between Russia and Estonia over the decision to move a WWII war memorial to Russian troops in Tallin.
BBC
Bbc: High Stakes in Georgia Standoff
An October 3, 2006 look at the worsening relations between Georgia and the Russian Federation over the arrest of four Russian military officers on spying charges.
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Alexander Romanov
A biography of Alexander III, the second to the last Romanov ruler of the Russian empire.
The Guardian
Guardian: Candid Putin Offers Praise and Blame
This archive article reports on an extraordinary three and a half hours of questions and answers with Russian president Putin on Chechnya and the 2004 Beslan massacre.
BBC
Bbc News: Timeline Russia
Important events in Russian history from the year 1237 to the year 2007 are presented in timeline form.
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Russia Religious News
An archived collection of news related to Russian religions from Stetson University. News articles about religion in Russia from the last 10 years are available.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: How a Muzhik Fed Two Officials by Mikhail Yevgrafovich Saltykov
Classic Reader provides numerous classic short stories from famous authors. One work is "How a Muzhik Fed Two Officials," a story written by the Russian satirist from the 1800's, Mikhail Yevgrafovich Saltykov.
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History.com: The Soviet Response to the Moon Landing? Denial There Was a Moon Race at All
Until 1989, Russians claimed they were not trying to reach the Moon first and that the U.S. was in "a one-nation race." Until 1989, a group of American aerospace engineers went to Moscow and finally saw the Soviets' failed lunar-landing...
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