NASA
Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Phobos Project
Information on the failed Russian missions to Mars. Though both failed to complete their missions, much was learned about the solar system and new technology.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Alexander Pushkin
Use this site to learn about the life and career of Alexader Pushkin (Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin). This article overviews the struggles of the Russian people, which fueled Pushkin's writing and provides "related links" and "sources"...
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The Official Peanuts Website: Foreign Language Strips
This section of the official Peanuts Web site contains classic Peanuts comic strips in German, French, Russian, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese and other languages. The strips can also be translated into English.
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Visulistan: Mapping the Empires of History #Infographic
This infographic maps the empires of history including the British Empire, the Mongol Empire, the Russian Empire, the Spanish Empire, the Umayyad Caliphate, the Portuguese Empire, the Achaemenid Empire (First Persian Empire), the Ottoman...
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)
E Pd Lp: Konstantin Melnikov
This page has a brief bibliography of the Russian architect Konstantin Melnikov.
Van Gogh Gallery
The Van Gogh Gallery: Marc Chagall
Biographical summary of the life and career of 20th-century Russian-French-Jewish surrealist artist Marc Chagall.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Sergei Rachmaninoff Biography
Brief biographical sketch of Russian pianist, composer, and conductor Sergei Rachmaninoff.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow's Red Square
A March 2007 five part series from NPR that looks at Russian foreign policy, Vladmir Putin as throw back to Cold War leadership, human rights, democracy in Russia, and U.S.-Russian relations.
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Web Gallery of Art: Scene From Russian Everyday Life
An image of "Scene from Russian Everyday Life", created by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince in 1764 (Oil on canvas, 73 x 60 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Russian Baptism
An image of "The Russian Baptism", created by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince in 1765 (Oil on canvas, 73 x 92 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Russian Scaevola
An image of "The Russian Scaevola", created by Vasily Ivanovich Demut-Malinovsky in 1813 (Gypsum).
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Web Gallery of Art: Triumphal Entry of the Russian Troops Into Moscow
An image of "Triumphal Entry of the Russian Troops into Moscow", created by Aleksey Fyodorovich Zubov from 1710-11 (Etching with line engraving, 555 x 757 mm).
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Russian Central Asia, 1920
A map from 1920 of the Central Asian territories of Russia at the time, including the provinces of Sir Daria, Khiva, Turkomans (Trans Caspian), Bokhara, Samarkand, Ferghana, and portions of Turgai, Uralsk, Semipalatinsk, Akmolinsk, and...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Russian Campaign of Napoleon, 1812
The march of Napoleon to and from Moscow in 1812.
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Unesco: Russian Federation: Kizhi Pogost
The pogost of Kizhi (i.e. the Kizhi enclosure) is located on one of the many islands in Lake Onega, in Karelia. Two 18th-century wooden churches, and an octagonal clock tower, also in wood and built in 1862, can be seen there. These...
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Unesco: Russian Federation: Western Caucasus
The Western Caucasus, extending over 275,000 ha of the extreme western end of the Caucasus mountains and located 50 km north-east of the Black Sea, is one of the few large mountain areas of Europe that has not experienced significant...
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Unesco: Russian Federation: Putorana Plateau
This site coincides with the area of the Putoransky State Nature Reserve, and is located in the central part of the Putorana Plateau in northern Central Siberia. It is situated about 100 km north of the Arctic Circle. The part of the...
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Unesco: Russian Federation: Virgin Komi Forests
The Virgin Komi Forests cover 3.28 million ha of tundra and mountain tundra in the Urals, as well as one of the most extensive areas of virgin boreal forest remaining in Europe. This vast area of conifers, aspens, birches, peat bogs,...
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Unesco: Russian Federation: Central Sikhote Alin
The Sikhote-Alin mountain range contains one the richest and most unusual temperate forests of the world. In this mixed zone between taiga and subtropics, southern species such as the tiger and Himalayan bear cohabit with northern...
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Unesco: Russian Federation: Lena Pillars Nature Park
Lena Pillars Nature Park is marked by spectacular rock pillars that reach a height of approximately 100 m along the banks of the Lena River in the central part of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). They were produced by the region’s extreme...
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Unesco: Russian Federation: White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
These two artistic centres in central Russia hold an important place in the country's architectural history. There are a number of magnificent 12th- and 13th-century public and religious buildings, above all the masterpieces of the...
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Unesco: Russian Federation: Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl
Situated at the confluence of the Volga and Kotorosl Rivers some 250 km north-east of Moscow, the historic city of Yaroslavl developed into a major commercial centre from the 11th century. It is renowned for its numerous 17th-century...
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Unesco: Russian Federation: Historic and Architectural Complex of Kazan Kremlin
Built on an ancient site, the Kazan Kremlin dates from the Muslim period of the Golden Horde and the Kazan Khanate. It was conquered by Ivan the Terrible in 1552 and became the Christian See of the Volga Land. The only surviving Tatar...
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Unesco: Russian Federation: Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Bldgs of Derbent
The Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent were part of the northern lines of the Sasanian Persian Empire, which extended east and west of the Caspian Sea. The fortification was built in stone. It consisted of two...
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