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1. Russian Languages

Books

1. Russia - Memories of the Russian Court (Atchison)
   Provides an online book, written in 1923 by Vyrurbova. 6-99
2. Russia - Rasputin Picture
   Provides a black and white picture of Rasputin. 6-99
3. Russia - Rasputin Picture
   Provides a color or colorized picture of Rasputin. 6-99

Lists

1. Malaysian Search Engines (Search Engines Worldwide - Takakuwa)
   Provides over a dozen search engines available in Malaysia. 8-00
2. Russia - Anastasia and the Romanov Family
   Provides over a dozen sources of information.
3. Russia - Map
   Provides map of (former?) Russia in three parts.
4. Russian Languages Resources (VADA)
   Provides many resources to assist with learning more than 50 Russian languages, such as dictionaries, fonts, grammar lessons, and more. Select the country (listed alphabetically by letter of the alphabet on the left) 9-01
5. Russian Search Engines (Search Engines Worldwide - Takakuwa)
   Provides over two dozen search engines available in Russia. 8-00

Materials

1. Pictures of Famous Places (PicturesofPlaces.com)
   Provides pictures of many of the tourist spots. 5-02

News

1. Chechnya News (1stHeadlines)
   Provides news stories from dozens of news sources. 12-99
2. News in Russian (LanguageBox.com)
   Provides news in Russian. Includes Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Pravda, and Isvestia from Russia, as well as the BBC from the UK. 8-00

Papers

1. Chechnya (Library of Congress)
   Provides a history on Chechnya, a Republic of Russia. 11-99
2. Chechnya - Checheno-Ingush Republic (Information Please)
   Provides a brief history of the Chechnya region. 11-99
3. Chechnya - Maps (University of Texas)
   Provides maps of the Chechnya region. 11-99
4. Chechnya - The Conflict (Library of Congress)
   Provides a history on Chechnya, a Republic of Russia. 11-99
5. Gorbachev (SSG - TeacherNet)
   Provides a timeline on the life of Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev, leader of the USSR during the 1980's. 12-99
6. Karl Marx and Engels Library (Romagnolo)
   Provides the works of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, founders of communist philosophy. 3-00
7. Khrushchev through Gorbachev (SSG - TeacherNet)
   Provides a brief history of modern Russia through its leaders. 12-99
8. Map of Russia, Showing Chechnya (University of Texas)
   Provides a map of Russia. 11-99
9. Putin, Vladimir (BBC News - Mulvey)
   Provides a brief background on how the Prime Minister of Russia came into a position of power. (Also misspelled by visitors as Vlademir, Valademir, Valadamir, Vlademire, Vladamire, or Vladamir.)
10. Russia (About.com - Rosenberg)
    Provides sources of maps, statistics, the flag, government and military information, and information on the economy. 2-01
11. Russia (U.S. Library of Congress)
    Provides a summary of key information on Russia, including politics, geography, education, religion, ethnic groups, crime, economy, history, and more. 7-01
12. Russia and Human Rights (Amnesty Interrnational - USA)
    Provides a summary of findings on violations of human rights by Russia. 7-01
13. Russia and the Future - A Survey of Russians (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
    Provides a summary of a survey of Russians to determine their views of the future of Russia. 7-01
14. Russian History (SSG - TeacherNet)
    Provides a history of Russia. 12-99
15. Russian History (Library of Congress)
    Provides a political timeline on Russia. 11-99
16. Russian History and Geography (Emulate Me)
    Provides a history, as well as demographic information on Russia. 11-99