Russian Languages Books Russia - Memories of the Russian Court (Atchison) Provides an online book, written in 1923 by Vyrurbova. 6-99 Lists Malaysian Search Engines (Search Engines Worldwide - Takakuwa) Provides over a dozen search engines available in Malaysia. 8-00 Russia - Anastasia and the Romanov Family Provides over a dozen sources of information. Russia - Map Provides map of (former?) Russia in three parts. 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 Russian Search Engines (Search Engines Worldwide - Takakuwa) Provides over two dozen search engines available in Russia. 8-00 Search Engine in Russian and English (Russia on the Net) Searches the Web in either English or Russian. 6-02 Materials Awesome Library in Russian (Promt) Provides online translations of the Web through the Awesome Library, using Promt's translator. You may, of course, start with a Web page other than the Awesome Library. 7-02 Chechnya Map (Chechen Republic Online) Provides a map of Chechnya. Chechnya is fighting for independence from Russia. 6-02 Chechnya Map Showing the Region (Chechen Republic Online) Provides a map of Chechnya, with the surrounding region. Chechnya is fighting for independence from Russia. 6-02 Map of Russia (About.com - Rosenberg) Provides a printable map of the outline of Russia. Pictures of Famous Places (PicturesofPlaces.com) Provides pictures of many of the tourist spots. 5-02 Russia - Rasputin Picture Provides a black and white picture of Rasputin. 6-99 Russia - Rasputin Picture Provides a color or colorized picture of Rasputin. 6-99 Russian Translation of the Web - English Instructions (Promt) Provides online translations of the Web. To view the Web through the Awesome Library, put the URL of the Awesome Library (http://www.awesomelibrary.org/) in the URL box, select "English to Russian," and then select Translate. You will need to have Russian fonts loaded in your browser in order to see the Russian. You may, of course, start with a Web page other than the Awesome Library. 7-02 Russian Translation of the Web - Russian Instructions (Promt) Provides online translations of the Web. To view the Web through the Awesome Library, put the URL of the Awesome Library (http://www.awesomelibrary.org/) in the URL box, select "English to Russian," and then select Translate. You will need to have Russian fonts loaded in your browser in order to see the Russian. You may, of course, start with a Web page other than the Awesome Library. 7-02 Russian Translations (LangtoLang.com) Provides translations of words from English to Russian and Russian to English. 7-02 Russian Version of Google Search Engine (Google.com) Provides searches of the Web in Russian. 7-02 News Chechnya - Human Rights Violations (Human Rights Watch) Provides news stories regarding the treatment of people within Chechnya by Russia. Chechnya is fighting for independence from Russia. 6-02 Chechnya News (American Committee for Peace in Chechnya) Provides news stories regarding the war between Chechnya and Russia. Chechnya is fighting for independence from Russia. ACPC is "dedicated to promoting a peaceful resolution of the war in Chechnya." 6-02 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 Chechnya (Library of Congress) Provides a history on Chechnya, a Republic of Russia. 11-99 Chechnya - Checheno-Ingush Republic (Information Please) Provides a brief history of the Chechnya region. 11-99 Chechnya - History of Chechnya and the Chechen Republic (Chechen Republic Online) Provides information on the history of the area from pre-history to the 20th century. Chechnya is fighting for independence from Russia. "Boundaries did not exist. It simply was not necessary. Unlike Slavs, Asians or Europeans, there was a code of hospitality and respect regarding boundaries. If an Avar from Daghestan wanted to cross onto land owned by Chechen people, the Chechens would allow it. And vice versa. This existed all over the Caucasus." 6-02 Chechnya - Maps (University of Texas) Provides maps of the Chechnya region. 11-99 Chechnya - The Conflict (Library of Congress) Provides a history on Chechnya, a Republic of Russia. 11-99 Gorbachev (SSG - TeacherNet) Provides a timeline on the life of Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev, leader of the USSR during the 1980's. 12-99 Karl Marx and Engels Library (Romagnolo) Provides the works of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, founders of communist philosophy. 3-00 Khrushchev through Gorbachev (SSG - TeacherNet) Provides a brief history of modern Russia through its leaders. 12-99 Lenin, Vladimir (Lenin Internet Archive) Provides a biographical timeline of the first Chairman of the Soviet government. 5-02 Lenin, Vladimir - Biography (Lenin Internet Archive - Krupsakaya) Provides a detailed biography of the first Chairman of the Soviet government by his life-long companion. 5-02 Lenin, Vladimir - Epitaph (Lenin Internet Archive - Kautsky) Provides a commentary on the life of Lenin by Kautsky, one of his enemies. "When Bismarck stated that the great problems of the time must be resolved by blood and iron, this was also Lenin's view." "Like Bismarck, Lenin also was a master of diplomacy, the art of deceiving his opponents, of surprising them and discovering their weak points, in order to overturn them." 5-02 Map of Russia, Showing Chechnya (University of Texas) Provides a map of Russia. 11-99 Marxist Writers and History (Marxists.org) Provides the works of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, founders of communist philosophy. 3-00 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.) Russia (About.com - Rosenberg) Provides sources of maps, statistics, the flag, government and military information, and information on the economy. 2-01 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 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 Russia - 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.) Russia and Human Rights (Amnesty Interrnational - USA) Provides a summary of findings on violations of human rights by Russia. 7-01 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 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 Russian History (SSG - TeacherNet) Provides a history of Russia. 12-99 Russian History (Library of Congress) Provides a political timeline on Russia. 11-99 Russian History and Geography (Emulate Me) Provides a history, as well as demographic information on Russia. 11-99

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