Russian Links
Russian pages at other Colleges and Universities
New York University
Wellesley College
The College of Wooster
Bucknell University
Colby College
Amherst College
Carleton College
University of Texas at Austin
University of Washington
Indiana University
Tufts University
University of California, Los Angeles
Russify your computer
Russify Everything with the SovInform Bureau. Topics include MS Windows NT, 98, 95, 3.11, 3.1; MS DOS; OS/2; Apple Macintosh; Commodore Amiga and more.
European and Non-European Languages on the Net: A Survey of Problems and Solutions. Problems (and solutions) of computing in Russian, Arabic, Chinese, and other languages that do not use the Latin alphabet.
Cyrillic in Netscape for Windows. Instructions in English or in Russian.
Language Learning Resources
Online English-Russian and Russian-English Dictionary from Freedict.com
A Russian Textbook Online. Includes Grammar and Vocabulary, with sections on telling time, travel, verbs of motion, numbers, cultural information, and more.
An Interactive Online Reference Grammar from Robert Beard at Bucknell University. Includes information about each part of speech as well as links to Russian dictionaries and other resources.
Foreign Language Products available for purchase at TravLang. Includes dictionaries, books, tapes, software, and courses in more than 80 languages.
Media and Communication
The official site of the Russian newspaper Izvestia. Includes sections on headlines, politics, economics, society, health, culture, entertainment, technology, science, and sports.The official site of The St. Petersburg Times. An English-language newspaper published in Russia's cultural capital.
Russia Today. Russian and Eastern European news articles in English, from EuropeanInternet.com.History
H-Russia. A discussion board at H-Net for Russian and Soviet history. Includes bibliographical, research and teaching aids as well as links to Russian-related university programs and departments; academic organizations; electronic journals and government sources.
Overview of Russian Orthodox History from 900 AD to the 17th century.LiteratureRussian Literature
Lib.Ru. An online archive of classical and contemporary Russian literature, easy to download. Includes prose, poetry, mysteries, history, fantasy, and other types of literature.
The Komkon Library. Download books by approximately 200 different authors, in Russian or in English.Official site of the State Hermitage Museum. Includes a virtual visit and information in English or Russian.
Official site of the Tretyakov Gallery. In Russian.
Music
Listen online to Radio 101 in Moscow. Includes news and events, program schedule, mp3s and more.
Bard Cafe. A site dedicated to poet-singers of the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia. Includes bulletin boards; clubs, associations and memorials; and links to online archives.
The Blues in Russia. A Russian-language site about upcoming events, blues artists, and more.
Theater, Opera and Ballet
Theater in Moscow. Includes news, calendars, ticket information, and photos from Moscow's best theaters.
Theater in St. Petersburg. Includes repertoires, calendars, premiere and ticket information, and critical reviews from St. Petersburg's best theaters.
Russian Classical Ballet. Includes biographies of past and present stars of ballet; ballet companies and events; and a photo gallery.
The Kirov Ballet. The official site of St. Petersburg's infamous ballet academy and Mariinsky Theater.
Film and Radio
Russian Internet Radio No.1, broadcasting in Russian on the Internet. Includes music news, program schedules, and MP3s. Use Real Audio to listen.
"The Cost of a 'Free Press'." An article about the Russian Press since the fall of the Soviet Union by Vitaly Korotich, former editor-in-chief of Ogonyok.Russian and Soviet movie archives to browse.
Kinosongs. Russian-language archive of songs popularized by Russian and Soviet films, in Real Audio and MIDI format.