Airbornelawyer
08-24-2005, 17:12
Russian Federation Resources
General:
Backgrounders and overviews:
Background Notes: Russia (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3183.htm) - U.S. Department of State
Country Profile: Russia (http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019744935436) - UK, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Countries in Europa: Russia (http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/canadaeuropa/country_rus-en.asp) - Canada, Department of Foreign Affairs
Russie (http://www.diplomatie.fr/fr/pays-zones-geo_833/russie_463/index.html) - France, Ministère des Affaires étrangères
Länder- und Reiseinformationen: Russische Föderation (http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/www/de/laenderinfos/laender/laender_ausgabe_html?type_id=14&land_id=140) - Germany, Auswärtiges Amt
Other general resources:
Russia (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/rs.html) - CIA World Factbook
A Country Study: Russia (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/rutoc.html) - U.S. Library of Congress (1998)
Country Profile: Russia (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/Russia.pdf) - U.S. Library of Congress (September 2004) - PDF format
Russia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia) - Wikipedia entry
Russia: Selected Internet Resources (http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/european/russia/ru.html) - Portals to the World, U.S. Library of Congress
CCCP/USSR books (http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=795) - PS.com thread
Maps:
Russian Mapping & LBS Server (http://www.eatlas.ru/english/default.htm) -
Russia and the Former Soviet Republics Maps (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/commonwealth.html) - Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
Government and Politics:
Russian Government Gateway (http://www.gov.ru/)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (http://www.mid.ru/)
Ministry of Internal Affairs (http://www.mvd.ru/)
Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations (http://www.un.int/russia/)
Embassy of the Russian Federation in Washington, DC (http://www.russianembassy.org/)
Defense and Security:
Official sites:
Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (http://www.mil.ru/)
Security Council of the Russian Federation (http://www.scrf.gov.ru/)
Federal Security Service (FSB) (http://www.fsb.ru/)
Border Guard Service (http://fps.gov.ru/)
Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) (http://svr.gov.ru/)
Rosoboronexport State Corporation (http://www.rusarm.ru/)
Unofficial sites:
Russian Armed Forces: Order of Battle (http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/9059/RussianArmedForces.html)
Russia Military Guide (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/index.html) - GlobalSecurity.org
Terrorism/Unconventional Warfare:
Resources:
Terror in Russia (http://www.rferl.org/specials/russia-terror/) - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Country Overview: Russia (http://www.tkb.org/Country.jsp?countryCd=RS) - MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base
U.S. State Department Counterterrorism Office (http://www.state.gov/s/ct/) - look for most recent Country Reports on Terrorism
PS.com threads:
ABC Banned From Russia for Interviewing Terrorist (http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7770)
Russian Army: Chechen Leader Maskhadov Is Killed (http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5992)
Photos from Chechnya... (http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4874)
Pics from Russian School Incident (http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8024)
Two Jets Disappear in Russia (http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8025)
General:
Backgrounders and overviews:
Background Notes: Russia (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3183.htm) - U.S. Department of State
Country Profile: Russia (http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019744935436) - UK, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Countries in Europa: Russia (http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/canadaeuropa/country_rus-en.asp) - Canada, Department of Foreign Affairs
Russie (http://www.diplomatie.fr/fr/pays-zones-geo_833/russie_463/index.html) - France, Ministère des Affaires étrangères
Länder- und Reiseinformationen: Russische Föderation (http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/www/de/laenderinfos/laender/laender_ausgabe_html?type_id=14&land_id=140) - Germany, Auswärtiges Amt
Other general resources:
Russia (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/rs.html) - CIA World Factbook
A Country Study: Russia (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/rutoc.html) - U.S. Library of Congress (1998)
Country Profile: Russia (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/Russia.pdf) - U.S. Library of Congress (September 2004) - PDF format
Russia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia) - Wikipedia entry
Russia: Selected Internet Resources (http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/european/russia/ru.html) - Portals to the World, U.S. Library of Congress
CCCP/USSR books (http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=795) - PS.com thread
Maps:
Russian Mapping & LBS Server (http://www.eatlas.ru/english/default.htm) -
Russia and the Former Soviet Republics Maps (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/commonwealth.html) - Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
Government and Politics:
Russian Government Gateway (http://www.gov.ru/)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (http://www.mid.ru/)
Ministry of Internal Affairs (http://www.mvd.ru/)
Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations (http://www.un.int/russia/)
Embassy of the Russian Federation in Washington, DC (http://www.russianembassy.org/)
Defense and Security:
Official sites:
Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (http://www.mil.ru/)
Security Council of the Russian Federation (http://www.scrf.gov.ru/)
Federal Security Service (FSB) (http://www.fsb.ru/)
Border Guard Service (http://fps.gov.ru/)
Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) (http://svr.gov.ru/)
Rosoboronexport State Corporation (http://www.rusarm.ru/)
Unofficial sites:
Russian Armed Forces: Order of Battle (http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/9059/RussianArmedForces.html)
Russia Military Guide (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/index.html) - GlobalSecurity.org
Terrorism/Unconventional Warfare:
Resources:
Terror in Russia (http://www.rferl.org/specials/russia-terror/) - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Country Overview: Russia (http://www.tkb.org/Country.jsp?countryCd=RS) - MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base
U.S. State Department Counterterrorism Office (http://www.state.gov/s/ct/) - look for most recent Country Reports on Terrorism
PS.com threads:
ABC Banned From Russia for Interviewing Terrorist (http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7770)
Russian Army: Chechen Leader Maskhadov Is Killed (http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5992)
Photos from Chechnya... (http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4874)
Pics from Russian School Incident (http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8024)
Two Jets Disappear in Russia (http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8025)