Guides and Directories

BBC News - Country Profile: Russia
Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1102275.stm

Bucknell University - Russian Studies
Annotated links on history, culture, including feminism and folklore, politics, economics, philosophy, language, geography, media.
http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/russian/

CIA World Factbook - Russia
Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rs.html

Encyclopedia of the Nations - Russia
Provides information about the country's geography, people, government, economy and tourism. From Thomson Gale.
http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Europe/Russia.html

NationMaster - Russia
Profile includes information for various aspects of the country, with a special emphasis on statistics and rankings.
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/rs-russia

UK Foreign Office - Country Profiles: Russia
Overview of country's geography, history, politics, economy, international relations, travel and current affairs.
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019744935436

US Department of State - Russia
Country portal offers a map and links to Background Notes, Country Study, the US embassy and the current ambassador, press releases, fact sheets, annual Human Rights Reports and other major reports including Industry Market Reports.
http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/rs/

US Library of Congress - Portals to the World: Russia
Annotated directory of selected online resources.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/european/russia/ru.html

Wikipedia - Russia
Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the country's history, government and politics, geography, economy, demographics, language and culture.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia