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Last updated 6/12/12

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Global Education 2011 Featured Country Russia

"To insure the economic survival and well-being of our communities, it is imperative that community colleges develop a globally and multiculturally competent citizenry." --Global Education Advisory Committee, 1999 North Carolina Community College System

Suggested Keywords and Related Terms:         Russian Federation

Researching Russia in Books and/or Media (DVDs, CDs, Videos, Audiotapes, etc.):

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Researching Russia Using Electronic Resources:  

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NC LIVE:

• Articles in Gale Virtual Reference Library
• Search for "Russia" on the NC LIVE home page to access hundreds or thousands of articles.*

* Tip: To narrow your search, click one or more subject boxes underneath. You can narrow your search further by clicking on other headings under "Narrow results by" in the left column of the results list, or by using Advanced Search to add your own limiting terms.

Recommended Internet Sites for Researching Russia:

     General information

• "Background Note: Russia." Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. U.S. Department of State. 16 March 2011. Web. 2 June 2011. <http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3183.htm>.
• "Central Asia: Russia." The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. n.d. Web. 12 July 2011. <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rs.html>.
• "A Country Study: Russia." Library of Congress. 22 March 2011. Web. 2 June 2011.<http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/rutoc.html>.
• "Russia." Law Library of Congress. Library of Congress. 6 May 2011. Web. 2 June 2011. <http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide/nations/russia.php>.
• "Russia." Travel. National Geographic. 2011. Web. 2 June 2011. <http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/russia-guide/>.
• "Russia." United Nations. 2 June 2011. Web. 2 June 2011. <http://www.un.int/russia/new/MainRoot/newrussiaen/newrussiaen.html>
• "Russia country profile." BBC News. 9 May 2011. Web. 2 June 2011. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1102275.stm>.

     Business and Economy

• "worldbank.org/russia." The World Bank. The World Bank Group, 7 April 2011. Web. 2 June 2011. < http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/ECAEXT/
  RUSSIANFEDERATIONEXTN/0,,menuPK:305605~pagePK:141159~piPK:141110~theSitePK:305600,00.html>.
• Business Source Premier. [search keyword "Brazil," then click "Country Reports"] EBSCOhost. 2010. Web. 17 June 2010. <http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=207&iface=1>

     Health

• "Russian Federation." World Health Organization. 2011. Web. 6 June 2011. <http://www.who.int/countries/rus/en/>.
• "Russian Health Stats." NationMaster.com. 2011. Web. 6 June 2011. <http://www.nationmaster.com/country/rs-russia/hea-health>.
• Rosenfeld, Boris A. "The Crisis of Russian Health Care and Attempts at Reform." Rand Corporation. 6 Oct. 2010. Web. 13 June 2010. <http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF124/CF124.chap5.html>.

     History

• "history of Russia." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica. 2011. Web. 16 Jun. 2011. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/513493/history-of-Russia>.
• "History of Russia." Geographia. InterKnowledge Corp. 2006. 16 June 2011. <http://www.geographia.com/russia/rushis01.htm>.
• "History of Russia: Primary Documents." EuroDocs. 17 Dec. 2010. Web. 16 June 2010. <http://eudocs.lib.byu.edu/index.php?title=History_of_Russia:_Primary_Documents&oldid=7507>.
• "Russia." Infoplease. 2011. 13 June 2010. <http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107909.html>.
• "Russian History." Bucknell University. 2008. 16 June 2011. <http://www.bucknell.edu/x17601.xml>.

     Human Rights

• "2009 Human Rights Report: Russia." Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. U.S.Department of State. 11 March 2011. Web. 16 June 2011. <http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2009/eur/136054.htm>.
• "2010 Human Rights Report: Russia." Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. U.S.Department of State. 8 April 2011. Web. 16 June 2011. <http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2010/eur/154447.htm>.
• "Russia." Human Rights Watch. 2010. Web. 16 June 2011. <http://www.hrw.org/europecentral-asia/russia>.
• "U.S. Department of Labor's Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor." ILAB in Russia. United States Department of Labor. n.d. Web. 6 June 2011. <http://www.dol.gov/ilab/map/countries/russia.htm>.

     Languages and Culture

• Anttikoski, Essa. "Minority Languages of Russia on the Net." n.d. Web. 16 June 2011. <http://www.peoples.org.ru/eng_index.html>. [Note: The original pages of this site are in the Russian language; only the home page has an English translation option. However, site is valuable for the list of minority languages spoken in Russia.]
• "Languages of the Russian Federation." Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2011. Web. 16 June 2011. <http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=ru>.
• "Minority Languages in Russia Under the Threat of Extinction." Russian Geographical Society. 18 Jan 2011. Web. 16 June 2011. <http://int.rgo.ru/news/minority-languages-in-russia-under-threat-of-extinction/>.
• "Russia." Languages Across Europe. BBC. 16 June 2011. Web. 16 June 2011. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/european_languages/countries/russia.shtml>.
• "Russia: Language, Culture, Customs and Etiquette." Kwintessential. 2010. Web. 16 June 2010. <http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/russia-country-profile.html>.

     Literature

• "Russian literature." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. 2006, on Infoplease. 2007, Pearson Education, publishing as Infoplease. Web. 21 Jun. 2011 <http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0842737.html>.
• "Russian literature." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2011. Web. 21 Jun. 2011. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/513793/Russian-literature>.
• Konkol, Eric. "SovLit.com." n.d. Web. 11 July 2011. <http://www.sovlit.com/>.

     Maps

• "Russia." Graphic Maps. WorldAtlas.com. n.d. Web. 11 July 2011. <http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/asia/ru.htm>.
• "Russia and the Former Soviet Republics Maps." Perry Castañeda Library Map Collection. University of Texas at Austin. 8 July 2011. Web. 8 July 2011. <http://geography.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=geography&cdn=education&tm=60&f=00&tt=14&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html>.
• "Russia Maps." About.com. 2011. Web. 11 July 2011. <http://geography.about.com/od/russiamaps/Russia_Maps_.htm>.

      Recipes

• "RusCuisine.com." RusCuisine.com. 2011. Web. 11 July 2011. <http://www.ruscuisine.com/>.
• "Russia." Food in Every Country. 2011. Web. 11 July 2011. <http://www.foodbycountry.com/Kazakhstan-to-South-Africa/Russia.html>.
• "Russian." allrecipes.com. 2011. Web. 11 July 2011. <http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/world-cuisine/europe/eastern-europe/russia/main.aspx>.

     Statistics

• "Data and Statistics." worldbank.org: russia. The World Bank. 2 Nov. 2010. Web. 6 June 2011. <http://go.worldbank.org/N1PG9OQ8C0>
• "Russia." Euromonitor International. Euromonitor. 2011. Web. 12 July 2011. <http://www.euromonitor.com/russia/country-factfile>.
• "Russia." Nationmaster.com. Rapid Intelligence. 2011. Web. 12 July 2011. <http://www.nationmaster.com/country/rs-russia>.
• "Russian Federation: Statistics." Unicef. 2011. Web. 12 July 2011. <http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/russia_statistics.html>.

     Travel in Russia

• "Russian Federation Country Specific Information." Travel.State.Gov. U.S. Dept. of State. n.d. 12 July 2011. <http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1006.html>.
• "Russia Travel Guide." Russia Travel. 2011. Web. 12 July 2011. <http://www.justrussia.org/>.

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