Classical Music in Russia: Audio Archive
Real Audio RAM performances in multiple connection speeds of works mainly by Russian composers but also others, including J. S. Bach and Bruckner.
Classical Music of St. Petersburg, Russia
MP3 audio selections of chamber, vocal, orchestral, and instrumental music, biographies, and links. Includes some non-Russian entries.
Graves of Famous Russian Composers
Pictures from St. Petersburg's Aleksandr Nevskii monastery.
Music of Russia
Wikipedia article tracing history and style. Includes classical, opera, ballet, and folk music, internal references to related people and topics, bibliography, and external links.
Russia the Great: Music
Traces major developments from pre-history to modern times. Includes internal link to list of noted composers and their biographies.
Russian Music Academic Catalogue
Biographies and philosophies of several living composers including sound files [Russian and English].
Russian Music: 1860-1900
Outline of the conflicting and powerful artistic movements in the second half of the 19th Century. Includes articles on the Mighty Handful and individual composers.
Soviet Composers Crushed by Stalin
Essay by Andrew J. Horton examines reasons for government persecution, the results, and how some coped better than others. From the Central Europe Review.