AIDS History in Russia
Discusses AIDS cases, education, and prevention programs during the Soviet and post-Soviet periods.
Anatoliy Sergeevich Kulikov
U.S. Army's biography of the former former head of Internal Forces of the USSR and Russia's chief of police after the fall of communism.
Capitalism in Russia
A history of the role of capitalism in the Russian economy with a focus on the post-Soviet era. Includes a bibliography.
Chronology Russian History: Post-Soviet Period
A hypertext chronology of Russian history since the end of the Soviet Period.
Civil War in Moscow
A short history of the events in Moscow in October 1993. Includes links to photographs.
Economic Reform in Former Communist Systems
A study of the problems of privatizing state enterprises in Russia and other East European countries.
General Igor Rodionov
A U.S. Army biography of the life and military career of the Russian Minister of Defense.
Information and Research Center
Links to articles, reviews, and books on the 2000 Russian Presidential elections in English.
Institute for the Study of Conflict, Ideology, and
Coverage of political, international, and security affairs in Russian Federation. Includes news, analysis, a journal, occasional papers, a searchable database of articles, and links to related papers.
Pondering a Post-Cold War Meeting of the Minds
A short essay on the many of the domestic problems facing the Russians since the collapse of communism and the end of the Cold War.
Russia Debate
A survey of Russia including government structure, documents, statistics, demographics, geography, and important events since the end of Communist rule. Also includes profiles of current Russian politicians and Soviet-era leaders.
Russian Presidential Elections 1996
Coverage and analysis of elections including a listing of all candidates, public opinion polls, and links to career and biographical information on the primary contenders.
The KGB: "They Still Need Us"
An article on the role of the KGB and its successor since the collapse of Communism.
The USSR in 1991: The Implosion of a Superpower
A discussion and analysis of the Soviet Union's collapse in the early 1990s.
U.S. Relations with Russia: The First Five Years
An article on Russo-American relations on issues such dismantling Russia's nuclear arsenal, economic aid, military relations, joint space missions, during the five years after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Vladimir Putin: Spy turned politician
Article on a former KGB operative and the leading candidate in the 2000 Russian presidential elections. Discusses the dependency of his political popularity on Russia's military success in Chechnya.
Who Lost Russia?
A discussion of the failure of reform in many aspects of domestic politics and policy in Russia since the end of the Cold War.