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Russian Federation Resources

General:

Backgrounders and overviews:

• Background Notes: Russia - U.S. Department of State
• Country Profile: Russia - UK, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Countries in Europa: Russia - Canada, Department of Foreign Affairs
• Russie - France, Ministère des Affaires étrangères
• Länder- und Reiseinformationen: Russische Föderation - Germany, Auswärtiges Amt

Other general resources:

• Russia - CIA World Factbook
• A Country Study: Russia - U.S. Library of Congress (1998)
• Country Profile: Russia - U.S. Library of Congress (September 2004) - PDF format
• Russia - Wikipedia entry
• Russia: Selected Internet Resources - Portals to the World, U.S. Library of Congress
• CCCP/USSR books - PS.com thread

Maps:

• Russian Mapping & LBS Server -
• Russia and the Former Soviet Republics Maps - Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin

Government and Politics:

• Russian Government Gateway
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Ministry of Internal Affairs
• Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations
• Embassy of the Russian Federation in Washington, DC

Defense and Security:

Official sites:

• Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
• Security Council of the Russian Federation
• Federal Security Service (FSB)
  • Border Guard Service
• Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR)
• Rosoboronexport State Corporation

Unofficial sites:

• Russian Armed Forces: Order of Battle
• Russia Military Guide - GlobalSecurity.org

Terrorism/Unconventional Warfare:

Resources:

• Terror in Russia - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
• Country Overview: Russia - MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base
• U.S. State Department Counterterrorism Office - look for most recent Country Reports on Terrorism

PS.com threads:

• ABC Banned From Russia for Interviewing Terrorist
• Russian Army: Chechen Leader Maskhadov Is Killed
• Photos from Chechnya...
• Pics from Russian School Incident
• Two Jets Disappear in Russia