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General

Erik Herron's Guide to Post-Communist States on the Web The site is designed to facilitate research on the politics and economics of transition states in Europe and Asia. 

REESWeb  The most comprehensive guide to network resources of interest to scholars of the NIS and Central and Eastern Europe. The REES center at University of Pittsburgh keeps a growing mountain of information well organized.
Russian and East European Network Information Center (REENIC) Run by the University of Texas Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies
Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan  Excellent index site for resources on every country in the region.
Soros Foundations Network
University of London SSEES Not as comprehensive as others, but has some good links particularly to European sites.


Russia

College and Research Library News Russian Studies Links
Cyril and Methodius Megaencyclopedia  News, culture, a search engine.  In Russian.
Friends and Partners This site provides information on various aspects of Russian culture with an extensive list of links to other relevant sites. A chat room and bulletin boards offer students a chance to share questions and knowledge with people interested in similar subjects, but the students should always be warned that information posted in these settings are not monitored and therefore not necessarily accurate.
Koronator  Server, in Russian. 
Russia on the Web  Links to sites devoted to various aspects of Russia:  history, language and literature, culture and art, education, philosophy, business and economy, and society and politics.
Sher's Russian Index  Links, primarily related to culture, arranged by category (art, history, language, music, etc.).


Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova

Brama Gateway Ukraine  Ukrainian news, arts and culture, business, sports, and more.


The Baltic States

Institute of Baltic Studies  Based in Tartu, Estonia, the IBS has created an excellent catalog for digital information on Baltic cultures and societies.
Internet Resources on Latvia  Government, news and media, academic links. Compiled by the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London.
Welcome to Latvia  Latvian server, in English.


Caucasus and Central Asia

Afghanistan Online

Central Eurasian Studies World Wide  Sponsored by the Harvard Program on Central Asian and the Caucasus, this site has good links for scholars and teachers (see the Suggested Readings list, for example).
The Tajikistan Update  Has links to information about all of the countries in Central Asia and the Caucasus, with news, culture, photos, personal home pages, and so on.


Central and Eastern Europe

Czech search engines:   Atlas ; Seznam ; Uzdroje

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