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More recently, the Russian government named education as one of the country's high-priority national projects.  The results of this ongoing effort have been reflected in the Fulbright Community College programs to Russia and continue with the creation of seven federal universities. Russia is investing more than one billion dollars to create world-class centers of excellence that will drive socio-economic and scientific development and train new generations of Russian experts.

The Fulbright Scholar Program has sent American scholars and received Russian scholars since 1973. Beginning with only eight Americans and five Russians, it has grown to accommodate up to 50 scholars in each direction. The Fulbright Program allows American scholars to propose grants for lecturing, lecturing/research, or research. Placements may be requested for virtually any academic entity in the country.

In order to familiarize American scholars both with the country and with its educational establishment, CIES has located a number of useful websites. Interested applicants should consult these pages and the CIES program personnel

Embassy of the Russian Federation
http://www.russianembassy.org
Lots of official information about the embassy, consulates, visas, etc.  Also links to other sites with information on Russia

U.S. Embassy, Moscow
http://moscow.usembassy.gov/
Extensive site for the Moscow embassy, its subdivisions and their missions, and the consulates in St.Petersburg, Ekaterinburg, and Vladivostok

United States Department of State - Russia
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3183.htm
Number of topics regarding Russia and the relations between it and the United States.


Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University
http://src-home.slav.hokudai.ac.jp/index-e.html
Excellent link to numerous other sites arranged by topic

Central Intelligence Agency, World Fact Book
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rs.html
A compendium of statistical data on Russia. Arranged topically.

Russia on the Web (Transnational Institute)
http://www.valley.net/~transnat/
Russian cities and towns – direct dialing codes
http://www.russiantranslator.net/areacodes.html


Russia on the Net (Demos Co.)
http://www.ru/eng/index.html
Versions in both English and Russian.
A large site with links listed topically, including Arts and Culture, Business, Entertainment and Recreation, Computers and Internet, News and Media, Science and Education, Reference, Government and Legislation and Personal Hompages.


Russian Information Service and Access Russia
http://www.rispubs.com
Catalogue of books, maps, and periodicals.  Site for Russian Life, an excellent magazine.  Includes back issues (through 1998) Online.

Moscow Times
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/index.php

Major English-language newspaper of Russia. Has archive and links to Independent Media, which publishes some 18 newspapers and magazines . Has retained its editorial voice when many other, Russian news outlets have lost theirs.
St.Petersburg Times
http://www.sptimes.ru/
The sister paper to the Moscow Times, but not a direct copy.


Online Newspapers.com
http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/russia.htm
Links to a huge number of Russian newspapers (most links work). Some have English language versions.
Eurasia Net
http://www.eurasianet.org/
Funded by the Soros Open Society Foundation. A daily internet news and analytic service that covers the countries of Central Asia, the Caucasus, as well as developments in Russia, the Middle East and Southwest Asia that impact these regions.      

Russia Today                                                                         
http://rt.com/

A great daily news source. Numerous features and links.

Web List! Russia
http://weblist.ru/Computers_and_internet/index_all.html
Many connections, arranged by topics, to hard and software providers, web services, etc.

GENERAL INFORMATION ON EDUCATION
Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation
http://eng.mon.gov.ru/
The site of the Russian government’s principle agency for education, its structure, and plans for change.

European Education Directory
http://www.euroeducation.net/prof/russco.htm
An impressive description of institutional types, student issues, governmental agencies, etc.

Center for Civil Society
http://solar.rtd.utk.edu/~ccsi/
Excellent site for the work of this group with Russian education reform

Central and Eastern European Education Directory
http://www.ceebd.co.uk/ceeed/educatio.htm 
A great site
GENERAL LISTS OF RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES

Braintrack
http://www.braintrack.com/country.htm
Alphabetical listing by country of universities and institutes with websites.  Russia divided into a European and an Asia section   
Braintrack Russia-European section
http://www.braintrack.com/linknav.htm?pprevid=133&level=3
Braintrack Russia-Asian Section
http://www.braintrack.com/linknav.htm?pprevid=207&level=3
         
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/3405/univ_ru.html - Links to an extensive list of Russian Universities and the Ministry of Education

Far Eastern Federal University – Vladivostok – based on Far Eastern National Universitiy
http://www.fenu.ru/
Kazan’ (Volga Region) Federal University – Kazan’ – based on Kazan’ State University
http://www.ksu.ru/eng/index.php
Northeastern Federal University – Yakutsk – based on Yakutsk State University
http://www.ysu.ru/
Northern (Arctic) Federal University – Arkhangel’sk –based on Arkhangel’sk State Technical University
http://narfu.ru/
Siberian Federal University – Krasnoyarsk – based on Krasnoyarsk State University
http://www.sfu-kras.ru/en/
Southern Federal University – Rostov-on-Don – based on Rostov-na-Donu State University
http://sfedu.ru/00_eng/
Ural Federal University – Yekaterinburg – based on Ural State Technical University
http://ustu.ru/

ARKHANGEL’SK

Arkhangel’sk Forest Engineering College of Emperor Peter I
http://lesokolledg.ru/
Arkhangel’sk State Technical University – basis of the new Arctic Federal University
http://www.agtu.ru/astu
Pomor State University – Lomonosov
http://eng.pomorsu.ru/
Northern State Medical University
http://www.nsmu.ru/eng/

Altai State University
http://www.uni-altai.ru/

CHELYABINSK

Chelyabinsk State University
http://www.csu.ru/main.asp?method=GetPage&p=4
Southern Ural State University (Chelyabinsk)
http://www.susu.ac.ru/
Agroengineering University of Chelyabinsk
http://www.csau.ru/
Ural Social and Economic Institute (Chelyabinsk), only available in Russian.
http://www.ursei.ac.ru/
Chelyabinsk State Pedagogical University
http://www.cspu.ru/
Chelyabinsk Scientific Center, Urals Division, Russian Academy of Sciences
http://www.csc.ac.ru/

EKATERINBURG

Ural Federal University – combines Ural State Technical University
http://ustu.ru/
Ural State University
http://www.usu.ru/usu/opencms/
Ural State Technical University
http://www.ustu.ru/
Ural State Academy of Architecture and Arts
http://www.usaaa.ru/about/history
IRKUTSK
Irkutsk State University
http://www.isu.ru/ru/index.html
Irkutsk State Linguistics University
http://www.islu.ru/english/index.php

IVANOVO

Ivanovo State University
http://www.ivanovo.ac.ru/en
Ivanovo State Chemical and Technical University
http://main.isuct.ru/

IZHEVSK

Udmurt State University
http://v4.udsu.ru/english/index

KALININGRAD

Kaliningrad State University, Immanuel Kant
http://www.kantiana.ru/

KAZAN’

Kazan’ State University
http://www.ksu.ru/eng/index.php
Kazan’ (Volga) Federal University – integrates Kazan’ State University, Tatar State University of Humanities and Education, Kazan’ State Financial and Economic University, and, possibly, Kazan’ State Architectural University
http://www.ksu.ru/eng/index.php
Kazan State Technological University
http://www.kstu.ru/en/page.jsp?id_e=14884
Kazan State Technical University
http://www.kai.ru/

KEMEROVO

Kemerovo State University
http://www.kemsu.ru/index.htm.en

KHABAROVSK

UNDER CONSTRUCTION - Khabarovsk State Technical University

KRASNOYARSK

Siberian Federal University -  integrates four large higher education institutions (Krasnoyarsk State Technical University, Krasnoyarsk State Academy of Architecture and Civil Construction, Krasnoyarsk State University, State University of Non-Ferrous Metals and Gold)
http://www.sfu-kras.ru/en/presentation

Mendelyev University of Chemical Technology of Russia (Moscow)
http://www.muctr.ru/en/
Moscow State University
http://www.msu.ru/en/
Moscow State Technological University   “Stankin”
http://www.stankin.ru/
Moscow State Forestry Academy
http://www.mgul.ac.ru/eng/
N.D. Zelinsky Insitute of Organic Chemistry
http://www.ioc.ac.ru/ENTRY.en.html
Russian State University for the Humanities
http://mosgu.ru/mezhdunar/en/
Bauman State Technical University
http://www.bmstu.ru/
Moscow State Pedagogical University
http://www.mpgu.edu/index2.htm
Russian State Agricultural Academy - Timiryazev
http://www.timacad.ru/
Moscow State Aviation Institute – University of Aerospace Technology
http://www.mai.ru/english/
Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
http://www.mosconsv.ru/english.phtml
Moscow National Research Nuclear University - MEPI
http://www.mephi.ru/
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology State University - MIPT
http://www.phystech.edu/
Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys – National Research Technology University - MISIS
http://www.misis.ru/
Moscow Medical Academy – Sechenov
http://www.mma.ru/about/english
Moscow Power Engineering Institute Technical University - MPEI(TU)
http://www.mpei.ru/StartPage.asp
Moscow State Institute of International Relations - MGIMO
http://www.mgimo.ru/
Moscow State Linguistic University  - Thorez
http://www.linguanet.ru/ Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Infromatics  - MESI
http://www.mesi.ru/
Russian Economics Academy – Plekhanov
http://www.rea.ru/
Peoples Friendship University of Russia
http://www.rudn.ru/en/

NIZHNYI NOGOROD

Nizhny Novgorod State University - Lobachevsky
http://www.unn.ru/eng/
Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University - Alekseev
http://www.nntu.sci-nnov.ru/

NOVGOROD VELIKII

Novgorod State University - Yaroslav Mudryi
http://www.novsu.ru/english/about/

Novosibirsk State Technical University
http://www.nstu.ru:8101/

Novosibirsk State University
http://www.inter.nstu.ru/

OBNINSK

Obninsk Institute of Atomic Energy – National Nuclear Research University - NIYAU
http://www.iate.obninsk.ru/

OMSK

Omsk State University - Dostoevsky
http://www.omsu.ru/page.php?id=
Omsk State Pedagogical University
http://www.omsk.edu/

Omsk State Medical Academy
http://www.omsk-osma.ru/
Omsk State Technical University
http://www.omgtu.ru/

PERESLAVL’-ZALESSKY

University of Pereslavl’-Zalessky
http://www.pfu.edu.ru/english/general/faculties.htm
A division of the Russian University of Peoples Friendship 

Institute of Regional Problems
http://rpi.botik.ru/rpi/

PERM

Perm State University
http://www.psu.ru/eng/

PETROZAVODSK - KARELIA

Petrozavodsk State University
http://www.petrsu.ru/Structure/structure_e.html

ROSTOV-NA-DONU

Southern Federal University  
http://dbs.sfedu.ru/www/site.english
Combines Rostov State University, Rostov State Academy of Architecture and Arts, Rostov State Pedagogical University, and Taganrog State Radio Engineering University

Ryazan State Pedagogical University 
http://www.rsu.edu.ru/index.php?lang=en

ST.PETERSBURG

St. Petersburg State University
http://www.priem.spbu.ru/about_spbu/summary.html
Smolny College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
http://www.smolny.org/
St. Petersburg State Conservatory – Rimsky-Korsakov
http://www.conservatory.ru/
St. Petersburg Electro-Technical University – LETI
http://www.eltech.ru/english/index.htm
St. Petersburg State Medical University – Pavlov
http://www.spb-gmu.ru/
St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance
http://www.finec.ru/eng/index.htm
St. Petersburg State University of Engineering and Finance – INZHEKON
http://engec.ru/
St. Petersburg State University of It, Mechanics and Optics – National Research Center – NRU ITMO
http://engec.ru/
St. Petersburg State Technical University
http://www.spbstu.ru/home.html
European University at St. Petersburg        
http://www.eu.spb.ru/

SAMARA

Samara State University
http://www.ssu.samara.ru/en/

SARATOV

Saratov State University, N.G. Chernyshevsky
http://en.sgu.ru/

TOMSK

Tomsk State University
http://www.tsu.ru/WebDesign/TSU/coreen.nsf/start?OpenPage
Tomsk Polytechnic National Research University
http://www.tpu.ru/eng/
Tomsk State Pedagogical University
 http://abiturient.tspu.edu.ru/

UFA

Baskhkir State University
http://www.bashedu.ru/

Ufa State Technical Aviation University
http://www.ugatu.ac.ru/

Ulyanovsk State University
http://english.ulsu.ru/

Ulyanovsk State Technical University
http://old.ulstu.ru/en/

VLADIVOSTOK

Far Eastern National University – the basis of the new Far Eastern Federal University
http://www.fenu.ru/
Far Eastern State Technical University
http://www.festu.ru/
Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service
http://vvsu.ru/eng/

VOLGOGRAD

Volgograd State University
http://new.volsu.ru/other/english/
Volgograd Medical Academy for Medical Sciences
http://www.avtlg.ru/~vlgmed/vmi-engl.htm

VORONEZH

Voronezh State University
http://www.vsu.ru/english/index.html

Voronezh State Pedagogical University
http://www.vspu.ac.ru/
(only in Russian)

YAKUTSK

Northeastern Federal University
http://www.ysu.ru/
Yakutsk State University
http://www.ysu.ru/

YAROSLAVL

Yaroslavl’ State University - Demidov
http://www.yaroslavl-2009.ru/eng/organizers/ysu

Yaroslavl’ State Technical University
http://www.ystu.ru/

Yaroslavl’ International University of Business and New Technologies
http://www.iubnt.yar.ru

YOSHKAR-OLA

Mari State University
http://www.mari.ru
(Almost completely in Russian)

OTHER

Russian Academy of Sciences
http://www.ras.ru/
Information on its many parts. Many institutes of the Academy have individual web sites that can be connected from this central site

GENERAL

Excite Travel
http://www.city.net/countries/russia
A general site to find cities with web sites

Russian Cities on the Web
http://www.city.ru/
Divided into regions (North-West, Central, South, Urals, Siberia, Far East).  Some 111 cities and towns are currently listed

Russian Railroads
http://www.expresstorussia.com/train_finland_russia.html
Considerable information on routes, times, etc.

New Russia
http://www.interknowledge.com/russia/

Cheap Flights
http://www.cheapflights.co.uk/ 
Information on flights from  Europe, booking agents, etc.

European Travel Network
http://www.etn.nl/
Discount airfares, etc.

BASHKORTOSTAN & UFA

Bashkortostan and Ufa
http://www.bashedu.ru/bashkortostan/bash_e.htm
CHELYABINSK
http://www.urc.ac.ru/Chelyabinsk/

EKATERINBURG

Ekaterinburg Travel
http://www.ekaterinburg.tv/
There is a lot of travel information, including a city map

IRKUTSK

Irkutsk city and region
http://www.irkutsk.org/fed/title_eng.html
Very good site with lots of information and links  

KAZAN

Kazan City
http://www.kcn.ru/tat_en/kazan/
Excellent site with information about travel, history, tour, medicine, and other useful information

KHABAROVSK

Khabarovsk Wikitravel
http://wikitravel.org/en/Khabarovsk

Moscow Map
http://www.moscow-life.com/map/map.php
Window to Moscow
http://www.wtr.ru/moscow/eng/
Weather, a metro system map, and  information on business

Travellers Yellow Pages
http://www.infoservices.com/moscow/ 
Telphone numbers and addresses of airlines and ticketing offices in Moscow
Sheremetyevo Airport
http://svo.aero/en/
Lots of information on what to do and how with maps of the terminals, transportation at the  airport, and schedules
Domodedovo Airport
http://www.domodedovo.ru/en/
Vnukovo Airport
http://www.vnukovo.ru/eng
Russian Railways
http://eng.rzd.ru/
Belorussskii Train Station
http://belorussky.dzvr.ru/
Kievskii Train Station
http://kievsky.dzvr.ru/
Kurskii Train Station
http://kursky.dzvr.ru/
http://kurskiy.info/index.php
Leningradskii Train Station
http://leningradsky.dzvr.ru/
Paveletskii Train Station
http://paveletsky.dzvr.ru/
Rizhaskii Train Station
http://rizhsky.dzvr.ru/
Savelovskii Train Station
http://savelovsky.dzvr.ru/
Yaroslavskii Train Station
http://yaroslavsky.dzvr.ru/
Moscow Metro System home page
http://engl.mosmetro.ru/
Metro subway system and commuter rail connections
http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~mes/russia/moscow/personal/elektro.html
Moscow Guide (City Government of Moscow)
http://www.moscow-guide.ru/
Lots of information on hotels, restaurants, shopping, transportation, etc.  Interactive map.
Moscow City Tourist Office
http://www.moscowcity.com
RusPhoto
http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~mes/russia/
Numerous categories of information and links to other sites

Destination Moscow (Lonely  Planet Guides )
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/russia/moscow
Description of the city and what to do

Nizhnyi Novgorod
http://www.unn.runnet.ru/nn/

Nizhnyi Novgorod on the Net
http://www.unn.ru/eng/
 
NOVGOROD VELIKII

City Administration of  Novgorod
http://www.adm.nov.ru/web.nsf/pages/englishhome
Good information on the city. Wonderful photos of this most historic city.
On-Line Novgorod
http://www.novgorod.ru/english/
Veliky Novgorod Travel Guide
http://novgorod.russiantravelguides.com/cis/rtg.nsf/overview.html
VisitNovgorod
http://www.visitnovgorod.com/catalogue/novgorod/
NOVOSIBIRSK & AKADEMGORODOK
Novosibirsk City Guide
http://www.allsiberia.com/novosibirsk/
Novosibirsk Guide.com
http://novosibirskguide.com/
Novosibirsk Wikitravel
http://wikitravel.org/en/Novosibirsk

OMSK

Omsk on Line
http://www.univer.omsk.su/omsk/City/city.html
Omsk Wikitravel
http://wikitravel.org/en/Omsk
Omsk through the Omsk State University site
http://univ2.omsk.su/omsk

PERESLAVL’-ZALESSKY

Pereslavl’-Zalessky
http://www.botik.ru/PZ/
Russian Tourism: Pereslavl-Zalessky
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/russianow/features/7826967/Russian-tourism-Pereslavl-Zalessky.html

Nota Bene Co. Ltd.
http://www.travel.spb.ru/
Connections to a number of sites including city  guides, hotel information, city calendar, etc
Pulkovo Airport
http://www.pulkovoairport.ru/eng/
Kayak Pulkovo Airport
http://www.flytostpetersburg.com/
Helpful hints and a terminal map
St.Petersburg Metro
http://www.metro.spb.ru/
St.Petersburg Metro and Urban Rail Systems
http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/pet/petersbg.htm
St.Petersburg Metro-St.Petersburg.com
http://www.saint-petersburg.com/transport/metro/index.asp
Metro Map
http://petersburgcity.com/map/metro/
Yellow Pages for St. Petersburg
http://www.infoservices.com/stpete/index.html
Exploring St.Petersburg (Russian National Tourist Office)
http://www.interknowledge.com/russia/peter01.htm
Lots of subsites
Destination St.Petersburg (Lonely Planet Guides)
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/russia/st-petersburg
Where to go and what to see
St.Petersburg At Your Fingertips
http://www.cityvision2000.com/
A large site
St.Petersburg Hotels
http://www.123russia.com/spbhotels/index.html
Information and Online reservations for the city

SAMARA

Virtual Tourist
http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Russia/Samarskaya_Oblast/Samara-564633/TravelGuide-Samara.html
Russia Trek – Samara Oblast
http://russiatrek.org/samara-oblast
Russia Trek – Samara City
http://russiatrek.org/samara-city

SARATOV

Saratov Russia.net
http://www.saratov-russia.net/
Russia Trek – Saratov Oblast
http://russiatrek.org/saratov-oblast
Russia Trek – Saratov City
http://russiatrek.org/saratov-city

Saratov province
http://www.saratov.ru
ONLY IN RUSSIAN

Russia Trek. Com - Tver’ City
http://russiatrek.org/tver-city
Kommersant – Tver Region
http://www.kommersant.com/t-74/r_5/n_418/Tver_Region/
Russia Trek.com – Tver oblast
http://russiatrek.org/tver-oblast
Tver’ Region
http://www.visit-tver.ru/

VLADIVOSTOK  

Wikiitravel Vladivostok
http://wikitravel.org/en/Vladivostok
Vladivostok Times (English)
http://vladivostoktimes.com/
Vladivostok News
http://www.vladnews.ru/
 
YAROSLAVL’

Virtual Tourist Yaroslavl’
http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Russia/Yaroslavskaya_Oblast/Yaroslavl-531858/TravelGuide-Yaroslavl.html
Kommersant – Yaroslavl’ Oblast
http://www.kommersant.com/t-81/r_5/n_425/Yaroslavl_Region/
Yaroslavl”  Government
http://www.city-yar.ru/home/en/index.html
Yaroslavl’ Oblast
http://www.adm.yar.ru/english/

BISNIS (U.S. Department of Commerce)
http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/lps1733/rusfed.htm
Extensive information on business and economics for Russia

Russian-American Chamber of Commerce
http://www.russianamericanchamber.com/

An A-to-Z list of international businesses with Moscow offices, and their addresses and phone numbers.
http://sunsite.cs.msu.su/moscow/company.html

Visit the Russian Federation Initiative page for a key announcement about this country’s program.

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