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General Resources

• Balkan Insight
• Central European University Press
• CIA World Factbook - provides data on population, government, economy, etc. for each country
• Countrywatch.com - political, economic, and business information. Some sections for subscribers only; access by Yale IP recognition.
• Duke University Library Guide to Eastern Christian Spirituality
• EIU Country Reports - analyses of political and economic trends in nearly 200 countries. (access requires Yale IP)
• The European Library - A comprehensive guide to European Libraries
• European Political Resources - arranged by country.
• The History Guy: New and Recent Conflicts of the World - synopsis of conflicts with related links.
• The Libary of Congress Country Studies/Area Handbooks Series
• Post-Soviet Armies Newsletter - provides news and analysis, lists of new & forthcoming publications, compilation of articles from various sources, abstracts of doctoral thesis, and related links.
• Search Engine Colossus - directory of search engines arranged by country.
• U.S. Dept of State: Europe and Eurasia - latest news plus links to related documents and resources.

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Albania

• Albania - Land of the Eagles - general information
• Albanian Parliament - in Albanian and English.

Armenia

• Armenia Resource Page
• Embassy of the Republic of Armenia (Washington, DC)

Azerbaijan

• Azerbaijan.com - latest news and more.
• Azerbaijan Resource Page - contains numerous links as well as suggested readings.
• Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Washington, DC)

Belarus

• National Centre of Legal Information - includes a searchable legal database (in Russian) and English translations of legislative acts.
• National Library of Belarus
• Virtual Guide to Belarus
• WWW-VL Belarusian History Index

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Bosnia-Hercegovina

• Bosnian Institute
• Domovina Net
• Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Washington, DC)
• OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Organization for Securityand Cooperation in Europe)
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

• Balkan Info: Bulgarian Room
• Bulgaria Online
• Embassy of Bulgaria (Washington, DC)
• President of the Republic of Bulgaria

Central Asia

• Asian American Net: Central Asia - resources for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan
• Central Asian Studies World Wide Website - contains comprehensive information about institutions, resources, scholars and other information related to the study of Central Asia
  • Dissertations in Central Asian Studies
• Central Eurasia Project Resource Page - latest news and articles plus country resource pages.

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Croatia

• Croatica Net
• Croatia Bibliography -
  • Series A, Books ( years 1999 - 2003 )
  • Series B, Articles in Journals and Proceedings ( years 1998 - 2001 )
  • Series C, Serials ( years 1997 - 2000 )
• Croatian Bureau of Statistics - latest statistical figures available online. In Croatian and English.
• Croatian Tourist Information Service
• Embassy of the Republic of Croatia (Washington, DC)
• National and University Library from Zagreb, Croatia
• Vlada Republike Hrvatske - Government of the Republic of Croatia
• WWW.HR Directory - general information on culture, politics, geography, cities, and history. Includes a directory of Croatian WWW servers.
• Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb

Czech Republic

• Czech Center New York - a non-profit organization offering cultural events and programs as well as a lending library.
• Czech Theatre Web Site
• Embassy of the Czech Republic (Washington, DC)
• Government of the Czech Republic
• Parliament of the Czech Republic - webpages available in English, Czech, French and German.

Estonia

• Embassy of Estonia (Washington, DC)
• Estonia-Wide Web
• The Estonian Institute
• Institute of Baltic Studies
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs - webpages available in several languages.
• Old Estonian newspapers

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Finland

• Embassy of Finland (Washington, DC)
• The Finnish Government - information on the government and its ministries.
• Virtual Finland
• Helsinki Univeristy Library - The National Library of Finland

Finno-Ugric peoples

• Information Centre of Finno-Ugric Peoples

Georgia

• Embassy Of Georgia (Washington, DC)
• Georgia Net
• Georgia Resource Page

Hungary

• Embassy of Hungary (Washington, DC)
• Homepage of the Hungarian Government - in Hungarian and English.

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Kazakhstan

• Consulate of the Republic of Kazakhstan in New York
• Kazakhstan Resource Page

Kyrgyzstan

• Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic (Washington, DC)
• Kyrgyzstan Resource Page

Latvia

• Embassy of Latvia (Washington, DC)
• Latnet Guide to Latvia
• Republic of Latvia - Ministry of Foreign Affairs - in Latvian and English.

Lithuania

• Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania (Washington, DC)
• Lithuanian Center of Cultural Heritage
• Lithuanian Home Page
• Lithuanian Parliament

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Macedonia

• Government of the Republic of Macedonia
• Macedonia: Country Background and Recent Conflict - a pdf-formatted report from the Congressional Research Service.
• Ministry of Information
• .mk - the Macedonian Directory

Moldova

• MoldData, Moldova Web Directory
• Republica Moldova, official site

Poland

• Digital Library of the KARTA Center
• Digital Library of Polish and Poland-Related News Pamphlets
• Directory of Polish Libraries
• EBIB - Elektroniczna Biblioteka - links to Polish libraries's webpages as well as resources for librarians.
• Embassy of Poland (Washington, DC)
• Handlowa Ksiega Adresowa Polski i Gdanska, a 1923 commercial directory
• Osrodek Studiow Wschodnich: Centre for Eastern Studies
• Poland Home Page
• Polish Declarations of Admiration and Friendship for the United States
• Polish Official Statistics
• Polska w Internecie
• Prasa w Internecie - Digitization of two Polish serials: Tygodnik Ilustrowany (1859-1865) and Chimera (1901-1907).
• Spis Abonentow Warszawskiej Sieci Telefonow, a white pages directory of Warsaw from the eve of WWII
• US Intelligence and the Polish Crisis 1980-1981 - full text publication from the Center for the Study of Intelligence.
• Wirtualna Polska

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Romania

• Embassy of Romania (Washington, DC)
• Government of Romania - in Romanian and English.
• Romanian Directory
• Romania Factbook

Russia

• ACRL's Internet Resources for Russian Studies - extensive annotated links.
• Embassy of the Russian Federation (Washington, DC)
• Garant - provides Russian legal documents and English translations for sale.
• H-Russia Discussion Network - for the scholarly discussion of Russian and Soviet history.
• Illustrated history of Russia and the Former USSR
• Meeting of Frontiers - "bilingual, multimedia English-Russian digital library that tells the story of the American exploration and settlement of the West, the parallel exploration and settlement of Siberia and the Russian Far East, and the meeting of the Russian-American frontier in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest." Includes digital versions of manuscripts, maps, films, photographs, sound recordings, and printed material. From the Library of Congress.
• Moscow City Homepage
• Museums of Russia
• Russia Beyond the Headlines
• Russia on the Net
• Russian Government Homepage
• Russian Patent and Trademark Office - in Russian and English. Documents are in Russian only.
• Russian Reference Works
• The Russian Revolution - links to quotes, maps, important dates, translation of Trotsky's book, biographies, and commentaries.
• St. Petersburg Web
• Textology News

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Russian History Resources

• Alexander Palace - Everyday life in a Romanov Palace
• Altai Regional Server of Historical Research and Education - may be slow to load. Available in Russian and English.
• Annals of Communism - series of books with "selected documents concerning the history of Soviet and international communism from Russian state and party archives. " Some books will be available online after the publication of the print version.
• The Avalon Project: Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States-1918-Russia
• Russian Reference Works by Wojciech Zalewski
• Eighteenth Century Russian Studies Association (ECRSA-L) - moderated discussion list.
• H-Russia Discussion Network - for the scholarly discussion of Russian and Soviet history.
• Illustrated history of Russia and the Former USSR
• Otechestvennaia Istoriia - links to Russian-language history and map sites.
• Russian Folklore Expedition
• The Russian Revolution - links to quotes, maps, important dates, translation of Trotsky's book, biographies, and commentaries.
• UNC's Research Guide to Soviet History

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Serbia and Montenegro

• The Archives of Serbia and Montenegro - includes scanned images of selected documents and maps.
• Development Fund of the Republic of Montenegro
• Digital Resources of the National Library of Serbia
• Serbia and Montenegro
• Montenegro.con
• National Bibliography : Serbia
• Republic of Serbia
• Republic of Montenegro
• Serbian National Library

Slovak Republic

• Embassy of the Slovak Republic (Washington, DC)
• Slovaks and Slovakia Home Page
• INEKO

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Slovenia

• Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia (Washington, DC)
• Republic of Slovenia
• Slovenia Resources

Tajikistan

• Tajikistan Resource Page
• The Tajikistan Update - includes a bibliography on the history of Tajikistan, articles about Tajikistan, news resources, and cultural resources.

Turkmenistan

• Embassy of Turkmenistan (Washington, DC)
• Turkmenistan Resource Page

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Ukraine

• BRAMA - Gateway Ukraine
• Embassy of Ukraine (Washington, DC)
• Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine
• Library of the Lviv Theological Academy
• Online directory of library homepages in Ukraine
• Taras Kuzio.net: Ukrainian Studies - offers an overview of Ukrainian studies in North America and a bibliography of scholarly publications on contemporary Ukraine.
• The Ukraine List - a listserv run by Dominique Arel at Brown University (Subscribe by emailing to: darel@brown.edu)
• Ukraine.com
• Ukrainian Journals
• Ukrainian Library Association
• Ukrainian Research Institute, Harvard University - provides information about the institute and descriptions of its collections. Includes a bibliography of English-language publications.
• Vernadsky National Library

Uzbekistan

• Consulate General of Uzbekistan in New York
• Government of Uzbekistan
• Karakalpak Museum / Savitsky Collection
• Uzbekistan Resource Page
• Uzbekistan Advantour - travel information and guide

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Yugoslavia: Conflicts and Politics

• BBC News: Yugoslavia Elections
• Bosnia References and Resources - articles, links, and bibliography compiled by the New York Times.
• BosniaLINK - US Department of Defense site about military activities in Bosnia.
• Bosnian Institute - offers a searchable bibliographic database of books on Bosnia. Includes a bi-monthly magazine, Bosnia Report.
• CNN.com In-depth special: Uprising in Serbia
• Domovina Net - news articles and video images available in several languages.
• INCORE Guide to Internet Sources on Conflict in Kosovo
• Institute for War and Peace Reporting - news reports with related links and book titles.
• Justice for Kosovo: Massacre at Cuska - includes maps, photographs and interviews with militia & survivors.
• OSCE Mission to Kosovo (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe)
• United Nations Kosovo Home Page
• US State Department's Kosovo Page
• War Among the Yugoslavs - special issue of The Anthropology of East Europe Review (1993 11:1-2).

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