• The Economy of Soviet Russia , Boston University
  Economic development of Soviet economy since 1917; emphasis on structure of industry, agriculture, finance, theory and techniques of central planning of output and income, and realized rates of economic growth.
  www.bu.edu/econ/ugrad/courses/major.html - September 22, 2004

• Agriculture, Food Production and Food Trade in the Russian Far East , Russian Far East Advisory Group
  A comprehensive special report on the status of food production and trade in the Russian Far East. Included are articles on agriculture and food production, changes in the RFE food import business, agricultural reform and the feasibility of buliding a large size grain terminal in the RFE. 16 pages.
  www.russianfareast.com/specpub.html - March 7, 2005

• Current Economic Problems of the Former Soviet Union , Columbia University
  The course covers current economic events are dealt with in a nontechnical fashion. Topics include economic performance, industrial reforms, technology issues, agricultural problems, and foreign trade planning and prospects.
  www.sipa.columbia.edu/CourseDescriptions/index.html - September 23, 2004

• Economic Development in Post-Communist Countries , Milanovic
  Examines key issues of economic development posed by the transitions in Eastern Europe and the post-Soviet states: price liberalization and fiscal discipline, increased income inequalities, variations in public support for reform, problems of corporate governance and state capture, the spread of corruption and the operation of land markets. Combines theoretical discussion of the issues with applied analysis of country and case studies.
  www.sais-jhu.edu/programs/res/courses.html - September 20, 2004

• Economic Integration of the Korean Peninsula , Noland, Marcus
  The North Korean economy cannot sustain its population. Absent fundamental economic reforms, it will never be able to do so. Hence North Korea will require sizable external support for the foreseeable future. South Korea, China, Japan, and the United States have been willing to provide this support because they fear a collapse in the North or, even worse, a lashing out that would unleash war on the peninsula and put millions of people in Asia in jeopardy—including thousands of US troops stationed in South Korea and Japan. The status quo is thus closer to extortion than charity. In this volume, a diverse group of contributors analyze prospective developments on the Korean peninsula. The authors first address the three broad strategic possibilities of war, collapse, and gradual adjustment. Four immediate policy issues are then considered: the current economic conditions and policies in the North, the food crisis, the nuclear energy/nuclear weapons issue, and the possibility of large-scale refugee flows. Finally, the volume considers several longer-run issues concerning the inevitable integration of the peninsula: the potential relevance of the German experience, the costs and benefits of economic unification between North and South Korea, and the possible role of the international financial institutions in funding the new arrangement. The volume concludes with recommendations for policymakers, especially in the United States and South Korea, from the preceding analyses.
  bookstore.iie.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=26 - March 24, 2005

• Economic Research Institute , Economic Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
  Web site of the Economic Research Institute, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, in Khabarovsk, Russia.
  www.ecrin.ru - October 5, 2004

• Energy Development in the Russian Far East , Thornton, Judith
  From US-Japan Cooperation in the Sustainable Development of the Russian Far East, Conference Proceedings, Monterey, California, April 14-15, 2000. Edited by Tsuneo Akaha. Center for East Asian Studies, September 20, 2000.  
  gsti.miis.edu/CEAS-PUB/200005Thornton.pdf - September 29, 2004

• Eurasia Foundation Russia Far East Reagional Office , Eurasia Foundation
  Russia Far East Regional Office serves the Russian Far East, including Sakhalin, Buryatia, and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The Eurasia Foundation Vladivostok office supports local initiatives in the region extending from Russia\'s Pacific coast to Lake Baikal. The web-site contains useful information regarding the programs and grant opportunities in the Russian Far East.
  www.eurasia.org/russian-fareast.html - March 7, 2005

• Formation of Financial Base of Region , leonov, S.N.; Ivanchenko, O. G.; Renzin, O.M
  In the book the features of formation, distribution and use of financial resources of the subjects of Russian Federation are analyzed. The analysis of the key financial and economic proportions of the development of the regions (in particular, - economic complex of Khabarovsk territory) is done. The book is intended for scholars, the experts in the field of the regional finance, specialists who involved in state and regional management, post graduate students.
  www.ecrin.ru/articles.asp?id=152 - November 11, 2004

• Foundation for Russian American Economic Cooperation , Foundation for Russian American Economic Cooperation
  The Foundation for Russian American Economic Cooperation (FRAEC) is a non profit organization founded in 1989 to foster expanded economic ties between Russia and the United States, with a special focus on building bridges between the Russian Far East and U.S. West Coast. Originally focusing efforts to assist U.S. companies to conduct business in Russia, FRAEC has expanded its reach to a broad range of sectors, including economic development, civil society, and social services, among others.
  www.fraec.org/About.htm - March 7, 2005

• Institutional Reform in Post-Soviet Economies , Lieberman
  Focusing on the industrial sector in Russia, Ukraine and selected countries of Central Asia, addresses key issues such as legal and judicial reform, privatization, corporate restructuring and corporate governance, bankruptcy procedures, banking and financial sector reform, energy policy and the business environment. Includes both group and case exercises; therefore, significant student participation is expected. Prerequisite: Economic Development in Post-Soviet States or the instructors' permission.
  www.sais-jhu.edu/programs/res/courses.html - September 20, 2004

• It's Value that's Virtual: Bartles, Rubbles, and the Place of Gazprom in the Russian Economy , Woodruff, David M.
  The article analyzes role of the major energy supplier in the Russian economy. The trends of soviet and post-soviet energy consumption and the it's role in inflation of the currency rate are described and considered in great detail.  
  www.csis.org/ruseura/ponars/workingpapers/011.pdf - February 7, 2005

• Ivanov, Vladimir , Economic Research Institute of Northeast Asia
  Senior Economist, Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia (ERINA), Niigata, Japan Geographic Regions: North Pacific, Northeast Asia, Russian Far East, Southern Kurils/Northern Territories problem, Russia-Japan relations Research Areas: economics, energy, foreign relations and policy, politics (domestic issues), defense and security issues.
  www.erina.or.jp/En/Ef/search-f.htm - November 10, 2004

• Japanese Investment & Trade Programs in the Russian Far East , Ohashi, Iwao
  From US-Japan Cooperation in the Sustainable Development of the Russian Far East, Conference Proceedings, Monterey, California, April 14-15, 2000. Edited by Tsuneo Akaha. Center for East Asian Studies, September 20, 2000.  
  gsti.miis.edu/CEAS-PUB/200010Ohashi.pdf - September 29, 2004

• Japans Policy toward Russia , Tanaka, Nobuaki
  From US-Japan Cooperation in the Sustainable Development of the Russian Far East, Conference Proceedings, Monterey, California, April 14-15, 2000. Edited by Tsuneo Akaha. Center for East Asian Studies, September 20, 2000.
  gsti.miis.edu/CEAS-PUB/200002Tanaka.pdf - September 29, 2004

• Objective Factors of Corruption in teh Exercise of Procesures of Financial Recovery of Enterprises , Vasiliev, Dmitri
  This publication presents a report prepared as part of the Corruption and State Reform project of the Carnegie Moscow Center. The report reviews the objective prerequisites for corruption in the activity of the Russian Federal Service of Financial Recovery of Enterprises, analyzes the current reform projects of this Service, and proposes measures for eliminating or reducing objective corruption-breeding factors.
  pubs.carnegie.ru/workpapers/2002/wp0902.pdf - December 2, 2004

• Pacific Russia Oil and Gas Report , Russian Far East Advisory Group
  Pacific Russia Oil & Gas Report covers:Ê-Ê Sakhalin projects currently underway: Offshore Sakhalin-1 and Sakhalin-2 and onshore projects led by Rosneft-SMNG, Petrosakh, ANK Shelf, and Sakhalin Petroleum- Sakhalin projects planned for the future: Sakhalin-3, -4, -5, and -6- Projects in the other regions of the Russian Far East and Eastern Siberia: the Republic of Sakha (Yakutiia), Chukotka, and the gas projects of the \"Irkutsk Corridor\"- Major Players and Major Contractors including background and contact information- Updates on related infrastructure and logistical developments affecting both upstream and downstream production
  www.russianfareast.com/pacruss.html - March 7, 2005

• Ports of the Russian FAr East , Russian Far East Advisory Group
  Second edition, completely revised. This special report covers topics including: activities and trends at the major ports of the RFE (Vladivostok, Vanino, Vostochny, Nakhodka, Sakhalin, Magadan, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskii, Sovetskaya Gavan), the decline of RFE northern ports, and petroleum handling in the RFE. Detailed data on infrastructure and contact information for each of the major ports. Detailed maps -- 15 total. 28 pages.
  www.russianfareast.com/specpub.html - March 7, 2005

• Problems and Prospective of Natural Resource Potential Use in Khabarovskiy Krai and Development of Industries Utilizing These Resources , Sheingauz, Alexander S.
  The state of main nature resources in the Khabarovsk Krai is considered: forest, fish, mineral and fuels-energetic. The state of utilizing them industries is analyzed and trends of the krai nature-resource sector improvement and development are proposed. Intended for management and producing units staffs, for business persons, researchers, university and college readers and instructors, post-graduate students and students.
  www.ecrin.ru/articles.asp?id=148 - November 11, 2004

• Public Attitudes toward Energy Development in Sakhalin , Akaha, Tsuneo and Vassilieva, Anna
  From US-Japan Cooperation in the Sustainable Development of the Russian Far East, Conference Proceedings, Monterey, California, April 14-15, 2000. Edited by Tsuneo Akaha. Center for East Asian Studies, September 20, 2000.
  gsti.miis.edu/CEAS-PUB/200006Akaha-Vassilieva.pdf - September 29, 2004

• Rabushka, Alvin , Stanford University
  David and Joan Traitel Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, California; Expertise: Taxation in the United States and abroad; economic development in the Pacific Rim countries, Israel, and the transition countries of Central and Eastern Europe, especially Russia
  www-hoover.stanford.edu/bios/rabushka.html - January 11, 2005

• Rise and Fall of Soviet Economy , University of Cincinnati
  Course examines the economic performance of the Soviet economy from its Marxian foundation through the industrial success of the 1950s and 60s; the stagnation of the 70s and 80s; the collapse; the efforts to turn from central planning to the market.
  asweb.artsci.uc.edu/economics/undergrad/ugcourses.html#500 - August 13, 2004

• Signs of Alienation: Insights from the Sakhalin Survey/Interviews , Vassilieva, Anna
  From US-Japan Cooperation in the Sustainable Development of the Russian Far East, Conference Proceedings, Monterey, California, April 14-15, 2000. Edited by Tsuneo Akaha. Center for East Asian Studies, September 20, 2000.
  gsti.miis.edu/CEAS-PUB/200007Vassilieva.pdf - September 29, 2004

• Soviet and Post-Soviet Political Economy , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Seeks to put today's radical transformations in the countries of the former Soviet Union (primarily Russia) into a historical context. Begins with review and analysis of main stages of Soviet development, then explores topics relevant both to the system's evolution and the current political scene. Key topics include: state power and bureaucracy; politics and organization of the Soviet economy; role of the Party; causes of the Soviet collapse; conceptions of the post-Soviet transition; politics of economic reform; and center-regional relations. Additional work expected of graduate students.
  student.mit.edu/catalog/m17b.html#17.570 - September 19, 2004

• The Current Economic Situation in the Russian Far East , Minakir, Pavel
  From US-Japan Cooperation in the Sustainable Development of the Russian Far East, Conference Proceedings, Monterey, California, April 14-15, 2000. Edited by Tsuneo Akaha. Center for East Asian Studies, September 20, 2000.
  gsti.miis.edu/CEAS-PUB/200003Minakir.pdf - September 29, 2004

• The Economic and Political Rationale for the Integration of the Russian Far East in the Northeast Asian Economy , Wishnick, Elizabeth
  From US-Japan Cooperation in the Sustainable Development of the Russian Far East, Conference Proceedings, Monterey, California, April 14-15, 2000. Edited by Tsuneo Akaha. Center for East Asian Studies, September 20, 2000.
  gsti.miis.edu/CEAS-PUB/200004Wishnick.pdf - September 29, 2004

• The Political Economy of Growth in Russia , Popov, Vladimir
  The author offers detailed analysis and critique of the recent economic reforms in Russia. The aim of the epublication is to identify the most important barriers to economic growth; provide evidence that such barriers are too serious to be eliminated within a short period of time; contribute to the discussion of how such barriers could be overcome eventually.
  www.csis.org/ruseura/ponars/workingpapers/017.PDF - February 8, 2005

• The Problems of Economic Policy in the Russian Far East. Proceedings of an international scienticif-practical conference. , Economic Research Institute
  The volume contains abstracts from the papers presented at the scientific-practical conference "The Problems of Economic Policy in the Russian Far East," which was held in Khabarovsk on February 28 - March 1, 2001. The conference was devoted to discussing the concept of strategic development of the economy of the Russian Federation and the Russian Far East for the period of up to 2010, as well as the economic policy aimed at its realization. Papers were presented concerning the problems of formation of a strategy for the development of the Far East and its constituents - the subjects of the Federation, the economic policy in key sectors of the region's economy, social development of the Far-Eastern territories, financing of the regional development, international cooperation and the prospects for the integration of the Far-Eastern economy with APR countries. The proceedings of the conference cover a wide range of outlooks of the Far-Eastern scholars and central Russian scientific organizations, practical workers, on the current problems of development of the Far-Eastern region. The volume is intended for the specialists, educators, post- graduate students and students dealing with the problems of development of the Russian Far East.
  www.ecrin.ru/articles.asp?id=153 - November 11, 2004

• The Russian Far East: A Business Reference Guide , Russain Far Ast Advisory Group
  Compiled by the editors of the well-known business newsletter, Russian Far East Update, this book is for business people, travelers, and researchers. Its 270 pages focus on current industrial trends and economic developments in Russia\'s Pacific coastal regions -- giving detailed information that can be used in business planning, project evaluation, and market research. \"Our purpose,\" says Elisa Miller, Editor and Publisher, \"in preparing the fourth edition was to provide the reader with a sense of how the region works ten years after perestroika. The Russian Far East is very far from Moscow, but very near Japan, China, and the Koreas. Moscow wields influence, yes, but so do the region\'s Asian neighbors, and so do each of the region\'s governors.\" The book (17 chapters) covers politics and economics in the ten administrative units that comprise the Russian Far East. This includes oil-rich Sakhalin Island, the gold-rich Magadan territory, and the diamond-rich Republic of Sakha. Chapters cover foreign investment in the region, the plight of the former state industrial enterprises, and local banking and finance. Special sections cover the region\'s main industries: fishing, mining, forestry, and oil and gas. Chapters highlight the large multilateral and multinational projects. Data on industrial output, foreign trade, and cargo movements give a clear picture of the region over the last decade as it searches for a modus operandi -- with or without Moscow\'s help. Other sections include a listing (with telephone and fax numbers) for all of the region\'s government officials, a recommended Hotel Guide, and 27 detailed maps
  www.russianfareast.com/fourthed.html - March 7, 2005

• The United States and Northeast Asia Current and Future Issues , Scalapino, Robert
  From US-Japan Cooperation in the Sustainable Development of the Russian Far East, Conference Proceedings, Monterey, California, April 14-15, 2000. Edited by Tsuneo Akaha. Center for East Asian Studies, September 20, 2000.
  gsti.miis.edu/CEAS-PUB/200001Scalapino.pdf - September 29, 2004

• US Investment & Trade Programs in the Russian Far East , Rickerman, Lysbeth
  From US-Japan Cooperation in the Sustainable Development of the Russian Far East, Conference Proceedings, Monterey, California, April 14-15, 2000. Edited by Tsuneo Akaha. Center for East Asian Studies, September 20, 2000.
  gsti.miis.edu/CEAS-PUB/200009Rickerman.pdf - September 29, 2004

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• The Problems of Strategic Planning of Regional Energy , Kalashnikov, V.D.
  The manuscript is dedicated to investigation of methodological aspects of formation of state system of strategic planning of regional energy development. The basic pattern of the plan of economic transformations in the energy sector of Russia during economic reform, its conceptual shortcomings and effects are analyzed. By the example of dynamics of fuel-and-power industries of a large region of the country, the Russian Far East - the logic of events, structural reaction of regional energy sector under the state plans of the Far East development and its institutional transformations are discussed. The book is intended for scholars, specialists of state and regional authorities, post graduate students.
  www.ecrin.ru/articles.asp?id=149 - November 11, 2004

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• Darst, Robert G. , University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth
  Professor Darst is a specialist in international relations and environmental politics.ÊÊHe is the author of the book "Smokestack Diplomacy: Cooperation and Conflict in East-West Environmental Politics"(MIT Press), andÊhe has published artciles in the "Journal of Refugee Studies", theÊ"Journal of Human Rights", and other journals.His most recent work, "The Samaritan’s Dilemma: The Strategic Exploitation of Resource Transfers in International Humanitarian and Environmental Politics" is under journal review.He is currently studying the international controversy surrounding the export of radioactive waste to the Russian Federation.
  www.umassd.edu/cas/polisci/darst.cfm - November 2, 2004

• Dawson, Jane , Connecticut College
  Professor Dawson received her A.B. in Chemistry and Russian from Bryn Mawr, an M.A. in Chemistry from Harvard, and M.A. in Soviet Studies from The Johns Hopkins University and her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California-Berkeley. Her dissertation, "Social Mobilization in Post-Leninist Societies: The Rise and Fall of the Anti-Nuclear power Movement in the USSR," is a fascinating study of the emergence of environmental activism in the USSR in the Gorbachev period, which offers an intriguing explanation of how and why it ultimately took the form of nationalist mobilization against Soviet rule. The dissertation was published as a book titled "Eco-Nationalism: Antinuclear Activism and National Identity in Russian, Lithuania, and Ukraine," and awarded the 1997 Marshall Shulman Book Prize. In addition to this book, she published a number of articles in refereed journals, and has been an active presenter and participant at professional conferences. She is currently embarking on a much more ambitious global study, examining in greater detail how environmentalism may be linked to a variety of subgroup identities across a broad spectrum of political settings and the implications of this linkage for the achievement of domestic and international environmental policy objectives.
  camel2.conncoll.edu/academics/web_profiles/dawson.html - November 2, 2004

• Energy and Environment in the Former Soviet Republics and Eastern Europe , Chandler
  Energy is a critical element in the reform of the economies of the former communist states, which has led to wrenching shifts in long-established production, consumption and trade patterns. The energy sector is also a key contributor to the environmental disaster in the region. In this course students will develop a greater understanding of the energy situation and related environmental problems of this important area. Also addresses current policy issues.
  www.sais-jhu.edu/programs/res/courses.html - September 20, 2004

• Forest Sector of Khabarovskiy Krai: Principal Orientation of Development , Sheingauz, Alexander S.
  The state use and restoration of forest resources in the Khabarovskiy Krai are considered. The state of utilizing them industries is analyzed, and principal orientation of development and improvement of the krai's forest sector are proposed. The main concept of the further development is its sustainability, transition to resource saving and full multiple use of forest resources. Recommendations for working up a program of the krai's forest sector development are given. Intended for management and producing units staffs, for business persons, researchers, university and college readers and instructors, post-graduate and undergraduate students.
  www.ecrin.ru/articles.asp?id=150 - November 11, 2004

• Forestry Resource Conservation Needs in the Russian Far East , Gordon, David
  From US-Japan Cooperation in the Sustainable Development of the Russian Far East, Conference Proceedings, Monterey, California, April 14-15, 2000. Edited by Tsuneo Akaha. Center for East Asian Studies, September 20, 2000.
  gsti.miis.edu/CEAS-PUB/200008Gordon-Forestry.pdf - September 29, 2004

• Global Change Studies at the Far EAst: Abstracts of Workshop, September 1-4, 1997, Vladivostok, Russia , Russian Natinal Committee for the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
  The book comprises abstracts of the second workshop organized by the Far East Branch of the National Committee of IGBP, Russian Academy of Sciences at the Institute of Marine Biology, FEB RAS, Vladivostok. Abstracts deal with different aspects of global changes at the Far East, e.g., present-day climatic and environmental changes, Holocene paleogeographic changes, and anthropogenic modifications of nature.
  igbp-rnc.dvo.ru/e_page_009.htm - November 18, 2004

• Global Change Studies in the Far East: Abstracts of Workshop, Sept. 11-15, 2000 , Lutarenko, K.A.
  The book comprises abstracts of the fourth workshop organized by the Far East Branch of the National Committee for IGBP, TEACOM and the Institute of Marine Biology FEB RAS. Abstracts deal with various aspects of global changes in the Far East including climatic and environmental changes, Quaternary changes, and anthropogenic influences to ecosystems.
  igbp-rnc.dvo.ru/e_page_010.htm - November 18, 2004

• Reports of the Workshop on the Global Change Studies in teh Far East, Vladivostok, Sept. 11-15, 2000 , Russian National Committee for the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
  The reports of the Workshop on the Global Change Studies in the Far East held by the Far East Branch, Russian National Committee for IGBP and Institute of Marine Biology FEB RAS are presented. The reports deal with long-term temperature changes in coastal waters of the Sea of Japan, duration of cold periods in the southern Russian Far East, technogenous coastal modifications, climatic assymetry of river valleys. Paleogeographical papers include studies on dynamics of ice cover of the Sea of Okhotsk during the Pleistocene-Holocene, Late Quaternary transgressions on Kurile Islands, Holocene climatic changes in Priamurye. Long-term changes of marine and lake ecosystems are described on the example of populations of mollusks, commercial fishes, polychaetes, Myxosporidia and plankton.
  igbp-rnc.dvo.ru/e_page_009.htm - November 18, 2004

• Transition to the Sustainable Forest Management Strategy in the Russian Far East Ecoregion in the 21 Century. , ed. Sheingauz, Alexander
  The workshop participants - representatives of ecological movement, business and science from five countries have considered in their presentations as well as in the round table discussion the issues of transition from exhaustible to sustainable forest use in one of the most important forest ecoregions of the world – Far Eastern. There were discussed opportunities to combine rational multiple use of forests with preserving their biodiversity; opportunities of sustainable (commercially profitable and ecologically safe) forest resources use in the South of the Russian Far East; current and prospective demand at forest markets for ecologically safe products and opportunities of their production; issues of forest certification;  mechanisms of transition to sustainable forest management.
  www.ecrin.ru/articles.asp?id=151 - November 11, 2004

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• Chinese Migration to the Russian Far East: A Human Security Dilemma , Wishnick, Elizabeth
  \"Chinese Migration to the Russian Far East: A Human Security Dilemma\" by Elizabeth Wishnick, Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Lingnan University of Hong Kong. Seminar proceedings of \"Human Flows across National Borders in Northeast Asia\" held at the United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan, November 20-21,2002.
  gsti.miis.edu/CEAS-PUB/200209Wishnick.pdf - January 31, 2003

• Chinese Migration to the Russian Far East: A View from Moscow , Gelbras, Vilya
  "Chinese Migration to the Russian Far East: A View from Moscow" by Vilya Gelbras, professor at Moscow State University. Seminar proceedings of "Human Flows across National Borders in Northeast Asia" held at the United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan, November 20-21,2002.
  gsti.miis.edu/CEAS-PUB/200208Gelbras.pdf - January 31, 2003

• Cold Peace: Russia's New Imperialism , Bugajski, Janusz
  The Russian regime under President Vladimir Putin has embarked on a coherent long-term strategy to regain its influence over former satellites and to limit Western penetration in key parts of this region. Moscow is intent on steadily rebuilding Russia as a major power on the Eurasian stage and will use its neighbors as a springboard for expanding its dominance. In this first systematic analysis detailing Russia¡¯s post¨CCold War imperialism, Bugajski challenges the contemporary equivalent of Cold War appeasement, which views Russia as a benign and pragmatic power that seeks cooperation and integration with the West.
  csis.zoovy.com/product/0275983625 - February 1, 2005

• DaVanzo, Julie , RAND Corportation
  Dr. Julie DaVanzo is an expert in world population issues; the implications of demographic change; family planning and demographics in Russia.
  www.rand.org/news/experts/davanzo.html - October 29, 2004

• The Korean Chinese (Chosonjok) in the Russian Far East: A Research Note , Lee, Jeanyoung
  "The Korean Chinese (Chosonjok) in the Russian Far East: A Research Note" by Jeanyoung Lee, Kyunghee, University of Korea. Seminar proceedings of "Human Flows across National Borders in Northeast Asia" held at the United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan, November 20-21,2002.
  gsti.miis.edu/CEAS-PUB/200210Lee.pdf - January 31, 2003

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• A Survey of Russian Culture , http://www.beloit.edu/~academic/fields/minors/russianstudies_courses.php
  This course examines the essential themes that have persisted throughout Russia’s long history and the way in which those themes are manifested in the cultural traditions of the Russian people. Topics include folklore, religion, music, art, literature, and social history.
  www.beloit.edu/~academic/fields/minors/russianstudies_courses.php - January 11, 2005

• Center for European and Russian Studies , Carleton University
  The site contains information on the research and academic activities, events and courses offerec by the Center for European and Russian Studies. 
  www.carleton.ca/eurus/ - February 8, 2005

• Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies , Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies
  The Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (CREEES) at Stanford was established in 1969. Its mission is the promotion and support of interdisciplinary study of the nations and peoples of the former Soviet Union, Central and Eastern Europe, and Central Asia. CREEES is designated one of 19 US Department of Education-sponsored National Resource Centers for Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. As part of our commitment to graduate and undergraduate training, research, and public outreach, CREEES runs interdisciplinary MA and undergraduate minor programs; sponsors over one hundred public programs each year (including lecture series, seminars, conferences); hosts distinguished visitors and visiting scholars; organizes teacher education workshops and resources; provides research travel support for Stanford faculty and graduate student researchers; and coordinates teaching and research at Stanford relating to this part of the world.
  www.stanford.edu/dept/CREES/index.html - November 30, 2004

• Colloquium on Soviet Social History , Columbia University
  Explores the impact of industrialization, collectivization, urbanization, and the purges; social mobility; and problems of the Soviet intelligentsia, 1917 to the present.
  www.sipa.columbia.edu/CourseDescriptions/index.html - September 23, 2004

• Core Colloquium: Legacies of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union , Columbia University
  Colloquium to acquaint students with themes and texts that address aspects of the legacies of the Russian Imperial and Soviet traditions that continue to shape contemporary political, economic, social, and cultural processes in the post-Soviet states.
  www.sipa.columbia.edu/CourseDescriptions/index.html - September 23, 2004

• Ecology and Health in the Former USSR , Georgetown University
  Course lists of the Department of Environmental Studies.
  www.georgetown.edu/undergrad/bulletin/208courses.html - September 21, 2004

• Former Soviet Union , University of Calgary
  Systematic and topical geography of the former Soviet Union. Aspects of economic activity, transportation, regional development, settlement patterns and population distribution.
  www.ucalgary.ca/pubs/calendar/current/what/courses/GEOG.htm - April 7, 2004

• Former Soviet Union , University of Calgary
  Systematic and topical geography of the former Soviet Union. Aspects of economic activity, transportation, regional development, settlement patterns and population distribution.
  www.ucalgary.ca/pubs/calendar/current/what/courses/GEOG.htm - April 7, 2004

• Generational Change in Russia , McFaul, Michael
  Since the collapse of the Soviet Union the generational change in Russia has been pointed out as the beacon of hope for the country. What are the results of the 15 years of economical, political, and most importantly, ideologic  transition? What do the young people vote for now? The acticle is answers these questions and provides an comprehensive discussion of social changes that took place and thier implact on the perceptions of the young people.  
  www.csis.org/ruseura/ponars/workingpapers/021.PDF - February 8, 2005

• History of Russia, 890 - 1917 , University of Toronto
  This course is an introductory survey that examines the political, social, and cultural developments that shaped the Russian empire from the settlement of Kiev in the 9th century to the collapse of the Romanov dynasty in 1917.
  www.artsandscience.utoronto.ca/ofr/calendar/crs_his.htm - January 17, 2005

• History of Soviet Russia , Columbia University
  The course covers the political and social history of Russia, 1917 to the present.
  www.sipa.columbia.edu/CourseDescriptions/index.html - September 23, 2004

• History of the Soviet Union, 1917-1991 , Harvard University
  Since 1991, thanks to the partial, but substantial, opening of the archives our knowledge of Soviet history has significantly progressed. In particular, the picture of pre-1939 developments is now much clearer. Besides many horrors, it presents elements of great scientific interest relating to the meanings and features of the civil war? the place of Soviet history in the wider pan-European context, the relations between the new state and the countryside, the role played by ideology and the “personal?factor, the nature of terror etc. These topics will be presented and discussed in the first part of the course, on the basis of the most recent archival findings. World War II and the post-war years, up to Khrushchev's demotion, represent the frontier of today's historical research. And while, thanks to the rich documentation in our possession, the Gorbachev years are more or less well-known, the Brezhnev era remains relatively unexplored. The second part of the course will thus focus on this second stage of Soviet history, trying to delineate the problems it presents, and the first attempts to tackle them. The goal will be to give the student an understanding of the stages and the meanings of Soviet history in the light of new research.
  www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~hist1531/syllabus/ - August 24, 2004

• Imperial Russia , Beloit College
  Social, cultural, political, and economic developments in the history of Russia from the earliest times through the mid-19th century.
  www.beloit.edu/~academic/fields/majors/history_courses.php - January 11, 2005

• Imperial Russia , University of Toronto
  The history of Imperial Russia from Peter I to 1917. The development of its political institutions, social and economic structures, cultural and intellectual values. Emphasis on the relations of society and the state and among the various social groups of the Empire.
  www.artsandscience.utoronto.ca/ofr/calendar/crs_his.htm - January 17, 2005

• Introduction to Russia: Tolstoy's "War and Peace" , Hamilton College
  An introduction to the civilization of Russia through an examination of its historical, cultural, artistic and political development. In 2003-04, the course focused on Napolean's invasion of Russia and its aftermath. Consideration of the cultural and social contexts of the War of 1812, in particular the reactions in literature, art, music, theology and philosophy. The centerpiece of the course is a close critical analysis of Tolstoy's "War and Peace". (Writing-intensive.) No knowledge of Russian required.
  www.hamilton.edu/applications/catalogue/catalogue_search.cfm?action=CourseDisplay&ID=1313 - August 26, 2004

• Kievan Rus' , University of Toronto
  The origin of Rus\', international trade, the impact of nomadic peoples, the introduction of Christianity, the economic system an the problem of feudalism, the political structure and the dilemma of princely succession; literature and architecture; the displacement of political power centres and depopulation, the preservation of the Kievan heritage.
  www.artsandscience.utoronto.ca/ofr/calendar/crs_his.htm - January 17, 2005

• Modern Russian History: 1861-1991 , Hamilton College
  Russia from the emancipation of the serfs to the collapse of the Soviet Union. Emphasis on political and social changes and continuities throughout the late tsarist and Soviet periods.
  www.hamilton.edu/applications/catalogue/catalogue_search.cfm?action=CourseDisplay&ID=564 - August 26, 2004

• Papers on Russian Federation , Nautilus Institute
  A list of publications with active links to the actual papers on various aspects on political and economic life in Russia. There is a large number of papers on the issues of the Russian Far East and its role in Northeast Asia.
  www.nautilus.org/papers/regional.html#russia - November 23, 2004

• Politics and Economics in the Russian Far East: Changing Ties with Asia-Pacific , Akaha, Tsuneo
  This book includes: Robert A. Scalapino, "Foreword"Tsuneo Akaha, "Introduction"Robert Valliant, "Moscow & the Russian Far East: The Political Dimension"Alexei V. Zagorsky, "Moscow & the Russian Far East: The Security Dimension"Tsuneo Akaha, Pavel A. Minakir, and Kunio Okada, "Economic Challenge in the Russian Far East"Evgenii B. Kovrigin, "Problems of Resource Development in the Russian Far East"James P. Dorian, "Minerals & Mining In the Russian Far East"Takashi Murakami, "The Present Situation & Future Problems of Energy Production in the Russian Far East"Tsuneo Akaha, "Environmental Change in the Russian Far East"Vladimir I. Ivanov, "Russia & the United States in Northeast Asia & the Russian Far East: Economics or Defense?"Nobuo Arai and Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, "The Russian Far East in Russo-Japanese Relations"James Clay Moltz, "Russo-Chinese Normalization from an International Perspective: Coping with the Pressures of Change"Vladimir F. Li, "Russias Far East in Contemporary Russian-Korean Relations"Robert Manning, "The Russian Far East & Northeast Asia: Security Cooperation & Regional Integration"Tsuneo Akaha, "Conclusion"  
  www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0415164737/qid=1096483069/sr=1-3/ref=sr_1_3/103-8509335-0475854?v=glance&s=books - September 29, 2004

• Power and Wealth in Contemporary Russia , Zlotnik
  Explores the interaction between political and economic power in post-communist Russia. Topics include the changing dynamics of national elections; conflicts over macroeconomic reform; struggles over privatization and banking; the political impact of the energy sector; the battle over the mass media; and the role of the military and security agencies.
  www.sais-jhu.edu/programs/res/courses.html - September 20, 2004

• Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union , University of Virginia
  This course is about Russia and the Soviet Union. It is about the development of socialist revolution, and it is about the peasants, workers, soldiers, and leaders who waged and won a revolution which for a time shook the foundations of western capitalism. Topics of discussion will include tsars and Bolsheviks, bloody civil war, socialism, New Economic Policy, industrialization, collectivization, the Great Purges, the Great Patriotic War and the cold war, and the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Lenin, Trotskii, Stalin, Khrushchev, Gorbachev are major characters in the epic, tragic story of a great and cultured people fighting for a better life and fighting sometimes for national survival. We will look at Russia as Russians saw and see their country. We will make sense of the present through an understanding of the history, culture, and politics on which it builds.
  www.virginia.edu/provost/usems.htm - August 26, 2004

• Russia and the New Eurasia: Geopolitics, Economics and Foreign Policy , Parrott
  Examines the interplay between Russia's relations with the other post-Soviet states and its relations with established international and regional powers. Traces this interplay in Russia's relations with the United States and the European Union; with Turkey, Iran and Pakistan; and with China, India and Japan.
  www.sais-jhu.edu/programs/res/courses.html - September 20, 2004

• Russia and the West , University of Pittsburgh
  This course addresses itself to the following questions: why societies outside the American and West European sphere find it difficult, impossible and/or undesirable to adopt (or adapt) the liberal-democratic-individualistic socio-political system (China, Iran, etc), which western opinion deems optimal. Since Russia is on the border of Europe and Asia and has yet to settle into the liberal mold despite centuries of autocratic "Westernization", it offers an excellent and specific opportunity to study this question. Specially what is Russia's political, economic and cultural heritage? How are cultural questions (such as: what is Russia's "place' in the world? Is it Western? Should it be? Is it unique in structure character and destiny? Which way should it go?) Connected to its unique geographical position and historical development? Why and by whom are such questions posed? Are they mere xenophobia ("My tribe is better your tribe") or are they serious and realistic queries connected to the idea of choice, diversity or plain suitability? These questions which agitate not only the educated public but cause mass movements (Iran) have along history. It is this history that will be studied in Russia between 1830 and the present. Apart from recommended secondary sources, the student's work is close reading and interpretation of primary sources.
  www.pitt.edu/~caswww/cdesc/ds043051/hist.htm#0401Modern%20East%20Asian%20Civilization - January 16, 2004

• Russia Country Analysis , American Military University
  This course is designed to give the advanced graduate student practical research experience in performing an intelligence estimate on various aspects of 21st Century Russia. The course begins with an historical overview of Russia, utilizing selected essays by various Russian experts. It then moves rapidly into the Cold War and post-Cold War period to address key challenges that Russia will be compelled to confront in the 21st Century.
  apus.edu/AMU/Academics/CourseDescriptions.aspx?Prefix=IN - September 21, 2004

• Russia: The U.S.S.R. and Afterward , Vanderbilt University
  Russian history since the 1917 Revolution. Overview of the old regime; revolution and civil war; the Soviet Roaring 20s; Stalinism and the totalitarianized society; World War II; postwar Soviet society and culture; de-Stalinization and the sixties generation; Gorbachev, perestroika, and disintegration; contemporary history. (Not currently offered)
  www.vanderbilt.edu/catalogs/undergrad/history.html - October 4, 2004

• Russian Culture , American Military University
  The purpose of this course is to acquaint the student with the varied influences in Russian and Soviet history, beginning with the earliest tsarist period and proceeding through the revolutionary Soviet period to the current post-Soviet Russia. The comparative influences of Europe and Asia on the overall direction of Russian culture will be assessed, and their potential impact on the chances for development of democracy in post-Soviet Russia.
  www.apus.edu/AMU/Academics/CourseDescriptions.aspx?Prefix=NS - September 21, 2004

• Russian Far East Advisory Group , Russian Far East Advisory Group
  ÊSince 1991, the Russian Far East Advisory Group has been providing authoritative business information on the Russian Far East, one of the most dynamic regions in Russia\'s changing economy. Between 1991 and 1999, The Advisory Group published a monthly report, the Russian Far East Update(including over 100 specialized maps), and four editions of The Russian Far East, A Business Reference Guide. In 1998, the Group introduced a new quarterly report, the Pacific Russia Oil and Gas Report now published by the Anchorage-based Pacific Russia Information Group. The Reference Guide, all maps, and all back issues of the Russian Far East Update through February 1999 are always available for purchase through the Advisory Group. For a list of our maps, please contact us at contact information below. Current activities of the Advisory Group include consulting and, in particular, expert witness work for litigants involved in commercial disputes between foreign and Russian partners.
  www.russianfareast.com/ - March 7, 2005

• Russian Studies Colloquium , Georgetown University
   The course is broadly interdisciplinary in focus, and topics range from year to year (recent colloquia have dealt with the development and demise of communism, Russia and the West, and Russian intellectual and philosophical thought)
  www.georgetown.edu/undergrad/bulletin/148courses.html - September 21, 2004

• Russian Studies, Beloit College , Beloit College
  Beloit College\\\'s program in Russian studies is one of several minor concentrations in area studies available to students. Comprised of courses taken in Russian language, literature, history, politics, film, and culture, the Russian studies minor offers students a broad base upon which to build specific interests within related disciplines. The rich cultural, intellectual, and political history of Russia and the former Soviet Union continues to serve as a stimulating source of insight into the changing world around us.
  www.beloit.edu/~academic/fields/minors/russianstudies_overview.php - January 11, 2005

• Senior Seminar in Russian Area Studies , Macalester College
  This seminar is an interdisciplinary research seminar which adopts a thematic approach to examining one or more of the countries of the former Soviet Union and East/Central Europe.
  macalester.edu/academic/catalog/program/rce_c.html - August 19, 2004

• Slavic Research Center , Hokkaido University
  The home page of the Slavic Research Center (SRC) at Hokkaido University. It is the only research institute in Japan for comprehensive Slavic-Eurasian studies. Thus it functions, being attached to Hokkaido University, as the national center to lead and coordinate academic activities in this research area. The web site contains information on the Center's activities, publications, reasech projects and fellowship/scholarship opportunities. The site will be extremely useful for researchers, educators and students interested in historical, political, economical, and security issues pertaing to Russia and the countries of the Former Soviet Union.
  src-h.slav.hokudai.ac.jp/index-e.html - September 28, 2004

• Soviet and Post-Soviet Society , Boston University
  Surveys development and evolution of social life in the USSR to the end of the state in 1991, and the emergent dynamics and problems of the post-Soviet period; emphasis on class structure and mobility, demographic concerns, education, family life, work, and polity-society relations.
  bu.edu/sociology/undergrad/courses.html - August 12, 2004

• Soviet Cultural History , University of Toronto
  This course explores Russian culture - art, architecture, film and literature - from 1917 to the post-Soviet present. Readings and screenings trace the relation between culture, history, and revolution from the Russian Avant-Garde and proletarian culture to socialist realism, and from Krushchev\'s thaw to examples of Soviet \"postmodernism\".
  www.artsandscience.utoronto.ca/ofr/calendar/crs_his.htm - January 17, 2005

• Soviet History Seminar , University of Toronto
  A seminar on the history of Soviet Russia in its formative years, 1917 to 1939. The revolutions of 1917, the civil war and war communism, NEP Russia, the Stalin revolution, the purges, and the \"great retreat\" are explored. Emphasis is on issues, interpretations and historiography, problems of study, and periodization.
  www.artsandscience.utoronto.ca/ofr/calendar/crs_his.htm - January 17, 2005

• Soviet Russia , University of Pittsburgh
  The Russian Revolution of 1917 was the most radical revolution in history and had a profound impact on 20th century world history. The Bolshevik Party, which seized power in November 1917, sought not simply to change governments or the laws of the land, but to smash the old order, and to challenge the assumptions upon which all governments had hitherto ruled and all economies had been based. As we know, the Soviet experiment did not endure. The USSR's collapsed in 1992 was as unexpected as its creation. This course will survey the history of the USSR. Particular attention will be paid to why the old order collapse, the ideals which drove the early Soviet states, its attempt to "modernize" the country at a frenetic pace, the role of violence as a means of governance, its experience in WWII and rise to World prominence, and its postwar efforts to balance the demands of "mature Socialism" and superpower obligations. In the process, we will devote special attention to the state-society relations, the problems of economic development, and the tensions between revolutionary ideas and economic and political realities.
  www.pitt.edu/~caswww/cdesc/ds043051/hist.htm#0302Soviet%20Russia - January 16, 2004

• Studies in Russian History , Hamilton College
  Topic for 2005: The Muscovite Empire. An examination of early-modern Russian expansion into Ukraine and Siberia, including its encounters with Muslims and animists, Cossacks and bandits. Topics include patterns of settlement, conversion to Orthodoxy, resistance to colonial rule and frontier rebellions. (Writing-intensive.)
  www.hamilton.edu/applications/catalogue/catalogue_search.cfm?action=CourseDisplay&ID=1305 - August 26, 2004

• The Russian Empire: The Imperial Perspective , Cornell University
  The Russian Empire is frequently presented as an actor in the European state system. Moreover, study of imperialism and colonialism tends to focus on the Western European, transoceanic, empires. Yet there was an equally important European form of imperialism: the dynastic land empire--such as the Ottoman, Austrian, and Russian empires. "The Russian Empire: The Imperial Perspective" will present the Russian empire as a multiethnic, multiconfessional empire. It will highlight both the violence of conquest as well as the forms of cooperation and integration that allowed the Russian state to rule vast stretches of Eurasia. We will examine the similarities and contrasts between dynastic land empires and the more commonly studies transoceanic, commercial ones (England, France, Holland).
  cuinfo.cornell.edu/Academic/Courses/CoSdetail.phtml?college=AS&number=227&prefix=HIST&title=The+Russian+Empire%3A+The+Imperial+Perspective%2C+1700%26ndash%3B1917+%23+%28III%29+%28HA%29 - January 20, 2005

• Topics in Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics , University of Toronto
  Four-hundred level course listing of the Political Science department of the University of Toronto. This course (POL422Y1) explores nationalities issues. We will examine interpretations of the development and role of ethnic politics and ethnonationalism in the Soviet Union, especially the role of ethnonationalism in contributing to the disintegration of the Soviet state. We will also explore the role of ethnonationalism in state building and interstate relations in the successor states. In the other term, the seminar will focus upon the relationship between law and politics in the USSR and post-Soviet Russia. Readings and discussions will deal with the history of this relationship and the politics of judicial and constitutional reform since 1985.
  www.chass.utoronto.ca/polsci/information/undergrad/courses/fall_winter/courses_offered/400_level.htm - August 5, 2004

• Twentieth-Century Russia and the Soviet Union , Cornell University
  An introductory lecture course spanning the lifetime of the U.S.S.R. (1917-1991), but covering the last years of the Russian Empire and the first years of the post-communist present as well. Geographically, it focuses on the Russian heartland and the non-Russian areas of the Soviet Union. The course will explore the roots and consequences of the Russian Revolution; the nature and evolution of Leninism, Stalinism, and Soviet communism; the entrenchment of reform of the post-Stalinist system; and the legacy of communism for the region's new regimes. Students are introduced to a wide variety of historical materials, including documents, essays, memoirs, literature, and film.
  cuinfo.cornell.edu/Academic/Courses/CoSdetail.phtml?college=AS&number=290&prefix=HIST&title=Twentieth-Century+Russia+and+the+Soviet+Union+%28III%29+%28HA%29 - January 20, 2005

• Women and Gender in Russian History , University of Toronto
  Focus is on the history of women and systems of gender in Russia and the Soviet Union. Themes include gender and authority during the age of empresses; pre-revolutionary radical movements; the impact 1917 Revolution and its impact on women\'s lives; the resurrection of conservative gender conventions during Stalin\'s regime; the experience of women during perestroika.
  www.artsandscience.utoronto.ca/ofr/calendar/crs_his.htm - January 17, 2005

• Women and the Russian Revolution , University of Toronto
  A seminar on the history of women in Russia and the Soviet Union from the reform era to the present. The purpose is to assess the impact of socio-economic structures, ideology, and political developments on the changing lives of women in Russia/USSR.
  www.artsandscience.utoronto.ca/ofr/calendar/crs_his.htm - January 17, 2005

• Women in Russian Society , University of Iowa
  This course examines the roles and social positions that women have occupied in Russian society from medieval times to the present. Particular focus of our study will include the private (domestic) sphere, the rural and urban communities, evolving patterns of public roles and positions afforded women since the 19th century, the role of education and work in creating the new "Soviet" woman, and finally, the tremendous transitions for women in post-1991 Russian society. To explore the many facets of women's lives, particularly their contributions to social, political, and historical events in Russia, we will draw from a variety of materials from several disciplines, including social history, political science, popular culture, fictional literature by male and female Russian authors, autobiography, and film.
  isis2.uiowa.edu/isis/courses/detail/041:160:001 - January 12, 2005

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• Intro to Politics of Russia & Eurasia , Iowa University
  Russia and such Eurasian countries as Uzbekistan have assumed a new importance for U.S. foreign policy and for world affairs. These postcommunist countries reveal the great variety in how political systems can function. Since 1991, some have moved close to democracy such as practiced in the U.S. or Western Europe. Others simply switched to new, noncommunist authoritarianism. Moreover, they face daunting political, security, economic, social, and environmental problems.
  isis4.uiowa.edu/isis/courses/detail/030:041 - August 9, 2004

• Introduction to Russian and Post-Soviet Foreign Relations , Boston University
  Decisive factors in the foreign relations of Russia and the other former Soviet republics, including historical continuity and change, survival and change of ideology, domestic politics, economic and geographical factors, military and external political considerations. The future of arms control, nuclear weapons, the economy, and relations among the former republics are also examined.
  www.bu.edu/ir/undergrad/undergradcourses.html - September 22, 2004

• Politics of Russia , Concordia University
  This course is a study of the government and politics of the old and the new Russia, including emerging political, social, and economic structures, conflicts, and issues.
  artsandscience.concordia.ca/politicalscience/Courses_Description.html - August 5, 2004

• Politics of Russia and Eastern Europe , University of Southern California
  Culture, society, and politics in Russia and in Eastern Europe. Contemporary political institutions and processes.
  www.usc.edu/dept/publications/cat2003/las/LAS_POSC/coi.html - September 21, 2004

• Russia and the World , Princeton University
  The fall, rise, and fall of Russian power in the 20th century. Issues considered include explaining the rise, decline, and collapse of great powers; the connection between imperial and international strategy; and the influence of personality, domestic politics, and ideas. Topics covered include Soviet grand strategy, collapse of the Soviet state, the merging international politics of post-Soviet Eurasia, Russia\'s post-Soviet identity, and the prospects for Russian resurgence.
  www.princeton.edu/pr/catalog/ua/03/304.htm - August 12, 2004

• Russia's International Policies I , Boston University
  Soviet approaches to international policy, 1917-1985; ideological and practical aspects. The policy-formation process and its machinery, strategic and tactical concepts from Lenin to Gorbachev and history of interparty relations.
  www.bu.edu/ir/gradcourses.html - September 22, 2004

• Russia's International Policies II , Boston University
  Soviet and post-Soviet approaches to international policy (including Russia's relations with the former Soviet Republics), 1985-present and ideological and practical aspects. The policy formation process and its machinery; the impact of competing institutions and organizations on that process. Strategic and tactical concepts in the Gorbachev era and post-Soviet Russia. The impact of geopolitical and other permanent factors.
  www.bu.edu/ir/gradcourses.html - September 22, 2004

• Russian and Soviet Foreign Policy , University of Southern California
  Overview of Soviet and Russian foreign policy in the 20th century. Review of the diplomatic history of the period and introduction to models of foreign policy used to analyze Soviet and Russian behavior.
  www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/ir/programs/s