Northern+Asia

6th Grade World Cultures | [|MidWeb] All resources on this page are aligned with HCISD curriculum standards.

= Russia and Eurasian Republics =


 * Game: Geography of Russia || [|**http://www.quia.com/rr/155078.html******] ||
 * History and Culture || http://www.geographia.com/russia/rushis01.htm ||

General Country Research: Russia
 * US Department of State, Background Notes: Russia || [|**http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3183.htm**] ||
 * New York Times, Russia in the News || [|**http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/russia/index.html**] ||
 * US Library of Congress, Country Studies: Russia || [|**http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/rutoc.html**] ||
 * Energy Statistics for Russia || [|**http://www.eia.doe.gov/cabs/Russia/Background.html**] ||
 * Russia (see full index) very thorough, easy to read, be sure to click "NEXT" || [|**http://www.russiansabroad.com/tree.html**] ||
 * Hermitage Museum

Nesting Dolls Russian Ballet

Russian Folk Instruments

Peter Tchaikovsky || http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/html_En/index.html http://russian-crafts.com/nesting-dolls/history.html http://www.aha.ru/~vladmo/ http://www.balalaika.org/instr.htm

http://www.balalaika.org/instr.htm http://www.ipl.org/div/mushist/rom/tchaikovsky.htm ||
 * Gorbachev

Lenin || http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/11/newsid_2538000/2538327.stm

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RUSlenin.htm ||

Environmental Issues in Russia from the National Intelligence Council || http://www.dni.gov/nic/special_russianoutlook.html || from EIN || http://www.einnews.com/russia/newsfeed-russia-environment || (be sure to click "NEXT") || http://www.russiansabroad.com/russian_history_97.html || March 2008 || http://www.theotherrussia.org/2008/03/30/russian-environmental-agency-to-pay-eco-informants/ News from the Coalition for Democracy in Russia ||
 * The Environmental Outlook in Russia (1999)
 * Environmental Problems in Russia || http://countrystudies.us/russia/25.htm ||
 * Russia Environment News & Current Events
 * Russia Environmental Problems, "ecocide"
 * Russian Environmental Agency to Pay Eco-Informants