Russia

Russia - Learn explore and Travel
Complete Guide to Russia
Geography: Northern Asia (that part west of the Urals is included with Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean Climate: ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast Terrain: broad plain with low hills west of Urals; vast con...

Belomor: The White Sea-Baltic Canal
Belomor: The White Sea-Baltic Canal, Built By Forced Labor
The Belomor Canal gave the Soviet Union a shipping canal from the White Sea to the Baltic, at a cost of at least 11,000 lives and the use of the forced labor of over 100,000 political prisoners. Even though the canal is narrow, shallow, and seasonal, it is still in use., especially for the transport of oil. The contemporary pro-Soviet accounts of the building of the canal, and responses to those events, are also part of the story. Although the Soviets held out the labor camps as a means of "r...

R is for Russia
Russia: Faberge, Chess, & Borscht
Would you like to have fun while learning about the countries of the world? This week we will travel to Russia! Are you a geography teacher, lover of travel, homeschooling or involved parent, student, or life-long learner? Join us on our adventure as we travel the globe! In an effort to make world geography more meaningful and memorable, we will visit one country per letter of the alphabet. Locate the country on a world map, color the flag, watch YouTube clips, cook an ethnic meal, create an...

Russia and the Post-Soviet States
The post-soviet states: Some of the post-Soviet states that opted for independence rather than membership of the Russian Federation have joined the Commonwealth of Independent States. Many are, or are becoming, members of the European Community. This lens deals with the relation of both groups with the resurgent Russian Empire of Vladimir Putin.

Russia in the Baltic
From the Russian enclave at Kaliningrad to the old capital at St.Petersburg runs the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Finland. To mix a metaphor, throttle this seaway and Russia cannot breathe. This lens is concerned with Russia's contemporary and historical military-political policies in the Baltic. Access to the sea has always been a primary goal in Russia's policy. The land-locked Rodina is served by great rivers, but ultimately rivers that do not afford great harbors. The resultant strategy m...

Russia's North Caucasian Federal District
The New North Caucasian Federal District
The North Caucasian Federal District was created in January 2010 to better deal with the tensions, conflicts, and economic underdevelopment of Russia's Moslem south. President Mevdevev was strongly criticized at the time for appointing Alexander Khloponin, a finance specialist, as the Presidential Envoy rather one of the "strong men" of the region, who might be better equipped to deal with the endemic lawlessness and terrorism there. What is the status of the region two years later? One answe...