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Includes news, newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and news services. Most Russian subject directories and general portals have sections devoted to сми (Средство массовой информации) or mass media. For those who are visiting the Library of Congress and want online access to Russian newspapers, a subscription database called East View Universal Databases is available in all of the reading rooms. It has full-text of hundreds of Russian-language newspapers and journals.
Index for this page:
Directories of Online Media
Selected Online Newspapers and Periodicals
General Media Resources
Online Radio and Television
Ethnic Newspapers in the U.S.
RSS Feeds
Publishing
Russia Media: Internet Links (http://www.russianmedia.de)
Includes links to Russian and Central Asian newspapers, Internet news, Russian radio and television Web sites, and legal resources. Site is based in Germany; in English and Russian.
REECA Web: Russian online journals and newspapers (http://www.creeca.wisc.edu/reeca/online/rusnew.html)
REECA Web acquires material of research value published in all Slavic and East European languages and covering subjects in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Links to Russian online journals, magazines, and newspapers. In Russian.
Средство массовой информации в интернете (http://www.smi.ru)
Russian mass media via the Internet. Links to lists that include annotations of many online Russian news publications. In Russian.
Аргументы и факты (http://www.aif.ru)
Weekly newspaper from Moscow with a large circulation. Founded in 1978. In Russian.
Internews Russia (http://www.internews.ru)
Information about and for Independent Media in the CIS. Some information available in English; much more in Russian. (Site suspended in April 2007)
ITAR-TASS (http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/)
Web site of the Russian news agency ITAR-TASS, the state central information agency. Links include top news, Russia, CIS and Baltics. The English-language version includes less than the Russian version at http://www.itar-tass.com.
Известия (http://www.izvestiya.ru)
Published since 1917, Izvestiia is still an important national newspaper. In Russian.
Коммерсантъ (http://www.kommersant.ru)
Founded in 1992 in Moscow, Kommersant has become one of the most well-regarded daily newspapers in Russia. In Russian.
Комсомольская правда (http://www.kp.ru)
Published since 1925 in Moscow, Komsomol'skaia pravda is still very popular in Russia. In Russian.
Moscow Times (http://www.themoscowtimes.com/indexes/01.html)
The online version of the largest circulation English-language daily newspaper published in Russia. Features include news, business, arts and ideas, and RSS feeds. Searchable.
Независимая газета (http://www.ng.ru)
Founded in 1990 in Moscow, Nezavisimaia gazeta is well-known for its reporting on all aspects of contemporary Russian politics and society. In Russian.
St. Petersburg Times (http://www.times.spb.ru)
Online version of the English-language newspaper serving Russia's second largest city. Includes top stories, news, business, and arts and features. Searchable.
Санкт-Петербургские ведомости (http://www.spbvedomosti.ru)
Formerly called Leningradskaia Pravda, this daily from Saint Petersburg, Russia's second most important city, is the largest circulation paper for this part of the country. In Russian.
Журналный зал: электронная библиотека современных литературных журналов (http://magazines.russ.ru)
This gateway to online literary journals includes full-text of current and back issues of many major Russian periodicals such as Novyi mir, Oktiabr', Neva, and Zvezda. In Russian. In Russian.
InoPressa.ru: Зарубежная пресса о России (http://www.inopressa.ru/index.pl)
Translated articles from the "foreign" (that is, not Russian) press - about Russia. In Russian.
ИноСМИ.Ru (http://www.inosmi.ru)
Translations of articles from the non-Russian press. In Russian.
Johnson's Russia List (http://www.cdi.org/russia/johnson/default.cfm)
Site and e-email newsletter devoted to topics in the news concerning Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union. Includes Russia links and archives. Searchable. Edited by David Johnson.
Ministry of Information Technologies
and Communications of the Russian Federation (http://english.minsvyaz.ru/enter.shtml)
Web site of the Ministry. Includes general information about the Ministry, laws and regulations related to communications, ministry activities and state commissions, and selected links to universities, institutes, and businesses. In English; Russian version contains far more information.
Mondo Times: Russia Media (http://www.mondotimes.com/1/world/ru)
Links to major national, business, sports, society, and entertainment media (listed by title, medium, and language) as well as local media by city.
Russia Profile.org (http://www.russiaprofile.org/page.php?pageid=MainPage)
English-language analysis of Russian politics, culture and current events.
Russian America (http://russianamerica.com)
Russian news portal aimed at Russians living in the United States. Links to related Russian- American portals devoted to life in such U.S. cities such as Chicago, Seattle, and Miami. The site also has alphabetical lists of links for various Russian online media from Russia and abroad, including newspapers, journals, radio, and television. In Russian.
Most of the news portals and directories listed above contain links to Russian radio and television sites. Below are a few selections.
allradio.ru (http://www.allradio.ru)
Portal and catalog dedicated to Russian radio. Lists radio stations and programs, and Web sites about radio and deejays. In Russian..
Эхо Москвы (http://www.echo.msk.ru)
Web site of the Moscow radio station "Ekho Moskvy." Real time broadcasting available in RealAudio and MP3. In Russian.
Guzei.com (http://www.guzei.com/live/tv/?l=en)
Comprehensive list of Internet-accessible video broadcasts from Russia. Many may not operate, however. In Russian.
Голос Америки (http://www.voanews.com/russian/)
Voice of America service. Russian language news portal is based on its radio programming. Also offers online radio and video broadcasts. In Russian.
Радио портал (http://www.radioportal.ru)
Founded in 2001 by the Independent Radio Broadcasting Foundation, this portal is devoted to all aspects of radio in Russia. In Russian.
Радио Свобода (http://www.svobodanews.ru)
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty service. Russian language news portal is based on its radio programming. Also offers online radio broadcasts. In Russian.
Victor City (http://victorcity.narod.ru)
Slow to load, site has lists of radio and television stations in Russia and other CIS countries arranged by country, region, and city, including stations with and without Internet sites. In Russian.
Although there are more than a dozen Russian language newspapers in the United States, many do not have online versions. Below is the link for the oldest and arguably, the most influential, Novoe russkoe slovo, as well as a few others.
Новое русское слово (http://www.nrs.com)
Russian daily newspaper from New York City. Established in 1910. In Russian.
Русский базар (http://www.russian-bazaar.com)
Online version of weekly Russian newspaper from Brooklyn, NY. Site has an archive of back issues beginning in 2001. In Russian.
RSS feeds for individual sites can be identified by small orange or light blue icons with the words in Latin or Cyrillic: XML, RSS, Export. Or use one of the RSS directories listed below.
Канбан: информация точно в срок (http://www.kanban.ru)
Russian directory of RSS feeds. Organized by subject. In Russian.
Sources for Slavic
and East European Library Materials (http://www.library.arizona.edu/slavvend/index.jsp)
This site is a list of Slavic and East European book and serial vendors, created and maintained by the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies BDC Subcommittee on Collection Development. Alphabetic list links to vendor information.
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