Selected Resources for:
Russian, East European & Central Asian Studies

American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies   

http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=sbh

1956-

Citations to U.S. and Canadian publications on topics related to East-Central Europe, Russia, and the former Soviet Union, including culture, history, economics, international relations, and literature. It contains bibliographic records for journal articles, books, book chapters, book reviews, dissertations, online resources, and selected government publications.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks Z2483 .A65

Central and Eastern European Online Library  

http://0-www.ceeol.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/aspx/SearchArticles.aspx

Online archive of articles from 125 Central and Eastern European scholarly journals. Includes articles in English and about two dozen other European languages.

CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)  

http://0-www.ciaonet.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

Conference proceedings and working papers from participating institutes around the world. Includes the full text of books and book summaries, journal abstracts, links to websites and a calendar of conferences and seminars.

Eastview  

See Online Databases of Russian/NIS Publications Includes Current Digest of the Post-Soviet Press (also CDSP); CIS & Baltic Periodicals; Russian Central Newspapers; Social Sciences and Humanities; Russian/NIS Newswires; Russian/NIS Statistical Publications

Historical Abstracts   

http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=hia

1450- .

Primary index to materials for research in non-U.S./non-Canadian history, including social and cultural history. Includes abstracts (summaries) of journal articles. Covers world history from 1450 to the present.

Online Databases of Russian/NIS Publications  

http://0-dlib.eastview.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

Coverage varies by title.

The Universal Database of Russian Newspapers provides comprehensive coverage of national news, current events, economic developments and cultural events in Russia. The Universal Database of CIS and Baltic Newspapers includes a number of periodicals published in the Newly Independent States of the former Soviet Union. Russian Periodicals on Social Sciences and Humanities provides major Russian periodicals on social sciences and humanities.

PAIS International   

http://0-www.csa.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=hoya&access=hoya202&db=pais-set-c&db=paisarc-set-c&adv=1

A subject guide to journals, books, pamphlets, and government publications relating to economics, social conditions, and international relations since 1915.

Social Sciences Full Text   

http://0-vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?prod=SSFT

1985-

Indexes the major scholarly journals in the social sciences including public policy, since 1983. For earlier years, use the printed version.

Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)  

http://0-db.eiu.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/index.asp?layout=AllTitles

Includes Country Commerce, Country Finance, Country Profiles, and Country Reports; some of these have monthly and quarterly reports, with annual overviews.

OECD Economic Surveys  

http://0-new.sourceoecd.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/periodical/03766438/econsurveys

Separate annual reviews for each country provide discussion of recent economic trends and statistics for economic indicators. Available for most of Eastern Europe, including non-OECD countries. Also available online within SourceOECD.

Russia and the Former Soviet Republics Maps  

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/commonwealth.html

Presents access to maps of Russia and the former Soviet Republics, part of the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection of the University of Texas (UT) at Austin. Includes maps produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of areas including the former USSR, Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Baltic States, Belarus, the Caucasus region, Chechnya, the Commonwealth of Independent States, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century  

This biographical dictionary documents the lives of some 2,000 notable figures in twentieth-century Central and Eastern Europe, through accessible archives, memoirs, and other sources.

Location: LAU Ref Biography CT765 .S5913 2008

International Who's Who  

http://0-www.worldwhoswho.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

1957 - present

Provides brief biographical information on over 20,000 living, accomplished men and women from almost every country in the world. Includes heads of state, politicians, religious leaders, and prominent members of the business, finance, entertainment, sports and arts communities. Latest edition of International Who's Who is in LAU Reference Stacks.

Location: LAU Ref Biography CT120 .I5

Who's Who in Russia and the CIS Republics  

Arranged alphabetically, entries provide information on some of the major figures in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Gives person's position, education, career, major works, and sometimes an address and phone number. Information provided by biographies themselves.

Location: LAU Ref Biography CT 1203 .W46 1995

Europa World  

http://0-www.europaworld.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

Provides basic economic, political, geographic and background data for every country in the world, along with a mechanism for comparing statistics across countries. Includes directories of government agencies and officials, political parties, media organizations, business associations and other similar groups for each country. Earlier years in LAU Stacks JN 1 .E85.

Location: JN 1 .E85

Library of Congress Country Studies  

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html

This authoritative series includes a few European countries, each with a different call number. The social, political, and economic conditions of the country are described. Also includes bibliographies. Call numbers for print versions may be found in GEORGE by searching [Name of Country]: A Country Study.

Dictionary of East European History Since 1945  

Includes an overview of the region as a whole followed by sections on each country. Provides a map, a chronology, and entries for people and topics. Includes a general subject index.

Location: LAU Ref DJK 50 .H43 1994

Ethnohistorical Dictionary of the Russian and Soviet Empires  

Arranged alphabetically by name of ethnic group, covers a group's history up through the disintegration of the Soviet Union. An appendix includes various statistical tables and a chronology of the Russian and Soviet empires. Indexed.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks DK 33 .E837 1994

Cambridge Encyclopedia of Russia and the Former Soviet Union  

Organized in 13 sections, contains information on the physical environment, peoples, religion, history, art, language and literature, sciences, politics, and economy. Focuses on Russia. Many illustrations. Includes a glossary and an index.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks DK 14 .C35 1994

Eastern Europe: An Introduction to the People, Lands, and Culture  

Arranged by geographical regions. Entries for each country are: land and people, history, and political, cultural, and economic developments. Also has maps of the area from different time periods. 3 volumes.

Location: LAU Ref DJK 9 .E25 2005

Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe  

Includes entries for Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and the countries that once made up Yugoslavia. Some information on European Russia is included. Gives brief but comprehensive introduction into a country's history during the last two centuries. Includes article on political organizations and movements and extensive maps.

Location: LAU Ref DJK 6 .E53 2000

Encyclopedia of World Cultures  

1991

This ten-volume set offers detailed descriptions of major ethnic groups. Each volume contains a glossary and filmography. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks GN 307 .E53

Great Soviet Encyclopedia  

A "faithfully" translated version of the general encyclopedia officially published in the Soviet Union. Includes an index in the last volume. 31 volumes.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks AE 55 .B6513

Modern Encyclopedia of Russian, Soviet and Eurasian History  

A multi-volume set covering events, personalities, and institutions important to the history of Russia and the Soviet Union. Articles derived from various Russian reference sources. Indexed by authors, time periods, and subjects.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks DK 14 .M6

Handbook of Central Asia  

Providing a key to understanding the present economic, political, and social situation of each of the five main Central Asian states. With a section for each state--Kazakstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan--the handbook draws on empirical data and current research to provide essential information on each state.

Location: LAU Stacks DK851 .C26 2000

Newly Independent States of Eurasia: Handbook of Former Soviet Republics  

Divided into four sections: Russian Federation; Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine; Transcaucasia; Central Asia. Includes information on geography, history, and politics, as well as a brief glossary and detailed subject index. Articles often include bibliographies and maps.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks DK 17.B34 1997

Revolution and Change in Central and Eastern Europe  

A country-by-country study of the fall of communism and the creation of post-communist political systems. Includes information on geography, population, history, government, plus biographies of political leaders and chronologies. (Revised and expanded edition of: Revolutions in Eastern Europe).

Location: LAU Ref Stacks DJK 51 .E24 1997

Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia  

2000 - present

Much like the Europa World Year Book, this work provides the same sort of information, but focuses solely on this region. The main section is arranged alphabetically by country.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks DJK 51 .E256

Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States  

2001 - present

A useful collection of documents on Russia and the CIS countries. Includes treaties, speeches, and media reports. Also includes a chronology of CIS developments from 1992-1995.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks DJK1 .R87

Russia and Eastern Europe  

Annotated bibliography listing books in English on such topics as the arts, international relations, foreign trade, history, the Soviet republics, minorities, and dissent. This supplements Russia, the USSR, and Eastern Europe.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks Z 2483 .S86 2001

Russia/U.S.S.R  

Focusing on the Russian Republic, this bibliography comprises English-language books, mostly from the last 15 years. Divided into 35 sections, ranging from geography to the circus. Subject, author, and title indexes.

Location: LAU Z 2491 .T45 1994

GEORGE   

http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/

Check for books on your topic in GEORGE, the library's catalog. Search by keyword, author, title, or subject heading. To find a book by topic, search by Library of Congress Subject Headings, keywords, or try looking up a title you know and click on "Find Similar Items" to search by the subject headings listed in the book's catalog record.

WorldCat   

http://0-newfirstsearch.oclc.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/autho=100161383;dbname=WorldCat;screen=advanced;done=http://www.library.georgetown.edu;FSIP

WorldCat is a catalog consisting of over 100 million records for books and other materials in over 60,000 libraries. NOTE: Available only to Georgetown University students, faculty, and staff. A publicly accessible version is available at http://www.worldcat.org/.

WRLC Catalog  

http://catalog.wrlc.org/

The catalog of the Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC): George Washington, American, Catholic, George Mason, Gallaudet, and Marymount Universities, the University of the District of Columbia, and Georgetown University. Georgetown students may borrow directly from WRLC libraries or request items via the WRLC Catalog.

Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)  

http://0-db.eiu.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/index.asp?layout=AllTitles

Includes Country Commerce, Country Finance, Country Profiles, and Country Reports.

Global Market Information Database (GMID)  

http://0-www.portal.euromonitor.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

Global in scope, Euromonitor's GMID provides lifestyle statistics and reports; market data and analysis; company profiles, market share, and performance indicators; and market forecasts. Details include expenditure patterns, brand ranking, viewing time per medium and demographics. Use the search box in the upper left corner to find an industry.

Location: various

WDI Online  

http://0-ddp-ext.worldbank.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/ext/DDPQQ/member.do?method=getMembers&userid=1&queryId=6

1960- .

Comparable data collected by the World Bank to measure development outcomes. Includes over 500 indicators and covers 152 countries.

Location: HC 59 .W62

Russia and Eurasia Facts and Figures Annual  

For Russia and the other Commonwealth of Independent States countries, gives statistics on a wide range of subjects. Includes health, welfare, military, crime, and political statistics. Also useful for economic statistics. Earlier years in stacks.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks HA 1446 .U17

Universal Database of Statistical Publications  

http://0-udbstat.eastview.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/common/check.jsp

Contains official reports, yearbooks, and related publications of regional statistical bodies and statistical agencies of the former Soviet Union. Language is primarily Russian, with many headings and tables of contents translated into English.

CIA World Factbook  

http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Brief, essential information about all the countries of the world.

UNdata  

http://data.un.org/

1970- .

Over 300 sets of economic, social, and financial statistics from a wide assortment of United Nations agencies and other international organizations. Most data are available in time series from 1970 or 1980 to the present. (Statistics for some items lag by several years.)

Afghanistan and Central Asia Research Information - Indiana University  

http://www.indiana.edu/%7Eafghan/resource_links.htm

Created and maintained by Indiana University, Bloomington, this comprehensive index provides links to web sites and databases related to Afghanistan, al-Qaeda, the Tabliban and Central Asia. Focusing primarily on Afghanistan, this resource was created as a joint effort by Indiana University's Departments of Anthropology, Central Eurasian Studies, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, Religious Studies, and The Inner Asian and Uralic National Research Center.

EDIRC: Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers in the World  

http://edirc.repec.org/alphabet.html

University of Connecticut Department of Economics has links to economics departments, research centers and institutes in universities as well as finance ministries, statistical offices, central banks, think tanks and other non-profit institutes where mainly economists work. Alphabetical list by country. Over 260 entries for Russia.

Erik Herron's Guide to Politics in East Central Europe and Eurasia  

http://web.ku.edu/%7Eherron/

Links by country and region to web sites organized by categories such as government, political and politicians, non-governmental organizations and institutes, and news and media.

Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center - Indiana University  

http://www.indiana.edu/%7Eiaunrc/site/index.html

The Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center was founded in 1962 and is maintained by Indiana University, one of the leading areas of scholarly research on topics related to Central Eurasian Studies. This site contains a vast collection of information and links to countries located in Eurasia, including many of the former-Soviet states.

NUPI Centre for Russian Studies Database  

http://www.nupi.no/russland/database/start.htm

Created and maintained by the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), this site is a collection of several useful searchable databases, including the 89 Administrative unites of the Russian Federations, more than 1,000 public figures, 50 recognized political parties, over 150 key institutions, 100 ethnic groups in Russia, and a searchable chronology with more than 2,000 entries (updated almost daily).

REESWeb: Russian and Eastern European Studies Web  

http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/reesweb/

Sponsored by the University Center for Russian and East European Studies of the University of Pittsburgh, a comprehensive index of electronic resources on the Balkans, the Baltic states, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Central Europe, the CIS, Eastern Europe, the NIS, the Russian Federation, and the former Soviet Union.

U. of Texas Russian and East European Network Information Center  

http://reenic.utexas.edu/

Compiled at the Center for Post-Soviet and Eastern European Studies at the University of Texas, includes links by subject and by country.

Slavic, East European, and Central Asian Documentaries at Georgetown University Library  

http://www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/collect/lists/ceres_documentaries.htm

Slavic, East European, and Central Asian Feature Films at Georgetown University Library  

http://www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/collect/lists/ceres_feature.htm

Slavic, East European, and Central Asian Classical Music at Georgetown University Library  

http://www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/collect/lists/russianmusic.htm

Slavic, East European, and Central Asian National and Popular Music at Georgetown University Library  

http://www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/collect/lists/nationalmusic.htm

Current Digest of the Post-Soviet Press  

http://0-dlib.eastview.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/sources/publication.jsp?id=6765

1992 - present

Provides weekly translations of articles from over 60 newspapers and magazines, such as Pravda and Izvestiia. Includes a quarterly index.

Location: Second Floor Periodicals

EurasiaNet  

http://www.eurasianet.org/

Daily news and analytic service covering Central Asia and the Caucasus, as well as developments in Russia, the Middle East, and Southwest Asia that bear on this region. Features include Today's Wires, which consolidates numerous stories from various outside sources and grouped by them by nation; Eurasia Insight, Environment, and Business & Economics, etc. Also offers book reviews, interviews, human rights articles, election watch, and a discussion forum.

Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports, 1974 - 1996  

http://0-infoweb.newsbank.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/?db=FBISX

The digitized, full-text version of the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports, 1974-1996. Includes translations of foreign radio and television broadcasts as well as selected foreign news, periodical articles and government statements. Search by geographic region, article type or publication title. Browse "Events" to see chronological coverage of topics of interest. Coverage is continued by the World News Connection database. Content release to be completed by Summer 2009.

Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Electronic Index  

http://0-infoweb.newsbank.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

1975-1996

Index to FBIS reports from 1975 to 1996. Lauinger's Government Documents department has the full text on microfiche of items listed in this database from 1978 through the mid-1990s. Full text is also available for 1974 to 1996 from FBIS Reports Online. For 1994 to the present, see the World News Connection database.

LexisNexis Academic   

http://0-www.lexisnexis.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/us/lnacademic

Varies by publication.

Provides access to the full text of thousands of national and international magazines, newspapers, wire services, TV and radio broadcast transcripts, web publications, and blogs. Search by General, News, Legal, Business, or People.

World News Connection  

http://0-wnc.dialog.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

July 1994- .

Provided by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). Contains translations of worldwide news and commentary from foreign television and radio broadcasts, newspapers, and periodicals from July 1994 to the present. For earlier coverage use Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Reports and its Electronic Index

Civil Georgia - Online Magazine  

http://www.civil.ge/

This online news magazine is a reliable source of news from Georgia in three languages: English, Russian and Georgian. Funded by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and created by the United Nations Association of Georgia, this site is the first of its kind to offer analysis of the internal politics of Georgia.

Online Databases of Russian/NIS Publications  

http://0-dlib.eastview.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

Coverage varies by title.

Consists of three databases: 1) The Universal Database of Russian Newspapers provides comprehensive coverage of national news, current events, economic developments and cultural events in Russia. Official sources (Rossiiskaia gazeta, Krasnaia zvezda, ITAR-TASS), independent media and partisan publications are all represented on this database, as well as several English-language newspapers including Moscow Times. This database also contains discontinued titles, such as Pravda and Segodnia. 2) The Universal Database of CIS and Baltic Newspapers includes a number of periodicals published in the Newly Independent States of the former Soviet Union. The sources are in Russian and in English, and cover various issues of domestic and international importance. The database continues to expand. 3) Russian Periodicals on Social Sciences and Humanities provides researchers with a unique opportunity to cross-search the contents of major Russian periodicals on social sciences and humanities. It is comprised of all 31 journals of the Russian Academy of Sciences ranging from archeology to linguistics, as well as popular literary editions, and independent scholarly publications. New titles are added on a regular basis. This Universal Database grows retroactively. Full-text and full-image content of print editions is reproduced with original pagination. East View product.

Press Display  

http://0-library.pressdisplay.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu

60 day rolling backfile

Provides online access to today's newspapers from around the world in full-color, full-page format. The collection currently includes 300 titles. Titles include a 60-day backfile, and contain articles as well as other key content, such as advertisements, classifieds, and notices.

East West Institute  

http://www.iews.org/

Independent nonprofit organization, with register offices in Brussels, Kiev, Prague, Moscow and New York. Founded: October 1981. Serves as a public policy catalyst, working with leaders of Central-South Eastern Europe and Russia to address the complicated yet interrelated issues of building democracy and prosperity. Works primarily in the areas of international security, economic and regional development, transfrontier cooperation, the Russian regions and development in South Eastern Europe.

Dissertations & Theses   

http://0-proquest.umi.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/login?COPT=REJTPUcyODcrNTRlNyszYjBmJklOVD0wJlZFUj0y&clientId=5604

1861- .

Electronic equivalent of Dissertation Abstracts International. Beginning with the first U.S. dissertation in 1861, Digital Dissertations represents the work of authors from over 1,000 North American and European universities on a full range of academic subjects. Includes abstracts for doctoral dissertations beginning July 1980 and for Master's theses beginning Spring 1988. Citations for dissertations published from 1980 forward include 350-word abstracts. Citations for Master's theses from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts. All dissertations published since 1997, and some from prior years, are available for free download; others may be requested via Interlibrary Loan.

RefWorks  

http://0-www.refworks.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/refworks

RefWorks is an online research management, writing, and collaboration tool designed to help researchers gather, manage, store, and share information and generate citations and bibliographies.